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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Sep- 2023 -14 September
Levy Ireland inks 10-year Convention Centre Dublin deal
Levy Ireland has announced that it has agreed a 10-year contract extension to provide hospitality services at The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD). Fitzers Catering originally won the contract back in 2010 when the venue first opened. The relationship will continue under Levy Ireland, which is a partnership between Fitzers…
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14 September
Buzzworks trains hospitality staff at Scotts Greencock
Scotts Bar and Restaurant in Greenock has appointed Scottish hospitality group Buzzworks to train its team with a host of new skills. The 70-strong workforce of chefs, managers, kitchen staff and front-of-house employees have been provided with a range of development opportunities since the venue opened on Friday 16 June.…
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14 September
Hospitality sales rise by 5.3% despite cool summer, CGA says
Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups overcame some dismal summer weather to record like-for-like sales growth of 5.3% in August 2023, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker shows. The tracker, produced by CGA by NIQ in partnership with the Coffer Group andRSM UK, has now been in year-on-year growth…
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14 September
Former Patisserie Valerie CFO among four charged with fraud
The Serious Fraud Office has brought fraud charges against four individuals, including CFO Christopher Marsh, who oversaw the financial failure of Patisserie Valerie, a chain of almost 200 high street bakeries. This comes after the SFO opened a full investigation into the conduct – codenamed ‘Operation Venom’ – in October…
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13 September
New Glasgow restaurant appoints first head chef
New Glasgow restaurant, Hazel from The Scotsman Group, which is set to open in the city centre in October, has announced the appointment of Eric Avenier as its first head chef. Avenier has been appointed to launch the restaurant having previously worked across other Scotsman Group restaurants including The Corinthian…
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13 September
Loungers opens 200th site in Buckingham
Operator of the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands, Loungers, has opened its 200th Lounge site, Verdetto Lounge in Buckingham. The opening of Verdetto Lounge brings Loungers’ total estate up to 238 locations, including 35 Cosy Clubs and three Brightsides. The Lounge brand now graces the principal shopping areas of…
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13 September
BBPA partners with WRAP to help pubs reduce food waste
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is inviting pubs to find out how to save money and become more sustainable through tackling food waste at a free webinar hosted in partnership with the Waste Resources and Action Programme (WRAP). Marking Hospitality Day and International Food Loss and Waste Day…
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13 September
The George pub opens new community café
The George in Bethersden, Kent, has opened a new community café to help bring local people together, creating new ways for them to connect and bringing new meaning to the phrase ‘popping to the local’. The George Café, which launched a month after the pub reopened as a community enterprise,…
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12 September
Peach 20/20 director joins Zero Carbon Forum Advisory Board
Peach 20/20 director Peter Martin has joined the Zero Carbon Forum Advisory Board to support its mission of decarbonising the hospitality and brewing sector at pace. A hospitality industry “influencer” and “visionary” with over 40 years of experience, Martin founded Peach 20/20 as a network to connect and inspire hospitality’s…
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12 September
Soho restaurant SOLA to double in size
Californian restaurant SOLA is to undergo a refurbishment which will see it double in size. The refurbishment will add a completely new lower-ground floor with lounge area and private dining room. The private dining room will seat 18, with concertina doors which can be opened to transform the entire lower-ground…
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