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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Nov- 2021 -3 November
Private equity deals surge in F&B market
Of the 32 deals announced in the food and beverage sector in Q3, 44% involved private equity (PE), a “significant” increase compared to the 33% in Q2, according to new research from Grant Thornton. Grant Thornton’s latest food and beverage insights found that the total deal value for PE in…
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2 November
Coppa Club opens in Putney
Coppa Club, the restaurant, bar and cafe chain, has announced the official opening of Coppa Club Putney, which opened its doors today on 2 November 2021. Following the opening and as part of Coppa Club’s home-from-home ethos, Coppa has also partnered with Grind at Coppa Club Putney, a sustainable cult…
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Oct- 2021 -29 October
The Pig’s Head to open in Clapham
London’s new farm has announced the opening of The Pig’s Head in Clapham’s historic Old Town on 8 November. The pub will offer a 60 cover bar area with a daily-changing menu as well as a “spacious” 40 cover dining room with an open plan farmhouse kitchen for lunches and…
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28 October
Stuart Gillies launches new restaurant and bar in Sevenoaks
Chef Stuart Gillies has announced the launch of a new restaurant and bar, Number Eight, set to launch January 2022 in Sevenoaks, Kent. Co-owned by Stuart and his wife Cecilia, Number Eight will be a family run business, occupying an “impressive” 16th Century corner site opening up onto a courtyard…
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27 October
Compass group names non-executive director appointments
Compass Group has announced the appointments of Arlene Isaacs-Lowe and Sundar Raman as non-executive directors with effect from 1 November 2021 and 1 January 2022 respectively. On appointment, both will also join the audit, corporate responsibility, nomination and remuneration committees. Isaacs-Lowe is currently special advisor at Moody’s Corporation and was…
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26 October
Two Yorkshire pubs to reopen amid £550k investment
Star Pubs and Bars has announced its investment of £550k to refurbish and reopen two historic Yorkshire pubs that have been closed since 2019. The firm has said work will begin on The Farmers Boy and The Cask and Spindle in Shepley in 2022. Star will transform The Farmers Boy…
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25 October
Northern Ireland’s On Premise drink sales increase by 24%
On Premise Measurement Service’s sales by value jumped by 24% in Northern Ireland between June and August 2021, revealed CGA’s latest research. The market was reportedly driven by spirits in particular, with sales growing 36% as customers “celebrated” the reopening of the On Premise with cocktails and shots. There was…
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25 October
Delivery and takeaway sales 130% higher than in 2019
September’s combined delivery and takeaway sales are 130% higher than in September 2019, when businesses were trading as normal; and 35% higher than in 2020, when they were operating under Covid restrictions, according to the latest data from the CGA. CGA said that Britain’s leading managed restaurant and pub groups…
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21 October
Dele Alli partners with Tindle ahead of launch
English professional footballer Dele Alli has partnered with Tindle as an impact investor in the plant-based meat alternative ahead of its 2022 launch. Tindle, a plant-based chicken substitute, is made by Asia’s leading food tech startup Next Gen Foods, who touched down in London following its launch in the UAE.…
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19 October
UK hospitality growth outpaces all sectors, Lloyds Bank finds
Hospitality businesses outpaced the rest of the UK economy for the first time in more than nine years during September, according to the latest Lloyds Bank UK recovery tracker. Tourism and recreation including pubs, hotels, restaurants, leisure facilities and travel agents, was the fastest growing UK sector monitored by the…
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