Food and Drink
The latest news and updates on food, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Jul- 2023 -7 July
Badiani to open branches in Westfield White City and Windsor
Italian gelato producer Badiani has announced its continued expansion in the UK with the opening of a new flagship at Westfield London in White City, as well as a shop on Windsor’s High Street later this month. The White City store, which is a 861 sq ft site located next…
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Jun- 2023 -26 June
The Hotel Folk launches chef development programme
The Hotel Folk, a privately owned Suffolk hotel group, has launched its own chef development programme. Nine chefs from The Hotel Folk, which owns and runs six properties and an entertainment venue across Suffolk, have committed to join the first course. The programme was launched at the Suffolk Food Hall…
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21 June
May bank holidays help boost hospitality sales by 5.6%
Like-for-like sales within hospitality increased by 5.6% in May due to a succession of bank holidays that included an extended weekend for the King’s Coronation, according to the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker. Its data also shows that pubs benefited from widespread warm weather, with like-for-like sales 8.8% ahead of…
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12 June
Badiani unveils new branch opening in Balham
Ice cream chain Badiani has announced its continued expansion in the UK with a new brand opening in Balham, Hildreth Street, which is set to officially open on 6 July. The new store, which will be the brand’s 11th shop in the UK, will also be the first to sell…
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May- 2023 -25 May
Inn Collection Group launches chef academy
The pubs with rooms company Inn Collection Group has announced the launch of a new chef academy. There are 10 places available at the academy as students will work alongside Michelin-trained chef Matthew Benson-Smith and his Benson-Smith Training Academy. No prior chef experience is required by applicants, with the successful…
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23 May
I am Döner signs first forecourt franchise deal
Think Hospitality-backed kebab brand, I am Döner, has signed a new franchise deal for a site in Windsor to be opened this summer. The latest franchise deal, which has been facilitated by Seeds Consulting, will see a South-Eastern multi-site fuel station operator, Four Crosses Filling Station Limited, operate the first…
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22 May
May drinks sales remain strong despite inflation
Drinks sales increased 5% year-on-year for the seven days ended 13 May following the long weekend for the coronation, according to the Drinks Recovery tracker from CGA Strategy. Sales surged over the coronation long weekend but a combination of cooler weather and rail strikes depressed sales between the 9 and…
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18 May
Just Eat appoints new managing director for UK and Ireland
Just Eat has announced the appointment of Claire Pointon as its new managing director for the UK and Ireland. Pointon has more than 20 years of commercial experience in customer strategy, brand innovation and marketing, most recently at John Lewis where she led the customer function, both digitally and in…
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17 May
Delivery and takeaway sales down again but decline slows
Delivery and takeaway sales in the UK dropped 1% year-on year for April, the 17th straight month of year-on-year decline, according to data from CGA Strategy. Deliveries and takeaways by value attracted 14% of total sales in April, a big decline from 24% in April 2022. The consistent decline can…
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12 May
Foodservice price inflation falls below 20%
Foodservice price inflation fell to 18.9% in March, the first time it has dropped below 20% in five months, according to data from CGA’s Foodservice Price Index. The fall in March is the fourth consecutive fall in year-on-year inflation. While prices increased by 0.7% month-on-month between February and March, there…
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