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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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Jun- 2023 -9 June
Leadenhall Market to open three new F&B outlets
The City of London’s Leadenhall Market has announced that three new food and drink outlets are to be added to the market’s portfolio this month. Visitors to the City’s Victorian market will soon be able to enjoy new dishes from Argentina, Lebanon and Taiwan. The first to open its doors…
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9 June
TRG independent non-executive director to step down
The Restaurant Group has announced that Alex Gersh, an independent non-executive director of the group and the chair of its audit committee, will be stepping down from his role on 1 July. The group has announced that Loraine Woodhouse, who has been a member of the board since 4 July…
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8 June
Adnams FY losses widen to £1.2m despite rise in revenues
UK brewer, hotelier and wine merchant Adnams has reported its operating losses widened to £1.2m in FY22, against a loss of £800m the prior year, despite reporting that revenues rose by 11.9% to £64.2m. It comes as Adnams said that its production operations were “hard hit by rising prices and…
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8 June
Caterplus awarded fiver-year £25m RMBI contract
Caterplus has been awarded a contract by RMBI worth £25m to provide catering services for 13 of its care homes across England and Wales for the next five years. The company will deliver a bespoke mealtime service to around 1,000 residents daily, serving some 235,000 meals, beverages, and grazing snacks…
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8 June
Loungers’ Brightside opens second site in Cornwall
Brightside, Loungers’ roadside dining concept, has opened its second site on the A38 at Trerulefoot in Saltash, Cornwall, today (8 June). The former Route 38 site has been completely transformed over the past four months to replicate the interiors of its sister site on the A38 south of Exeter, which…
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8 June
Former HCI president Paul Foulger dies age 85
Paul Foulger, former president of the Institute of Hospitality and former head of catering and employee services at Sainsbury has died at 85. Foulger joined the Hotel and Catering Institute (HCI) back in 1953, 18 years before the HCI merged with the Institutional Management Association (IMA) to form the HCIMA,…
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7 June
El Pollote announces new Carnaby Street location
Latino fried chicken company El Pollote is set to open its first bricks and mortar site on Carnaby Street from 13 June. The new location follows the success of the group’s Seven Dials Market and Camden Market sites. The new 40-seater site will deliver a new dining experience in the…
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7 June
Over half of hospitality leaders optimistic about next 12 months
Over half (54%) of business leaders at Britain’s top hospitality groups are optimistic about the next 12 months according to a survey from CGA and Fourth. This is an increase of 7 percentage points from the last survey in January and more than double the 22% of people who feel…
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7 June
TGI Fridays operator sees Q1 sales slide 3%
TGI Fridays operator Hostmore has revealed a 3% drop in like-for-like sales in the 22 weeks ended 4 June 2023, down from a 1% decline in the first 16 weeks of the year. The group maintains that like-for-like revenue and total revenue for the period remains “broadly consistent” with the…
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7 June
BM appoints new operations manager
BM Caterers has appointed Alice Loose as its new operations manager. Reporting to operations director Ian Kingston, her new role involves managing a diverse portfolio of client contracts and working with onsite managers to ensure teams are operationally compliant and working efficiently in partnership with clients. Loose worked in restaurants…
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