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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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Aug- 2023 -22 August
The Swan and Chequers reopens after refurb
The Swan and Chequers pub in Sandbach has reopened after undergoing an “extensive refurbishment” following a substantial investment of £1.25m by its pub operator, Robinson Brewery. The new pub now seats 90 people inside, with space for a further 90 outside in the courtyard. From the curbside, there are some…
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22 August
The Tudor Rose to reopen after six-figure investment
The Tudor Rose is set to re-open its doors after a six-figure investment from the award-winning Craft Union Pub Company. The neighbourhood staple will be welcoming customers back from 24 August and will be hosting a launch party across the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of September. The community hub has…
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22 August
Sticky Mango opens flagship Tower Bridge restaurant
Chef Peter Lloyd has officially opened his second Sticky Mango restaurant today (22 August) in Tower Bridge, which is considered the flagship site for the South-East Asian restaurant concept. Since opening the first Sticky Mango in 2016 on London’s South Bank near Waterloo, Lloyd wanted to develop a restaurant collection…
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21 August
Gen Zs prefer entertainment games over pub visits, Mintel finds
New research from Mintel has found that people in Generation Z prefer competitive social entertainment games like axe throwing or table football over pub visits. The latest research shows that almost two thirds (64%) of Gen Zs have played a social entertainment game in the last month, compared with three…
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21 August
UK drink sales dip amid bad weather conditions, CGA says
Drinks sales in the seven days to Saturday 12 August were down 2% on the same week last year due to bad weather, CGA by NIQ’s daily drinks tracker shows. While this decline was less severe than the previous week’s low of -6%, the tracker experienced a modest recovery thanks…
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21 August
August bank holiday to generate £5.8bn for UK hospitality
The weekend of 26-28 August is expected to generate an additional £5.8bn for the hospitality industry through consumer spending in restaurants, pubs and bars across the UK, according to new research from independent finance broker Charles and Dean.Charles and Dean’s research, conducted in collaboration with Censuswide, has predicted that a…
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21 August
Star Pubs and Bars to add 100 operator managed venues by 2026
Star Pubs and Bars plans to increase its ‘Just Add Talent’ JAT managed operator business from its current 150 pubs to 250 by 2026, making up approximately 12% of the company’s 2,400 pub estate. While the company’s core business will remain leased and tenanted, its JAT pubs will be an…
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18 August
Joël Robuchon International group to relaunch Mayfair restaurant
The Joël Robuchon International group has announced that it will be relaunching its Mayfair restaurant L’Atelier Robuchon London on 15 September. The relaunch is spearheaded by executive chef Andrea Cofini who joined the Robuchon brand in 2014, serving at L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Paris. Cofini has worked alongside group…
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18 August
Robinson Brewery invests £1.25m in three-pub refurb
Family brewer and pub operator Robinsons Brewery has completed £1.25m worth of investment which saw the refurbishment of three tenanted pubs in Cheshire: The Hawk Inn in Haslington, The Unicorn in Congleton, and The Swan and Chequers in Sandbach. Robinsons said that the investment is the brewery’s commitment to “developing”…
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18 August
Loungers appoints new Cosy Club MD
The operator of Cosy Club and Brightside brands, Loungers, has announced the appointment of Lucy Knowles as the new managing director of Cosy Club effective from September. Prior to her appointment, Knowles was the managing director of London-based bar chain Corney and Barrow, later joining SSP as group marketing director. …
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