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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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Mar- 2025 -21 March
Hospitality workers embrace AI to enhance guest experience, research finds
Hospitality workers are embracing AI to deliver better guest experiences with almost all saying it has had a positive impact…
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21 March
Burger King UK seeks £40m refinancing for expansion
Burger King’s main UK operator Bridgestone is initiating talks with lenders for a significant refinancing, as the fast-food group plans…
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21 March
Carlsberg signs multi-year deal with UEFA
Carlsberg has signed a new multi-year partnership deal with UEFA to become the official beer of UEFA national team football.…
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21 March
Tim Martin: NICs and labour rates to cost JD Wetherspoon £60m
JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has warned that the imminent increases in National Insurance and labour rates will result in…
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20 March
Today’s news in brief – 20/03/25
UKH have called for packaging supplied to venues to be exempt from the EPR. The likes of Azzurri Group, Burger…
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20 March
Hospitality businesses claim new packaging rules will ‘cost millions’
Pub and hospitality businesses have joined with UKHospitality to write to Steve Reed, the Defra Secretary of State, to call…
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20 March
New Japanese-inspired café to open in Knightsbridge
A new design-led café with minimalist Japanese-inspired ambience, Clap Ka-fe, is set to open in London on 31 March. Rooted…
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20 March
BoE holds interest rates at 4.5%
The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to hold interest rates at 4.5%, having cut the rate last month to…
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20 March
Hertfordshire Catering appoints new executive chef
Hertfordshire Catering Limited (HCL) has appointed David Stanley as its new executive chef. With “extensive” experience across multiple sectors of…
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20 March
Hospitality sees fractional sales growth of 0.1% in February
The top restaurant, pub and bar groups saw their like-for-like sales grow by a fractional 0.1% in February, as consumers…
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