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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Nov- 2025 -26 November
Wingstop opens first Northampton site amid UK expansion
Wingstop UKI has opened its first restaurant in Northampton, adding a new site to its expanding estate across the UK. The 2,643 sq ft venue is in the centre of the town’s main shopping district and seats 65 diners. It offers the chain’s menu of cooked-to-order wings, tenders and burgers,…
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26 November
Cotswolds Distillery founder named Distillers’ Company master
Cotswolds Distillery founder Daniel Szor has been installed as the 378th master of the Worshipful Company of Distillers, the City of London livery company established in 1638 to support excellence in the spirits industry. Szor became a freeman of the company in 2015 and a liveryman the following year, joining…
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26 November
Hospitality faces £1.4bn in extra wage costs from April 2026, UKH warns
Hospitality businesses face about £1.4bn in additional wage costs from April 2026 following new increases to statutory pay rates, according to industry body UKHospitality. The organisation said the rises make full business rates reform “critical” for the sector ahead of today’s Budget announcement. It comes as the government confirmed that…
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25 November
Marston’s profits soar 70% to £72m in FY25
Marston’s has seen full-year pre-tax profits soar by 71% to £72.1m, up from £42.1m the prior year, as like-for-like sales growth and format roll-outs helped offset the impact of earlier pub disposals.Total revenues were broadly flat at £897.9m, while like-for-like sales increased by 1.6%, compared with 4.8% last year, with…
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25 November
Hawksmoor opens new restaurant at refurbished St Pancras London Hotel
Hawksmoor has opened its eighth London restaurant following a 10-week refurbishment of the St Pancras London Hotel carried out by interior architecture studio Macaulay Sinclair. The Grade I listed building – originally designed by Victorian Gothic Revival architect Sir George Gilbert Scott – was first used as the coffee room…
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25 November
Sticks’n’Sushi appoints new chief people officer
Sticks’n’Sushi has announced the appointment of Karl Jolly to the role of chief people officer, as the Danish restaurant group prepares for further expansion across the UK and mainland Europe. Jolly returns to the business after three years at New World Trading Company, where he was people director supporting more…
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25 November
Domino’s CEO Andrew Rennie steps down
Domino’s Pizza Group has announced that chief executive Andrew Rennie has stepped down from the business and from the board with immediate effect. The company said the decision was made by mutual agreement and that it has begun a search for a permanent successor. Until an appointment is made, chief…
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24 November
6 of 1 to open Café Kowloon in London
Hospitality group 6 of 1 is set to open Café Kowloon, a modern Cantonese restaurant in east London this winter, marking the company’s latest expansion move. The launch will introduce a space shaped by Hong Kong’s dining culture, from traditional dishes to contemporary influences. The site will include Wonton Charlie’s, an…
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24 November
Iro Sushi to open 10 new UK sites under expanded growth plan
Iro Sushi plans to open at least 10 new UK locations in the next year as part of a wider rollout aimed at scaling the business to 100 sites by 2030. The company, founded in 2014, operates more than 30 quick-service outlets nationwide and has expanded quickly since moving into…
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24 November
Orrery to undergo three-month refurbishment from January 2026
Orrery, the French restaurant on Marylebone High Street, is set to close for three months from January 2026 for a full refurbishment aimed at repositioning the site and supporting plans to regain its former Michelin star. According to The Evolv Collection, operator of the Orrery, the work forms part of…
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