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The latest industry news 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- 2024 -5 November
Today’s news in brief – 05/11/24
UKH has coordinated a letter with other industry groups warning against Xmas tube strikes, which could cost hospitality businesses up to 70% of daily sales. As a result of the negotiation, Transport for London has abandoned its proposed changes to pay structures meaning all RMT members will receive the same…
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5 November
The Plough in Binbrook hits the market
The Plough, a pub and restaurant in the village of Binbrook in Lincolnshire, has recently hit the market with an asking price of £295,000. Located in the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape, and featuring a roadside position, The Plough is available with vacant possession. The pub offers a large trading area,…
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5 November
Hospitality leaders warn against Christmas tube strikes
UKHospitality has coordinated a letter signed by numerous hospitality groups in the UK warning against tube strikes over the Christmas period which can cost businesses up to 70% of daily sales. The letter is backed by the bosses of pub groups, Fuller’s, Greene King, Punch Pubs, Stonegate Group, Young’s –…
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5 November
Consumer interest in healthy deliveries up in 2024, report finds
Salads now make up 30% of the top 10 global delivery dishes – up from just 10% in 2023 – beating burgers out of the top 10 for the first time, according to Deliveroo’s annual 100 Report. The report shows there has been a shift towards health-focused food options, as…
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5 November
Starbucks to ditch extra charge for milk substitutes
Starbucks has announced that it will no longer charge extra for customising beverages with a non-dairy milk as of Thursday 7 November, coinciding with the coffee chain’s holiday launch. The group believes that this change will make it easier for its customers to make their Starbucks beverage their own. Substituting…
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5 November
KFC to hire 700 permanent staff ahead of Christmas
KFC has announced plans to recruit over 700 new permanent staff to join the UK and Ireland’s leading chicken brand ahead of Christmas. Open to anyone eligible to work in the UK and Ireland, KFC is offering both part-time and full-time permanent roles at restaurants across the country – from…
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4 November
Today’s news in brief – 04/11/24
Soho Coffee Co. has seen its losses widen by 60% from £2m to £3.2m in the year to 31 January 2024. The coffee chain’s parent company, BTC Group Holdings, has also reported that its other hospitality offering Euphorium Bakery has also sustained further losses, rising 27% from £944,402 to £1.2m…
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4 November
Drinks sales struggle to grow ahead of Christmas season
Drinks sales continue to struggle for year-on-year growth ahead of the Christmas season, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows. According to the tracker, average sales in managed venues in the week to 19 October just about surpassed the same week in 2023, with fractional total growth of 0.1%. However,…
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4 November
Deliveries rise and takeaways stabilise as at-home sales grow
British restaurant groups achieved like-for-like sales growth of 6% in delivery and takeaway sales in September 2024, according to CGA. The figure represents a slight strengthening from growth of 4.6% in August. Year-on-year trading has been comfortably above the rate of inflation in every month of 2024 so far. Restaurants’…
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4 November
Soho Coffee Co. FY losses widen by 60% to £3.2m
BTC Group Holdings’ Soho Coffee Co. and Euphorium Bakery have reported that losses widened in the year to 31 January 2024, with the coffee group’s losses rising 60% from £2m to £3.2m and the bakery chain’s losses rising 27% from £944,402 to £1.2m. Nevertheless, Soho Coffee Co. maintains that it…
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