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 -21 August
Pasta Evangelists to launch breakfast menu at Farringdon branch
Pasta Evangelists will launch a breakfast menu for the first time after the Bank Holiday weekend (26 August), offering a range of poached egg dishes inspired by classic Italian sauces. The menu marks the company’s first move into the breakfast market. The new offering, available exclusively at the brand’s Farringdon…
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20 August
MJMK Restaurants to open Portuguese restaurant Luso
This September Luso, a contemporary Portuguese restaurant from MJMK Restaurants, will launch on Charlotte Street. The 90 cover restaurant will see the ground floor converted into a seated, 30-cover dining area with an extended limestone tiled floor. The menu, which uses “exceptional, well-sourced” ingredients, was developed in collaboration with Portuguese…
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20 August
Hospitality operating at 85% capacity, UKH finds
Almost 70% of businesses are operating at less than 85% of capacity according to a new survey from members of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), UKHospitality and Hospitality Ulster. According to the poll, tax rises have forced businesses to dramatically cut their…
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20 August
Accessible Hospitality Alliance appoints Charlotte Evans to advisory board
The Accessible Hospitality Alliance (AHA) has appointed Charlotte Evans to its advisory board as the organisation strengthens its focus on accessibility across the sector. Evans has more than 25 years’ experience in media, including 12 years as group publishing director of Condé Nast Johansens, where she oversaw the brand’s print,…
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20 August
Industry urges tax reform as over 200 pubs close in six months
More than 200 pubs in England and Wales were demolished or converted for other uses in the first half of 2025, according to new government figures. An average of eight pubs closed each week between January and June, with the South East experiencing the sharpest decline – losing 31 venues…
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19 August
Red Engine to open Flight Club in Newcastle in November
Red Engine has announced that it will be opening its latest Flight Club venue in Newcastle on 7 November 2025. The new venue will be located in Eldon Square. As with all Flight Club venues, the Newcastle addition will feature semi-private oches around a bar, plenty of seating options and…
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19 August
Wahaca returns to FY profit as DF Tacos ceases trading
Wahaca has announced plans to cease operations within its DF Tacos brand, and instead focus on the Wahaca brand as the group welcomed rising turnover and profits in its full-year results. For the year ended 30 June 2024, pre-tax profit hit £0.7m, up from a loss of £0.7m the prior…
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19 August
Punch Pubs acquires 35 UK sites in FY25
Punch Pubs and Co has acquired 35 pubs across the UK in the past 12 months, as part of an expansion that brings its national estate to more than 1,300 sites. The acquisitions, made during the group’s 2024/25 financial year, include 14 venues from the Milton 1 and 2 portfolios…
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19 August
Hospitality insolvencies ease slightly in H1 but still ‘historically high’
The number of hospitality businesses entering insolvency eased slightly in the first half of 2025, but have still remained “historically high”, according to new findings from Buchler Phillips. The firm’s Hospitality Index of insolvencies found that 1,706 accommodation and food service companies, including hotels, restaurants and pubs, closed in the…
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19 August
Brakspear FY turnover rises 7% to £41.3m
Brakspear has reported a 7% rise in turnover to £41.3m in 2024, despite seeing its profits get squeezed by higher operating costs. The Henley-based pub operator, owned by JT Davies and Sons Holdings Limited, saw revenues increase from £38.6m in 2023, with growth across all divisions. However, adjusted EBITDA fell…
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