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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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Jun- 2024 -27 June
Trust Inns acquires the White Hart
Trust Inns has announced that it has acquired the White Hart pub in Tongham in Surrey. The property boasts a lounge bar and restaurant featuring wooden beams and a fireplace, as well as a sports bar, beer garden and extensive car park. It is listed as an Asset of Community…
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27 June
The O2 unveils self-serve bars powered by Just Walk Out technology
The O2 has announced the introduction of self-serve bars, powered by Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. Building on the already successful deployment of self-order kiosks and self-pour drink stations within the arena, Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology is designed to reduce queues so there will be less time waiting and…
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27 June
Donutelier to open new location in Carnaby Street
Donutelier, the boutique bakery specialising in handmade doughnuts and pastries, is set to join Carnaby Street later this year. Taking 50 Carnaby Street, the bakery will soon form a natural gateway from the renowned shopping destination into the dining hub, Kingly Court. Donutelier will open the 1,300 sq ft space…
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27 June
Comptoir Group reshuffles board amid non-exec chair resignation
Comptoir Group has announced some changes to its board of directors, following non-executive chair Beatrice Lafon’s resignation yesterday (26 June) to “pursue other business interests”. As a result, current non-executive director Jean-Michel Orieux, who held that role since August 2022, will succeed Lafon as chair of the board with immediate…
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26 June
Today’s news in brief – 26/06/24
Year-on-year hospitality inflation has fallen to 4.6%, the lowest recorded in 28 months by Prestige Purchasing and CGA’s Foodservice Price Index report, revealing more positive trends for the industry. May also saw month-on-month deflation of negative 0.4% – only the fourth such decrease in the last 32 months. Restaurant deliveries…
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26 June
Restaurant deliveries up 11% in May
Restaurant deliveries in May were 11.3% ahead of the same month in 2023 on a like-for-like basis, according to data from CGA. This follows cool and damp weather in many parts of Britain for much of May, which led some consumers to order in food rather than going out. However,…
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26 June
Slim Chickens to open at Festival Place in July
American fried chicken restaurant chain Slim Chickens is set to open a new location at Festival Place in July. With room for over 85 diners, the restaurant will deliver its casual dining offer serving hand-breaded buttermilk-marinated chicken, as well as other dishes including sandwiches, crispy wings, wraps, salads, sides and…
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26 June
Food prices fall as inflation hits 28-month low, CGA report finds
Year-on-year inflation for the hospitality sector has fallen to 4.6%, the lowest Foodservice Price Index figure recorded in 28 months by Prestige Purchasing and CGA’s Foodservice Price Index report, revealing more positive trends for the industry. May also saw month-on-month deflation of negative 0.4% – only the fourth such decrease…
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26 June
St Austell to install EV chargers across South West pub car parks
St Austell Brewery has announced a new partnership with ScottishPower to install over 300 new public electric vehicle chargers in its pub car parks across the South West of England. Currently the electrical infrastructure in the South West is sparse, with Cornwall Council estimating that there are only around 450…
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25 June
Today’s news in brief – 25/06/24
Tortilla has acquired Fresh Burritos in France for €3.95m (£3.34m). The deal was funded from the group’s existing debt facilities and is expected to contribute £2.5m of additional annual adjusted EBITDA at 24 months maturity. It comes as the latest step in Tortilla’s growth strategy that will see the brand…
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