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.

May- 2025 -

2 May

Reddington Pub Company to reopen The Anchor and Tom Browns

Reddington Pub Company has announced that it is set to reopen The Anchor pub and Tom Browns restaurant. Reborn after 16 years of dormancy, The Anchor now features a pub, café and courtyard, with a menu designed by Michelin Star Bib gourmand chef Andy Goodbourn. The pub also has The…
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Apr- 2025 -

29 April

Pubs sales grow 3.6% thanks to good weather in March

Britain’s leading managed pub groups achieved 3.6% growth in like-for-like sales in March thanks to bright weather, the new CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker has revealed. As well as the sunshine, pubs benefited from March events including Mother’s Day and St Patrick’s Day. It means that for the fourth month…
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25 April

Domino’s total sales rise 2.1% in Q1

Domino’s has reported that total group-wide sales rose by 2.1% in the first quarter of 2025 against the same period last year, having seen the positive trends present in the second half of 2024 continue into the new year. Like-for-like sales – excluding splits – saw an incremental rise of…
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17 April

Chopstix opens two new outlet sites

Chopstix has continued on its programme of expansion, with the opening of two new sites this month in Bridgend and South Normanton. Both new stores are located in McArthurGlen Designer Outlets, following multimillion pound refurbishments to the food courts at both shopping centre destinations. The new Bridgend site is now…
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17 April

Deliveroo reports ‘strong’ Q1 as GTV hits £1.87bn

Deliveroo has reported a 9% increase in its gross transaction value (GTV) year-on-year to £1.87bn in constant currency in Q1 2025. It also saw continued improvement in order growth, up 7% to £72.6m (up 6% in Q4 2024), with GTV per order up 2% to £25.8m. Across both UK&I and…
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15 April

Drinks sales jump 5% thanks to good weather in April

Average drinks sales in managed venues in the week to 5 April were up by 5% from the same period in April thanks to bright weather. The CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker revealed that the April increase raises hopes for some sustained real-terms growth for the On Premise after…
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11 April

Roadchef opens new McDonald’s drive-thru at Strensham Services

Roadchef has announced the opening of a new McDonald’s drive-thru at its Strensham Service station, located southbound on the M5, which enhances the service’s customer convenience and on-the-go dining options. This addition to the service station, which is Roadchef’s seventh McDonald’s Drive-Thru across its 30 McDonalds restaurants across the UK,…
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10 April

German Doner Kebab to open two new sites

German Doner Kebab (GDK) has announced that it is set to open two new UK sites, in Norwich and Bluewater Shopping Centre. The launch of its Norwich site marks the company’s 4th opening of the year and its 147th UK location to date. The planned opening of its Bluewater site…
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10 April

Foodservice YoY inflation holds steady at 1.8% in February

Foodservice inflation held steady at 1.8% year-on-year in February, while month-on-month inflation saw a slight decrease of 0.1%, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index (FPI). While this reflects some stability for the foodservice sector over the past year, the underlying global economic factors and domestic policy changes…
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4 April

Doner Shack expands in Glasgow with new multi-unit franchise deal

Doner Shack will be expanding its reach in Scotland, having secured a three-site franchise agreement in Glasgow with local entrepreneur Abrar Khaliq as part of the chain’s nationwide growth strategy. Sanj Sanghera, co-founder of Doner Shack, said: “Even though Doner Shack is now growing across four continents, there’s something deeply…
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