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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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Jan- 2024 -5 January
Revolution Bars Group to close eight sites
Revolution Bars Group, trading mainly under the Revolution, Revolución de Cuba and Peach Pubs brands, has announced the closure of eight sites despite a 9% like-for-like sales increase for the four weeks from 4 to 31 December. Revolución de Cuba and Peach Pubs performed well, and whilst the Revolution brand…
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5 January
Culinary Association of Wales launches Green Chef Challenge
The Culinary Association of Wales has launched the Green Chef Challenge, a brand new competition to find the best green chef team in the UK. The final of the Green Chef Challenge, sponsored by Compass Cymru, will be held at the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC), which will take place…
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4 January
Today’s news in brief – 04/01/24
Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn, has sold its 49% stake in healthy eating chain Pure, eight years after acquiring it for £6.8m. The company’s sales doubled to £20m in 2022, bouncing back from the pandemic, despite pre-tax losses increasing from £3.45m in 2021 to £4.55m. Despite this, the company opened…
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4 January
Mission Mars reports ‘record’ LFL sales during festive season
Mission Mars has reported “record” sales of £10.0m, up 38% during the festive period (27 November to 31 December 2023). Its group like-for-like (LFL) sales also increased by 18% versus the same five-week period in the prior year (2022). Mission Mars, which owns both the Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana and Albert’s…
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4 January
Whitbread sells stake in Pure
Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn, has sold its 49% stake in healthy eating chain Pure, eight years after acquiring it for £6.8m. The company acquired the stake in the company which trades as Healthy Retail Limited in 2016 when it had eight restaurants. A spokesperson for Whitbread stated: “As Pure…
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4 January
Amber Taverns sales jump 20% during festive period
Amber Taverns, the owner of 170 freehold community wet-led pubs, has announced strong trading over the key Christmas and New Year festive period across its pub portfolio with like-for-like sales up 20%. Focusing purely on drink sales enables Amber to provide value for money and a tailored wet-led offer with…
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4 January
Urban Pubs and Bars Xmas appeal raises over £42k for StreetSmart
Urban Pubs and Bars has revealed that its Christmas appeal has raised over £42k for StreetSmart, a charity that helps homeless and vulnerable people across the country. The pub group, which operates 42 pubs, bars and restaurants across London, raised the money as part of its Christmas charity partnership. At…
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3 January
Today’s news in brief – 03/01/24
Black Sheep Coffee turnover has doubled to £21.3m in the year ended 31 December 2022 from £10.7m the year before. The company’s net assets surged to £33.7m from £4.9m in 2021. Expanding aggressively, they opened 11 new stores, now operating over 70 across the UK. With a strategy spanning both…
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3 January
Seven Dials Market to welcome new food traders in January
KERB, a hospitality organisation founded in 2012, has announced that Seven Dials Market is parting ways with four of its most lucrative traders in order to provide opportunity for new food talent. Having built credible reputations supported by KERB and its trading opportunities, the four members – Truffle, Club Mexicana,…
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3 January
Simon Rimmer’s vegetarian restaurant Greens to close after 33 years
Chef Simon Rimmer has announced that the vegetarian restaurant Greens, which he co-founded, has shut with immediate effect after 33 years of trading. Rimmer announced the closure of its site in Didsbury via social media and blamed the rise in rent and running costs and called it a “heartbreaking day”.…
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