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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Aug- 2025 -26 August
Coca-Cola mulls Costa Coffee sale
Coca-Cola is working with bankers to hold exploratory talks over the sale of Costa Coffee more than six years after acquiring it, according to reports from Sky News. Investment bank Lazard is understood to have been engaged by Coca-Cola and initial talks have already been held with a small number…
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26 August
Hospitality jobs account for 53% of post-Budget losses, UKH finds
Hospitality has accounted for more than half of all job losses in the UK since the Budget last October, according to new analysis by trade body UKHospitality. Of the 164,641 jobs lost nationwide since the Budget, 88,964 were in hospitality. The figures, based on data from the Office for National…
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26 August
Top 100 restaurant groups saw profits jump 18% to £365m in 2024
Profits at the UK’s 100 largest restaurant groups have risen 18% in the past year to £365m, according to new figures from accountancy group UHY Hacker Young. Turnover across the top 100 groups increased by 19% to £12.9bn in 2025, up from £10.8bn the previous year. The report attributes the…
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22 August
Tube strikes ‘travesty’ for London’s night-time economy, says NTIA
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has called the recently announced tube strikes an “absolute travesty” for London’s “fragile” night-time economy. It comes as tube union RMT has announced rolling strike action across the network beginning on Friday 5 September for seven days, with different grades taking industrial action at…
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22 August
Michael McDaid and Aldo Zilli join The Royal Bell
The Royal Bell in Bromley has announced the appointments of Michael McDaid as its new executive head chef and Aldo Zilli as chef. McDaid’s career spans over 25 years and includes roles at Seabird at The Hoxton, Galvin at Windows, Maze, BAFTA, The Spotted Pig, New York and The Princess…
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22 August
The Grill at The Dorchester to reopen in September
The Dorchester’s historic dining room, The Grill, is set to relaunch this September with a modern take on the classic grill concept, under the direction of culinary director Martyn Nail and head chef Jacob Keen-Downs. Nail, one of London’s most experienced chefs, has joined forces with Keen-Downs, formerly of Gold…
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22 August
Hospitality confidence grows in Q2 despite financial strain
Some 40% of Britain’s hospitality leaders grew more optimistic about their business prospects over the next 12 months, despite rising costs continuing to erode profits and threaten jobs, according to the latest Business Confidence survey from CGA by NIQ and Sona. The survey, which covers the second quarter of 2025,…
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21 August
McDonald’s UK&I CEO to step down
The CEO of McDonald’s UK&I, Alistair Macrow, has announced he is stepping down after four years in the role, as he looks to “pursue other UK-based opportunities outside McDonald’s”. Macrow will leave the group at the end of September and will provide a period of transition to support Lauren Schultz,…
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21 August
Stonegate invests £6.5m in Slug and Lettuce refurbs
Stonegate Group has invested more than £6.5m in its Slug and Lettuce brand over the past 18 months, completing 12 refurbishments with four more due by the end of the financial year. The spending forms part of a wider growth strategy aimed at adapting sites to suit local markets and…
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21 August
Dishoom to open new Glasgow restaurant
Indian restaurant group Dishoom will open its latest venue in Glasgow on 29 August, located in the city’s historic Stock Exchange building. The 6,720 sq ft site has been designed by interior architecture studio Macaulay Sinclair, which has worked on all 10 of Dishoom’s restaurants. The design takes inspiration from…
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