News
The News section on Catering Today delivers the latest updates and developments across the UK hospitality and catering industry. Covering restaurants, pubs, quick service brands, and catering groups, it reports on company announcements, market performance, government policy, and sector-wide trends. With a focus on commercial and operational impact, Catering Today’s news coverage keeps hospitality professionals informed of the events and decisions shaping business conditions and strategic opportunities across the sector.
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May- 2024 -1 May
Rhubarb Hospitality Collection refurbs Fenchurch Restaurant
Rhubarb Hospitality Collection (RHC) has announced that it has refurbished its Fenchurch Restaurant, located on the 37th floor of the Sky Garden building. The interiors have been reimagined to reflect head chef Kerth Gumb’s Caribbean roots and “playful approach” to fine dining. Alongside tropical-themed accents, pops of colour and botanical…
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1 May
Greene King to invest £40m in new brewery
Greene King has announced that it will invest £40m in developing a new state-of-the-art brewery in Bury St Edmunds. The investment into a new custom-built facility builds on the company’s 200-year history of brewing in Bury St Edmunds since its founding in 1799. The proposed new brewery forms a key…
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1 May
Administration cases within hospitality double, NTIA finds
The hospitality and night-time economy sectors have experienced a significant increase in businesses going into administration, a recent report by Shakespeare Martineau for the NTIA has revealed. The year-to-date data for April 2023 to March 2024 was concerning, with 193 administrations in the hospitality and night time economy industries accounting…
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Apr- 2024 -30 April
Today’s news in brief – 30/04/24
Foodservice price inflation has fallen below 10% for the first time in two years, according to data from CGA. This comes after a 1.4% decline in foodservice price inflation in March, the largest month-on-month decline ever recorded by the Foodservice Price Index. Inflationary pressures have also been relieved by an…
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30 April
Greene King opens 50th Hive Pub
Greene King Pub Partners has opened its 50 Hive Pub, The Robert Kett in Wymondham, Norfolk. Greene King Pub Partners’ Hive Pubs franchise offer first launched in late 2021, meaning the Hive Pubs franchise concept has grown to 50 pubs in less than three years. Earlier this year, Greene King…
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30 April
Punch Pubs expands portfolio with acquisition of 24 pubs
Punch Pubs and Co has completed the acquisition of the Milton 3 portfolio, adding 24 pubs to the Burton-based, independent pub company’s 1,300-strong portfolio. The pubs are located in the North East and Yorkshire, including The Black Bull in Morpeth, The Cross Keys in Washington, and The New Inn in…
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30 April
Foodservice price inflation below 10% for first time since 2022
Foodservice price inflation has fallen below 10% for the first time in two years, according to data from CGA. This comes after a 1.4% decline in foodservice price inflation in March, the largest month-on-month decline ever recorded by the Foodservice Price Index. The softening of inflation has also been seen…
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30 April
St Austell Brewery and Rick Stein Group unveil partnership
St Austell Brewery has signed a three-year deal with the Rick Stein Restaurant Group, to supply its beer in Rick Stein locations. This comes as the two Cornwall-born businesses have had close working relationships for many years, with the Stein family having run St Austell Brewery’s The Cornish Arms in…
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29 April
Today’s news in brief – 29/04/24
Chipotle’s revenues rose 14.1% to $2.7bn (£2.3m) during Q1 ended 31 March. The group has attributed its performance to sales increasing 7% due to transactions growing by more than 5% as margins expanded, as it opened 47 new restaurants. For the remainder of 2024, Chipotle is anticipating full-year comparable restaurant…
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29 April
APPG inquiry launched into hospitality recruitment and retention
Parliament has announced the launch of an All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) inquiry into hospitality recruitment and retention. The inquiry into ‘recruitment and retention of staff in hospitality’ will be led by an influential group of parliamentarians and explore the reasons behind high vacancy rates, ask what more the sector…
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