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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Sep- 2021 -30 September
Deliveroo rebrands corporate arm
Deliveroo has announced that it has rebranded its corporate arm to ‘Deliveroo for Work’ as it hits a milestone of 20,000 global clients. The new corporate team now caters for four million employees worldwide and serves 20,000 clients globally. Since the start of the year, demand for corporate food delivery…
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29 September
Costa trials new reusable cup scheme
Costa Coffee has announced the launch of a reusable cup scheme called BURT (borrow, use, re-use, take back), with the trial set to last six months. The firm has said it builds on Costa’s work to “improve” the sustainability of its cups and packaging by using innovative digital technology, seeking…
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27 September
Drinks sales remain strong despite challenges, CGA says
Average drinks sales by value in the seven days to September 18 was down by 5% on the same week in 2019, a dip from growth of 1% in the previous seven days and 5% in the week before that, according to CGA’s latest drinks recovery tracker. The trade association…
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27 September
Ramsay’s Street Burger opens new site at Reading’s The Oracle
Gordon Ramsay’s Street Burger has announced the opening of its new site at The Oracle, located in Reading’s town centre, on 24 September. It revealed the new Reading restaurant will be its eighth in total and second outside of London. Overlooking the Riverside, with both indoor and outdoor seating the…
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24 September
JM Socials names Michelin-starred Keiron Stevens as head chef
Former head chef at Michelin star restaurant Adams, Keiron Stevens is set to join the Cheltenham-based restaurant JM Socials. The restaurant has announced Stevens will lead the group as its new executive chef, set to “develop” its indian-inspired menu at the original Cheltenham restaurant, Prithvi. According to JM Socials, Stevens…
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23 September
White Pine to open flagship Earlham Street site
The Scandinavian-inspired café chain, White Pine, has selected Seven Dials’ Earlham Street to launch its next flagship London café. Seven Dials has formed part of the brand’s expansion and joins its existing presence in Fitzrovia, London, which opened in 2018. The restaurant said sustainability is “central” to the brand’s ethos…
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17 September
August delivery and takeaway sales up 176% on 2019 levels
August delivery and takeaway sales were 176% higher than in August 2019 and 70% higher than in the same period for 2020, according to the latest CGA and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker. While year-on-year growth has slowed since the first quarter of 2021, when the sector was completely closed…
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14 September
Digital and direct-to-door services to remain popular, study finds
Almost a fifth of UK adults who signed up to a food or restaurant meal subscription service during the lockdown periods will continue to rely on these services, according to the latest Barclaycard Payments data. The data was compiled from a survey conducted between 13 and 16 July 2021 by…
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14 September
Labour shortages could spark further inflation, CGA warns
Labour shortages, insufficient manufactured stocks and post-Brexit challenges could lead to further inflation in the months ahead, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index. The monthly report showed how problems “intensified” throughout food and drink supply markets in July, with shortages of HGV drivers a particular concern. The…
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9 September
Costa Coffee to increase staff pay by 5%
Costa Coffee has announced that all 14,500 of its store team members in UK company-owned stores will receive a 5% pay increase. From 1 October 2021, all store team members will receive pay increases of at least 45p per hour, bringing minimum pay to £9.36 per hour from £8.91. The…
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