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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Jan- 2022 -26 January
Cinnamon Club unveils bar renovation
The Cinnamon Club has unveiled its “extensive” bar renovation with a new scheme conceptualised by London-based interior designer, Juliet Walmsley. Located on the lower ground floor of the Grade II listed Old Westminster Library, Walmsley’s design for the bar takes inspiration from both British and Indian architecture, to create a…
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25 January
December delivery and takeaway sales up 127% on 2019
Britain’s restaurant and pub groups recorded a 127% increase in delivery and takeaway sales by value from the levels of December 2019, according to CGA and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker. It revealed the spike was due to the Omicron variant discouraging eating out in the run-up to Christmas. This…
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24 January
Marble Arch secures cafe and restaurant signings
Marble Arch London has announced a host of new restaurants and cafes are taking to the area. It revealed London Chocolate, Chourangi, Creams, Chai Walla, Feya, Pizza Pilgrims, Wagamama, Five Guys, and Coffee by Real Eating Co. have all recently agreed leases with major landholders The Portman Estate, British Land,…
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13 January
Pret A Manger to increase staff pay with £9.2m investment
Pret A Manger has announced plans to invest over £9.2m in staff pay, its “biggest” pay and benefits increase in its 36-year history. From 1 April 2022, 8,000 UK team members will see their pay increase from a baseline of £9.40-9.56, to up to £10.15 per hour, with more than…
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12 January
Just Eat sees FY21 orders surpass one billion
Food Delivery service Just Eat Takeaway.com has revealed that in the full-year, the group processed 33% more orders at 1.1 billion compared with 2020. During the period, Gross Transaction Value (GTV) was €28.2bn (£23.4bn), representing an increase of 31% compared with 2020. The UK and Ireland were the fastest growing…
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10 January
Omicron fears cut Christmas drinks sales by a quarter
Average drinks sales by value in Britain’s managed pubs, bars and restaurants in the three weeks to New Year’s Day were 25% below the same period two years ago, the drinks recovery tracker by CGA has revealed. Footfall was hit “particularly hard” in the run-up to Christmas, as the government…
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7 January
African food hall to make debut in London
TGP International has announced its ambitious global expansion plans for new food hall concept, Alkebulan. Alkebulan, the original name for Africa, is the “first-of-its-kind” food hall and features 10 chef-led concepts from across the African continent, allowing diners to savour gourmet dishes and street bites. Curated by chef restaurateur, Alexander…
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7 January
Everards reports £3.4m loss in FY21
Everards has reported an operating loss of £3.4m for the financial year ending September 2021, along with a £1.3m loss for the year ending September 2020. The company said that trading restrictions for nine months of the year is the reason behind the loss, which was reportedly driven by a…
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6 January
Happy Face Pizza expands with two new sites
Neapolitan Happy Face Pizza has announced the opening of two new restaurants in London, marking its expansion in the capital. Following in the footsteps of the 2018 flagship site in Kings Cross and underground Supermax bar, the first of the new sites has now opened in Victoria, followed by a…
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6 January
Greggs’ FY21 sales surge 51% to £1.23bn
Greggs has announced its sales for the 52 weeks ending 1 January 2022 (FY21) increased by 51% to £1.23bn from £811m in 2020, and representing a two-year increase of 5.3% compared with the same period in 2019. In the fourth quarter of 2021, Gregg’s two-year like-for-like sales in its company-managed…
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