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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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Apr- 2023 -26 April
Italian restaurant Assaggini opens in Edinburgh
A new Italian restaurant, Assaggini, has opened on Rose Street, Edinburgh. According to the venue, it focuses on “fresh and flavourful” small plates, using a blend of both Scottish and Italian ingredients for pizzas and pasta dishes. The venue is styled using upcycled furnishings and offers a “casual yet contemporary”…
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25 April
Whitbread’s profits hit £413m amid strong Premier Inn performance
Premier Inn owner Whitbread Plc has reported that its annual adjusted pre-tax profit increased to £413m, for the 12 months to March 2, 2023 against a loss of £16m the previous year. The report revealed that the result topped the pre-pandemic annual profit level of £358m achieved in 2019-20. Revenue…
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25 April
Smoky Boys opens in Southside Shopping Centre
Smoky Boys has opened its doors at the Southside Shopping Centre in Wandsworth in a 3,659 sq ft unit located in the upper mall next to Five Guys. Founded in 2015 by Sharif Rahman and Hiron Miah, Smoky Boys offers guests a fully halal menu serving barbecue and grill meat…
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25 April
Greene King urges government to protect pubs ahead of coronation
Four in five Brits believe pubs are important for local communities, according to new research by Greene King. Greene King’s report comes ahead of the King’s coronation and looks at the role pubs play in local communities, their social and economic impact, and how they have evolved with society since…
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25 April
Mitchells and Butlers acquires Ego Restaurants
Mitchells and Butlers has announced its intention to acquire the remaining 60% stake in Ego Restaurants that it does not already own. The deal is set to be completed in June and will be done for an undisclosed amount. Mitchells and Butlers entered a joint venture with the James Horler-led…
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25 April
Kirkmichael Arms brought to market for £349k
The Kirkmichael Arms, a traditional country pub with an adjoining restaurant in South Ayrshire, has been brought to the market at offers over £349k. The cottage style property, which is contained over ground and attic floors, is of traditional construction and has been carefully developed and maintained by the current…
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24 April
Prezzo to shut down 46 restaurants
Italian restaurant chain Prezzo has announced a strategic review of its business that will see the closure of 46 of its sites. The move will affect more than 800 workers who will risk redundancy, although the company said that it will try to “redeploy as many staff internally as possible…
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24 April
Brighton Pier Group revenues hit £59m post-Covid
The Brighton Pier Group recently reported revenues of £58.9m for the 18 months ending 25 December 2022. The majority of the revenues came from the group’s pier division, which accumulated a total of £25.3m, compared to £9.6m in 2021. The results also show the business has rebounded strongly, especially by…
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24 April
The Apollo Arms appoints new general manager
Lunar Pub Co has appointed Kinan Wright as general manager at its new Clapham-based pub and dining room, The Apollo Arms Wright has been part of the Lunar Pub Co since 2021 and joins from sister site The Hunter’s Moon in South Kensington. Prior to that, he was bar and…
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24 April
Hospitality Rising hits 100,000 job applications
Hospitality Rising has attracted over 100,000 job applications, less than six months after the official campaign launched. It comes after the ‘Rise Fast, Work Young’ campaign, which targets 16 to 30-year-olds, exceeded 55,000 applications in February. The ‘Rise Fast, Work Young’ campaign launched last October in a bid to fix…
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