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.

Feb- 2022 -

21 February

Star to double its managed operator pubs in Scotland

Star Pubs and Bars has announced it is to double the size of its Scottish managed operator Just Add Talent (JAT) estate. The company currently has six JAT pubs in Scotland. Subject to recruiting new operators, it will create a further seven managed operator pubs during 2022. JAT is aimed…
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17 February

F&D delivery platform Gopuff agrees multi-year deal with McLaren F1

Gopuff, food and drink delivery platform, has announced it has joined McLaren’s Formula 1 Team as the ‘Official Instant Delivery Partner’ in a multi-year deal. Gopuff and McLaren’s partnership will be in action at races during the 2022 season, including in the U.S., UK and France, where Gopuff branding will…
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14 February

Pahli Hill achieves Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022 award

Fitzrovia restaurant, Pahli Hill has been awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022. Having opened in 2020 only to close immediately due to the pandemic, Pahli Hill was the first UK venture for owners Rahul Khanna and Kabir Suri of Azure Hospitality in India. According to the restaurant, the menu brings together…
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11 February

Terra to open in London’s Eately this February

Terra, Eataly’s wood-fired dining experience has announced it is to open in full on 16 February. The restaurant said it joins Cucina del Mercato, Pizza e Pasta and Al Fresco, as the final restaurant at the Italian food emporium. Offering a “relaxed and inviting” dining space, Terra focuses on seasonal…
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10 February

ISS pledges to halve food waste by 2027

ISS, the facility management company, has signed the Cool Food Pledge, a commitment to reduce 25% of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the food it serves globally by 2030, from its 2019 baseline, and it will halve its food waste by 2027. To meet these targets, ISS is rolling…
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1 February

Euston Square names MasterChef semi-finalist as executive chef

30 Euston Square has announced the appointment of Masterchef semi-finalist, Michelle Trusselle as executive chef. Joining Searcys team at 30 Euston Square late last year, the firm said Trusselle led the kitchen through its “busy” Christmas period and has begun extensive menu development across the venue, from canapés to fine…
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Jan- 2022 -

31 January

Marston’s sales dampened by Omicron

Marston’s PLC has reported a 3.9% fall in total like-for-like sales for the 16-weeks ending 22 January 2022, compared to the same period in 2019. The group said this reflects the impact of the Omicron variant and consumer sentiment related to the variant in the last eight weeks. Total sales…
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28 January

Maximal Concepts debuts in the UK with new London offering

Maximal concepts has made its first venture into the UK with the opening of The Aubrey London, a new drinking and dining space in Hyde Park. The Aubrey, which replaces Bar Boulud, is described as “an eccentric Izakaya” with two distinctive bar experiences and accompanying Japanese cuisine. According to the…
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27 January

Whitbread expands Bar + Block presence with two new sites

Whitbread’s contemporary steakhouse brand, Bar + Block, has announced further expansion in London with the launch of two new sites. This takes the brand’s total portfolio to 20 steakhouses nationwide, and six in London. Joining its sister restaurants will be Bar + Block Hammersmith in mid-February on Shepherds Bush Road…
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26 January

Shaftesbury welcomes six new F&B brands to Seven Dials

Shaftesbury has announced that six new food and beverage brands are set to open at Seven Dials, London. WatchHouse, Anita, and a debut London flagship restaurant from Aspirational Brands will all operate from upper St Martin’s Lane, whilst Chai Guys, From The Ashes BBQ, and Longboys join the line-up of…
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