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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Aug- 2023 -23 August
Domino’s Pizza to exit Russia
DP Eurasia, the company that oversees the Domino’s pizza brand in Russia, has announced its intention to file for bankruptcy and pull out of the country. In an official announcement, the company said that in December 2022 it had already evaluated its presence in Russia, the impact of sanctions and…
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23 August
Michael Caines’ Harbourside Refuge closed and put up for sale
Michael Caines’ Harbourside Refuge restaurant and bar in Cornwall has shut and been put up for sale. A statement on its website confirmed that the restaurant has been closed since 1 August. The Harbourside Refuge was opened in August 2020 after being acquired by Caines from the Rick Stein group.…
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23 August
Compass Group gifts £500k to fund apprenticeships in West Midlands
Compass Group has gifted £500,000 to West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to boost hospitality and professional services courses in the West Midlands region through the Apprenticeship Transfer Levy Fund. The new funded apprenticeships to WMCA will help budding chefs, restaurant front of house staff or other supporting roles land jobs…
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22 August
Contract caterers’ Q2 sales rise 18.5% YOY
Contract caterers’ sales in the second quarter of 2023 were up 18.5% compared with the same period in 2022, according to data from CGA Strategy. Caterers’ sales in the private sector were also up 20.4% year-on-year reflecting the sector’s recovery from the pandemic and consumers’ return to workplaces and venues…
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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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