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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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Sep- 2023 -1 September
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants to join UberEats
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants in London has joined UberEats, expanding its delivery channel in the city. The news of the latest restaurants to join the platform, follows the announcement of the regional shortlist for the Uber Eats Restaurant of the Year Awards. Other restaurants such as Street Pizza, Street Burger, Pizza…
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1 September
F1 Arcade to open new location in Birmingham
F1 Arcade, the world’s first official Formula 1 simulator racing experience, has announced that bookings for its second UK venue in Birmingham’s Chamberlain Square are officially open. The 53 bespoke full-motion racing simulators have been uniquely designed by a leading simulator design company in conjunction with F1, featuring motion and…
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1 September
Döner Shack unveils rebrand plans to attract younger audience
Döner Shack will be launching a rebrand across five UK stores, beginning in Glasgow, early this month in a bid to appeal to a younger demographic and “position the brand to have more focus on the flavour of the food”. As part of the transformation, the street food chain has…
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Aug- 2023 -31 August
Mercato Metropolitano launches new market
Sustainable community food market group, Mercato Metropolitano (MM), has announced the development of its second Elephant and Castle market, MMy Elephant Park, with six new food traders. The new and improved marketplace is said to offer fresh produce that’s prepared on-site by a handful of trading partners, all of which…
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31 August
London Stock restaurant to open in Mayfair
Fine dining restaurant London Stock has announced it will be opening in Mayfair on Wednesday 4 October. This is the first restaurant founded by Le Cordon Bleu-trained Assem Abdel Hady and Andres Bernal, which originally opened in Wandsworth in January 2020. The new space at 6 Sackville Street is elegant…
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31 August
400-year-old Cumbria pub brought to market for £350k
The Kings Arms, a 400-year-old pub with letting rooms in Cumbria, has been brought to market for the first in 15 years for offers in excess of £350k. Located in the village of Temple Sowerby, The Kings Arms offers a base for those looking to explore the nearby Lake District…
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31 August
NHS-funded wellness café opens in Birmingham
Two leading mental health organisations – Living Well Consortium and Birmingham Mind – have partnered to launch the West Midlands’ first wellbeing café, Grounded. The news comes after Nightline, a dedicated helpline that has been supporting students for over five decades, recently reported a 51.4% increase in calls since 2020,…
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30 August
MOJO opens at Liverpool ONE
Liverpool ONE has welcomed the opening of MOJO, a “rock n’ roll Americana style” cocktail bar, after the site relocated from the city centre and upsized from its previous Back Berry Street location. Operating across two floors, MOJO Liverpool ONE has opened a 3,500 sq ft space, joining seven locations…
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30 August
Lionesses lift trading despite early kick offs
Over England’s four Women’s World Cup knock-out matches, average drinks return on sales (RoS) was 25% ahead of the average for that given day of the week, according to data from CGA Strategy. Large alcoholic drink (LAD) sales were up 34%, thanks to beer’s association with football and soft drink…
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30 August
Dishoom to return to pre-pandemic profits in FY23
Dishoom expects to return to pre-pandemic profitability during FY23, as the Indian restaurant chain’s turnover grew by 64% to £94.9m for the 53 week period to 1 January 2023. The news comes as the group’s performance during FY22 was driven by uninterrupted trading and new openings post-Covid. The group revealed…
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