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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Mar- 2024 -1 March
Motherdough opens first restaurant at London Dock
Motherdough, a new Neapolitan pizza parlour, has opened its first restaurant at London Dock in Wapping. Following on from his most recent success of independent brunch café BOBO & WILD – with locations in Shoreditch Park, Clapham Common and South Woodford – Motherdough’s creator Farkhod Najmetdinov is well-versed in creating…
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1 March
Heartwood reopens The White Horse inn following £4m refurb
Heartwood Collection has reopened the doors of The White Horse, one of England’s oldest coaching inns, following an extensive £4m refurbishment. The historic Grade II-listed building, located on Dorking’s high street, has been transformed into a pub with rooms. The venue, which was frequented by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens,…
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Feb- 2024 -29 February
Today’s news in brief – 29/02/24
Hospitality CEOs have signed an open letter to the Chancellor, urging him to take immediate action at the budget to prevent further business failure. In the letter, UKH and a total of 112 business leaders highlighted how rising costs, labour shortages and the cost-of-living crisis has led to an unprecedented…
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29 February
Welcome Break becomes largest Chopstix franchisee
Welcome Break has become the largest Chopstix franchisee after opening its third store in three months. The new food court unit, in Corley South (M6) services in Warwickshire, opens this week and becomes Welcome Break’s 16th Chopstix site. Corley will follow highly successful openings at the end of 2023 in…
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29 February
AA reveals new Rosette Awards winners for 2024
The UK’s top restaurants and hotels have been recognised at the AA Rosette Awards spring update held at RAK Ceramics Design Hub, London. Among the celebrated, one establishment was awarded the distinguished four AA Rosettes, while an impressive sixteen have been presented with three AA Rosettes – a testament to…
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29 February
Shanghai Noir brasserie to open in former Westminster Fire Station
Shanghai Noir, a new Indo-Chinese brasserie, is set to open this March on the lower ground floor of the Grade II listed old Westminster Fire Station. The new restaurant’s décor will hark back to the “heyday” of 1920s and 1930s Shanghai when the Asian city became known as ‘The Paris…
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29 February
Hospitality bosses back UKH’s call for action at upcoming Budget
Hospitality CEOs from groups including Mitchells and Butlers, Accor Hotels, Stonegate Pubs and Crerar Hotels have signed an open letter urging the Chancellor to take immediate action at the budget to prevent further business failure. In the letter, UKH and a total of 112 business leaders highlighted how rising costs,…
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28 February
Today’s news in brief – 28/02/24
Just Eat UK&I saw EBITDA rise to €135m (£115m) in 2023, up from €23m (£19m) in 2022, resulting in a GTV of €6.6bn (£5.6bn). The food delivery company attributed the full-year results to enhanced delivery efficiency and simplification of its delivery operation. Compass Group UK&I saw an absolute reduction in…
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28 February
Just Eat UK EBITDA jumps to €135m in FY23
Just Eat has revealed UK and Ireland EBITDA increased to €135m (£115m) in 2023, up from €23m (£19m) in 2022, resulting in a GTV of €6.6bn (£5.6bn). The food delivery company attributed the full-year results to enhanced delivery efficiency and simplification of its delivery operation. With the adjusted EBITDA margin…
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28 February
Asking price for Cheshire’s Poachers Inn reduced
The asking price for the Poachers Inn in Bollington, Cheshire has been reduced to £795,000 by sellers Christie and Co. Featuring a main pub and restaurant area, as well as a beer garden, the pub offers an extensive range of traditional cask and local ales. The Poachers Inn has been…
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