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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Apr- 2024 -19 April
Rangeford Villages appoints new executive chef for The Orangery
Rangeford Villages has announced the appointment of Danijel Furjan to open and manage its new restaurant, ‘The Orangery’. The new venue at Siddington Park village in Cirencester will open to the public on 13 May for lunch every day and dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings. Furjan was born and…
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19 April
London’s Soho welcomes six new F&B offerings
Six new F&B additions are set to open in Soho’s Shaftesbury Capital portfolio. Kingly Street has welcomed two new signings from The Counter and Little Door and Co alongside the upsize of pub and cocktail bar Two Floors. Three-storey alfresco dining destination, Kingly Court, has introduced two new debut concepts,…
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19 April
Asda appoints new MD for Leon
Leon owner Asda has announced the appointment of the former Tapas Revolution executive, Mac Plumton, as the new managing director of the healthy fast food chain. Plumpton will succeed Ashley Davis, who has served in an interim capacity as MD since November 2023. Davis is set to depart Leon in…
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19 April
Chestnut acquires two pub with rooms in Norfolk
Hospitality Group Chestnut has expanded its footprint in Norfolk with the acquisition of The Lifeboat Inn and The Chequers Inn in the coastal village of Thornham. The acquisition accelerates Chestnut’s foothold in the region, through the addition of a further 28 bedrooms – with the opportunity to add more. The…
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18 April
Today’s news in brief – 18/04/24
Hospitality groups saw sales grow 5.2% in March, having been aided by early Easter Bank Holiday revenues falling that month. According to CGA and RSM’s latest Hospitality Business Tracker, celebrations delivered “particularly” strong growth for the managed pub sector, where like-for-like sales were up by 7.2% in March. Carringtons Catering…
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18 April
Carringtons celebrates record profits in owner’s 20th year
Carringtons Catering has revealed that it has seen its most profitable year to date, in the year it celebrates the 20th anniversary of current owners Helen and Darren Wynn. The Wynn’s took over the reins of the business, which operates right across the North West, back in 2004. In this…
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18 April
Loungers continues rollout of stores with eight new openings
Loungers, the operator of all day café,bar and restaurants across the UK under the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands, has announced the opening of a number of new sites bringing the current total to 257 sites. In the past three months, the group opened new Lounges in Bromsgrove (Verraco…
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18 April
Molson Coors announces £100m investment in UK breweries
Molson Coors Beverage Company is set to invest more than £100m in its UK business infrastructure over the next five years. According to Fraser Thomson, Molson Coors’ chief supply chain officer for Western Europe, the investment allows the company to grow its brewing and packaging capacity at a time when…
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18 April
Hospitality sales rise 5.2% in March due to Easter boost
Britain’s top hospitality groups experienced above-inflation like-for-like sales growth of 5.2% in March, according to CGA and RSM latest Hospitality Business Tracker. While hospitality operators enjoyed the boost to trading that events such as Mother’s Day and St Patrick’s Day brought, the high growth metrics seen in the Tracker…
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17 April
Today’s news in brief – 17/04/24
Just Eat has revealed a UK&I Gross Transaction Value growth of 11% to £1.4bn in Q1 2024. However, the total number of orders decreased 6% to 214 million, compared to 227 million the previous year. Only in the UK and Ireland the number of orders during the period slightly increased…
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