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.

Mar- 2023 -

28 March

Market Place London unveils Harrow launch date

Indoor street food restaurant and bar brand, Market Place London, has announced that its new site in Harrow, North West London will open on 6 April. The opening will mark the brand’s first site in North West London, and is located in the newly renovated space at 80-84 St Ann’s…
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23 March

Mondo Beer and Pizza opens in Borough Yards

Mondo Beer and Pizza, a collaboration between the Mondo Brewing Company and pizzeria Joe Public, has opened in a 924 sq ft space on a 15-year lease in Borough Yards. The opening marks Mondo Brewing Company’s first brick-and-mortar location, with Borough Yards chosen for its historic location and hub for…
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21 March

Bird House London to launch new venues within Peckham Arches

Bird House London, the group behind West London cocktail and al fresco dining venue, The Hawk’s Nest, has announced the launch of various bar and food elements within Peckham Arches from 30 March. The 500 sq metre space, which is located beneath Peckham Rye Station’s railway arches, will include a…
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20 March

Drinks sales dip 3% year-on-year in March

Drinks sales in the UK have dropped 3% year-on-year in the first full week of March following a strong first two months of the year, according to data from CGA Strategy. The latest Drinks Recovery Tracker shows average sales in the week up to 11 March were 3% behind the…
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15 March

Shake Shack to open in Clapham

Shake Shack has announced that it plans to open a new site in Clapham, London. The site in South London will be the New York based fast food joint’s 14th UK location. The new location will be on Clapham High Street and will overlook Clapham Common, one of London’s oldest…
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13 March

Chopstix Group acquires Chozen Noodle

Chopstix group has announced the acquisition of competitor Chozen Noodle for an undisclosed fee. Chopstix Group is acquiring all of Chozen’s 27 sites in Motorway Service Areas (MSA), which are principally managed through franchise agreements with Roadchef and Moto. The acquisition of these sites takes the group’s presence at MSAs…
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9 March

Domino’s FY sales boosted by record Q4

Domino’s UK has seen revenues rise by 7% to £600m in FY22, with like-for-like system sales up by 5.3% in the period, boosted by a strong Q4, where record quarterly orders were reported. Profit-before-tax fell by 13.2% to £98.9m however, affected by an additional £2.4m accelerated amortisation and impairment relating…
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Feb- 2023 -

27 February

UK chefs introduce tomato free pizza due to shortages

Some restaurants in the UK are having to ration tomatoes, increase prices or remove them from the menu altogether as a result of nationwide shortages, according to reports from The Guardian. The price of tomatoes in the UK has quadrupled in the last year from £5 a case to £20…
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23 February

Foodservice price inflation sees first fall since September 2021

Foodservice price inflation dropped to 22% in January, a decrease of 0.9% from September, according to data from CGA strategy. While only a small decrease in inflation it represents the first fall in foodservice price inflation since September 2021. However, all categories remain in double-digit inflation, with oils and fats…
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22 February

Hospitality sees fourth straight month of YOY growth

The UK hospitality sector saw a 10.9% year-on-year sales increase in January 2023, its fourth consecutive month of growth, according to data from CGA strategy. This figure of 10.9% is ahead of the current rate of inflation, 10.1%, as measured by the consumer prices index from CGA. However, trading in…
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