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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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Oct- 2023 -24 October
English Lakes Hotels Culinary Academy welcomes new cohort
The English Lakes Hotels Resorts and Venues Culinary Academy has welcomed its latest cohort of trainees. Recruitment for this year’s academy intake has involved a wider catchment area due in part to its growing reputation. Students this year have come from places such as Vancouver, Romania and Milton Keynes. Delivered…
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24 October
Caffè Nero sales rise 19% in Q1
Premium coffee house brand Caffè Nero has announced group sales growth of 19% and UK sales growth of 13.5% for the period between June and August 2023. During the same period, the group opened 18 new stores across its 10 different territories, with nine of those coming in the UK. …
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24 October
The Goring Hotel appoints new F&B director
London luxury hotel, The Goring, has announced the appointment of Jeet Chauhan as its new director of food and beverage. Chauhan joins with over 14 years of experience within food and beverage, and will be in charge of culinary offerings and beverages served in The Dining Room, The Goring Cocktail…
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23 October
Today’s news in brief – 23/10/23
Pret A Manger is partnering with franchisee Dallas International to expand its operations in the US. Dallas will operate about 50 Pret shops and have exclusive rights to open new ones in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C. The deal includes refurbishing shops and developing new formats, including drive-thrus, with…
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23 October
Drinks sales up 3% due to warm weather and rugby
Drinks sales were up 3% year-on-year for the week ended 14 October as a result of unseasonably warm weather and rugby world cup games involving Ireland and Wales according to data from CGA. This increase makes it eight weeks of drinks sales growth out of the last nine. The rugby…
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23 October
Hydes Brewery to open new £3.6m pub restaurant
North West brewery and pub retailer Hydes is set to launch its new £3.6m pub restaurant, The Harry Beswick, in Heswall. The opening of The Harry Beswick has created 55 full and part-time jobs in the Heswall area, ranging from management and front of house team to chefs, bar supervisors…
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23 October
Sloane Stanley Estate to welcome three new dining brands
Sloane Stanley has announced Italian street-food concept Dez Amore, and specialty coffee company Kiss The Hippo, are both set to join the south side of the Fulham neighbourhood later this year. Kings342, the new concept behind Street Food Markets Ltd, is also opening on the King’s Road at the end…
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23 October
Pret A Manger to expand in US with Dallas International JV
Pret A Manger has announced a new joint venture partnership with existing franchisee, Dallas International, to expand its operations in the US through a combination of new equity shops and additional franchise agreements. As part of the new partnership, Dallas will have operational control of approximately 50 Pret shops in…
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20 October
Boxpark to open Birmingham site in 2025
Boxpark has announced that it is set to launch its first venue in Birmingham in 2025. The company has agreed a 15-year lease with landlords The Arch Company for the Floodgate Street Arches site in Digbeth. It has been looking to expand to Birmingham since 2016 and the Digbeth site…
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20 October
UKH warns of inflation-linked rates rise
With inflation standing at 6.7% in September, UK Hospitality has warned that the hospitality industry could face an additional £234m in business rates, if the government is to go ahead with its planned inflation-linked rise in April. This combination would leave hospitality facing a huge £864m in business rate costs…
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