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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Apr- 2018 -13 April
Easter weekend boosts restaurants following dismal March
Strong trading over the Easter holiday weekend helped lift the gloom for Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups – after a poor, snow-hit March. Latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show that collective like-for-like sales for the four days of Easter were up 5.9% compared to the Easter…
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11 April
London restaurants celebrate authentic Thai cuisine
On Thursday 5 April 2018, the chefs from Nipa Thai at Royal Lancaster London joined the teams from other renowned Thai restaurants in the capital to present an evening of authentic Thai flavour. Over 70 guests attended the Thai Select event at Ice Tank in Soho, experiencing Thai cuisine from…
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11 April
UKHospitality provides interim advice on new Acrylamide legislation
UKHospitality has published interim guidance to reduce acrylamide levels in food following new legislation which comes into force today, 11 April. The regulation requires food businesses to identify potential sources of acrylamide and demonstrate that they have taken appropriate action to reduce the levels of acrylamide according to the principle…
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11 April
Pub and restaurant customer spend at slowest growth in seven years
Latest figures from Barclaycard’s consumer spending insight has shown that consumer spending at pubs and restaurants was at it lowest level of growth since 2011. Despite March showing an increase of spend by 7.2% at restaurants and 7.7% at pubs, it was a dip in growth compared to February (9.7%…
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10 April
Bidfood expands to the north with new Penrith depot
Foodservice provider Bidfood has expanded its reach in the north of England, with the opening of a new depot in Penrith, Cumbria. The depot was acquired from Blakemore Cash and Carry and its experienced local staff previously employed at the site will be transferred over to the Bidfood team. Alongside…
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9 April
Restaurant slammed for charging £13 for Asda camembert
A Bristol restaurant has been slammed by a customer for charging £13 for an Asda camembert. Emma Daniels ordered a sharing starter at Severn Shed. However after turning the packet over she discovered the dish was still in Asda supermarket packaging. Daniels took to TripAdvisor to write: “When we go…
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5 April
Country Valley Foods awarded AA status by the BRC
Billingham-based food service supplier, Country Valley Foods has been awarded AA status by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) on its first assessment by the trade association. The firm was assessed in a number of areas, including its food preparation, packaging, and storage and distribution areas, and was deemed to be…
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5 April
Moro and Morito founders launch bespoke catering company
Sam and Sam Clark of Moro and Morito are launching a brand new bespoke outside catering company, Casa Moro, and new private dining room space in Hackney Wick, in May this year. Casa Moro will offer Moro and Morito’s unique Spanish, Middle Eastern and Cretan flavours, created and cooked by Morito head…
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4 April
De Dietrich announces partnership with Lucknam Park Cookery School
Kitchen appliance brand De Dietrich has announced its new partnership with Lucknam Park Cookery School, Wiltshire, UK. The school offers a unique opportunity for anyone with an interest in cooking to perfect their skills and master new techniques through a variety of innovative courses led by its head chef, Ben…
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4 April
Drop in younger diners could cost foodservice industry £800m
Global information company The NPD Group is predicting a decrease in eat-out or out-of-home (OOH) visits by consumers aged 25-to-34 between now and 2022. In its new report, The Future of Foodservice: Great Britain 2022, it suggests OOH visits in Britain’s foodservice industry among this age group will decrease from…
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