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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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Feb- 2024 -5 February
AC Event Catering partners with Worcestershire County Cricket Club
AC Event Catering has announced its new partnership with Worcestershire County Cricket Club, serving as the club’s official catering partner. The collaboration marks a significant step towards “enhancing” the overall culinary experience at the club’s New Road venue, elevating the standard of catering for both cricket and non-cricket events. The…
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5 February
Christie’s to auction Le Gavroche wine collection following closure
Christie’s has announced an online auction for Le Gavroche’s wine collection, in a sale that will also feature works of art and selected stories objects. News of the auction comes as Le Gavroche closed its doors to the public for good on 13 January after 57 years. Running from 10…
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2 February
Today’s news in brief – 02/02/24
Urban Pubs and Bars’ EBITDA reached £6.4m for the financial year ended 30 April 2023, an improvement of 11% versus the prior year. The leisure group, which operates 42 pubs, bars and restaurants across London, revealed like-for-like sales were up 17% and turnover increased by almost 60% to £52.2m. UKH…
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2 February
Apple Butter to open second site in March
Apple Butter has announced that it is opening a second site at 4-5 Langham Place in March. Differing from the Seven Dials flagship café, it revealed the new site is “poised to transform into a distinguished dining destination”, spotlighting new lunch and dinner options. The 75 cover restaurant near Oxford…
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2 February
Urban Pubs & Bars EBITDA hits £6.4m in FY23
London’s premium pub and dining group Urban Pubs and Bars has announced group EBITDA of £6.4m for the financial year ended April 30, 2023, an improvement of 11% versus the prior year. The leisure group, which operates 42 pubs, bars and restaurants across London, revealed like-for-like sales were up 17%…
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2 February
Carmel to launch new site in London’s Fitzrovia
Mediterranean restaurant and bar Carmel has signed a 15-year lease for 7-8 Market Place, Fitzrovia, which marks its second site in London following the success of Carmel in Queen’s Park. The group also operates Berber and Q in East London and Shawarma Bar in Exmouth Market. The new 95-seater restaurant…
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2 February
UKH appoints first deputy chief executive
UKHospitality has announced the appointment of Allen Simpson as its new deputy chief executive, bolstering its senior team at “critical” time for hospitality. Simpson joins the trade body from London and Partners, the Mayor of London’s tourism, inward investment and city marketing agency, where he served as executive director, and…
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1 February
Today’s news in brief – 01/02/24
Some 800 licensed premises have been lost in Q4, according to CGA data. This represents an acceleration of closures from Q3 last year, when numbers fell by only 0.3%. Food-led pubs have been relatively resilient, with a 7.6% drop since March 2020, while community and high street pubs have dipped…
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1 February
Proper Pubs launches first mid-market pub concept
Proper Pubs, the community operator division of Admiral Taverns, has launched its very first mid-market pub concept with Ashby Tavern in Hinckley opening on Thursday 22nd February, following a £265,000 refurbishment. Proper Pubs has traditionally focussed on value wet-led sites, and whilst the new mid-market concept promises to maintain great…
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1 February
Hydes introduces new environmental measures across its business
Salford-based brewer and pub retailer Hydes has announced a raft of new environmental initiatives which will be introduced across the business throughout the year. At the brewery in Salford, new environmental measures include the installation of inverter drives which control the speed of the motors during the constant brewing process…
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