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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 -3 August
Pizza Pilgrims joins Zero Carbon Forum
Pizza Pilgrims has joined the Zero Carbon Forum to accelerate its progress to net zero, as well as to share its sustainability insight and learnings across the sector. According to the pizza chain, one of the biggest challenges that pizza companies face is how to address the environmental impact of…
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2 August
Creams to open in Tesco cafés
Creams has announced that it has reached an agreement with Tesco Family Dining to put Creams cafes into Tesco Café outlets. This deal is the first nationwide franchise agreement for Creams and will see Creams launching within Tesco Cafés as shop-in-shop spaces, a first for both brands. The first Tesco…
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2 August
Blue Apple merges with CH&CO’s workplace portfolio
Workplace caterer, Blue Apple, has announced its merger with independent caterer and Royal Warrant holder, CH&CO. Blue Apple joins CH&CO alongside its existing workplace businesses Gather and Gather and Vacherin. Brian Allanson and Ruston Toms, co-founders of Blue Apple, will continue to manage the business and the brand and ethos…
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2 August
Hospitality food prices rise again as supermarket prices ease
Month-on-month food inflation in hospitality was more than five times higher at 2.2% compared to supermarkets where prices increased by just 0.4% in June, according to CGA’s prestige foodservice price index. It said the difference in prices is caused by a variety of factors, including the fact that top ten…
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2 August
Yummy Pubs acquires London venue for new concept Faber
National pub company, Yummy Pubs, has acquired the long-term lease on the former Villagio restaurant site in Hammersmith to debut its new British seafood restaurant concept, Faber. The site, which occupies a prime corner location in the centre of Hammersmith, will be undergoing a complete refurbishment before reopening as Faber. …
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1 August
Moving Venue and Last Supper named caterers for Control Room A
Moving Venue and Last Supper have been appointed as the preferred catering partners for Control Room A at Battersea Power Station. Control Room A is a space designed for a wide range of occasions including formal dinners, networking receptions, product launches, conferences, and more. Moving Venue is the leading venue…
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1 August
The Waterhead Inn reopens following multi-million-pound refurb
The Inn Collection Group’s lakeside site in Ambleside, The Waterhead Inn has now reopened following a multi-million-pound refurbishment by the Newcastle-based pub with rooms operator. Beginning in October last year, the “extensive” renovations have created additional bedrooms and a total revamp of the venue’s bar and restaurant facilities. The works…
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1 August
Liberation Group occupancy rates exceed 80% in H1
Liberation Group will be targeting becoming the “leading” provider of pub accommodation in the South of England, following the success of its Butcombe Pubs and Inns business, which has seen occupancy rates exceed 80% across the group. During the first half of 2023, the group has grown its accommodation offering…
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1 August
UK delivery and takeaway sales return to growth in June
Delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant groups in June were 4% ahead of the same month in 2022, according to the CGA by NIQ’s latest hospitality at home tracker. It is the first year-on-year growth in the tracker since late 2021, following 18 consecutive negative months in…
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1 August
Greggs profits jump 14.2% to £63.7m in H1
Bakery retailer Greggs has revealed that its underlying profit before tax excluding exceptional items increased 14.2% to £63.7m in the 26 weeks ended 1 July. This comes as the group’s total first-half sales increased 21.5%, with company-managed shops experiencing a like-for-like increase of 16%. Meanwhile, an underlying earnings growth of…
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