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- 2018 -14 November
UberEats to deliver Ikea meatballs and flatpack furniture
UberEats is to deliver furniture retailer Ikea’s meatball meals as part of a four day trial from its Hoxton kitchen. The meatballs will be available to anyone within 2km of the Hoxton outlet, and will be delivered alongside small pieces of furniture. The deliveries will be split into meal/furniture deals…
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14 November
Boxpark Wembley to open with Rinse FM takeover
Boxpark Wembley will open on Saturday 8 December at Quintain’s £3bn Wembley Park development, making it the largest site to date for the food and retail company. Ugly Dumpling, Nanny Bills, Smoky Boys, Mitsuryu and Cut + Grind are among the street food vendors that will open at the venue,…
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9 November
‘World’s first’ bleeding vegan burger restaurant to open in London
The “world’s first” dedicated bleeding vegan burger restaurant is set to open in London this December. Halo Burger, will open at Pop Brixton, claiming to offer “a new spin on fast food, pairing a nostalgic experience with good vibes and great tunes”. The restaurant will specialise in the ‘Beyond Burger’,…
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1 November
Waitrose Food editor resigns following ‘killing vegans’ remark
William Sitwell, the editor of Waitrose Food magazine has resigned following a Twitter backlash over an email he sent to a vegan food writer, suggesting they write a post on “killing vegans”. He replied to writer Selene Nelson: “How about a series on killing vegans, one by one. Ways to…
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Oct- 2018 -26 October
Berenjak becomes Soho’s first Iranian restaurant
Berenjak has become the first Iranian restaurant in London’s Soho area after it opened this week. The restaurant will open on Romilly Street, with Kian Samyani who had been working at JKS Restaurants’ Brigadiers in the City, taking the role of head chef. The chef had previously worked alongside Karam…
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25 October
Deliveroo to display allergy information in menu overhaul
Deliveroo has announced changes to how the platform displays allergen content on menus in an effort to increase transparency for consumers and promote restaurant action. Until now restaurants and takeaways have not been able to display granular information for each dish on delivery apps, instead it has tended to be…
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23 October
Vegetarian meat substitutes found to be ‘exceeding salt limits’
Vegetarian meat substitutes have been found to be “exceeding salt limits” according to campaign group Action on Salt. The group said more than a quarter of meat-free burgers, mince and sausages were found to exceed maximum recommended salt levels. The worst offenders in Action for Salt’s tests were found to…
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23 October
UK takeaways increase 34% in eight years despite anti-obesity push
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced that despite the government’s anti-obesity push, UK takeaways have increased by 34% between 2010 and 2018. ONS statistics show that there is currently 61 takeaway restaurants per every 100,000 people in the UK. In 204 of the 215 UK areas, the ONS…
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19 October
Sodexo launches ‘wonky veg’ initiative to prevent food waste
As part of its commitment to prevent unnecessary food waste, services company Sodexo has launched its own wonky veg initiative, known as Wasteful to Tasteful, to help reduce the volume of grade B fruit and vegetables being thrown away or left to rot. Grade B produce is vegetables which do…
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18 October
Manchester Irish pub wins award for ‘Best Chef in Europe’
A Manchester pub – O’Sheas on Princess Street – has beaten off competition from around Europe to win Irish Pubs Global’s award for the Irish pub with the ‘Best Chef in Europe’. The pub was also shortlisted for the ‘Best Cocktail Experience’ and the Best Food Experience Awards. The city…
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