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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Jul- 2023 -14 July
UKH calls late night levy extension ‘damaging blow’ to sector
UKHospitality has branded the extension of the late night levy a “damaging blow” to the sector after the government adapted the law for local authorities. The levy will now allow local authorities to create late night levy areas smaller than their local authority boundaries and extend levies to sites such…
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14 July
The Bell Foundry pub to reopen after securing £130,000 investment
The Bell Foundry pub in Loughborough is set to reopen its doors on Friday 21 July following a £130,000 investment by the Craft Union Pub Company. The pub, which shares its name with the Bell Foundry Cathedral has had a short closure to undergo works revitalising the site. The renovation…
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14 July
UK’s Domino’s Pizza Group appoints new CEO
The UK’s Domino’s Pizza Group has announced the appointment of Andrew Rennie as new chief executive officer of the company, to be effective from 7 August. He will take over from Elias Diaz Sese, who took over as Interim CEO in October 2002. Diaz Sese will remain a non-executive director. …
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14 July
RenMor at The Headland appoints new executive chef
The newly-launched £3m Restaurant RenMor at the five-star Cornish hotel, The Headland, has announced the appointment of Gavin Edney as its new executive chef. Prior to his appointment, Edney spent almost six years as group executive chef for Castlebridge Hospitality, working with Mike Robinson to develop and open The Elder…
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13 July
Bocconcino to open second site in Soho
Following the success of Italian restaurant Bocconcino in Mayfair, Mikhail Gokhner is set to open a second site in London’s Soho on 15 September. Located on 58 Great Marlborough Street, Bocconcino will specialise in Italian fare with a “contemporary flair”, including wood-fired pizzas, handmade pasta and cicchetti. With capacity for…
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13 July
Wetherspoon lowers debt as sales jump 11.5%
J.D Wetherspoon has announced that its like-for-like sales have risen 11.5% for the first 10 weeks of Q4, compared with the same period in FY22. Alongside this, its like-for-like sales were up 11% compared with the same period in FY19, the last period before the pandemic. In the current financial…
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13 July
Alain Ducasse appoints new head sommelier
The Dorchester hotel has recently announced the appointment of Martin Kleveta as head sommelier at the three Michelin-starred restaurant Alain Ducasse. Kleveta will be working closely with the team including chef patron Jean-Philippe Blondet, head chef Alberto Gobbo through to assistant head sommelier Maxime Lamour. He has worked in the…
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13 July
The Kenmuir Arms opens in Dumfries and Galloway
The Kenmuir Arms gastropub and hotel has opened its doors in the small riverside village of New Luce, Dumfries and Galloway, following a community buyout that funded its complete refurbishment. The opening marks a new chapter for the New Luce Community Trust, which is spearheading the renovation of the historic…
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13 July
Big Table Group sales hit £206.2m in FY22
Big Table Group revealed that full sales reached £206.2m in the 12 months to 30 October 2022, an increase from £142.1m in the previous year, despite Covid restrictions, energy and food price inflation, and the end of business rates concessions. The group, which operates Las Iguanas, Bella Italia, Café Rouge,…
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12 July
Wagamama shareholder calls for chairman to be replaced
Irenic Capital Management, minority shareholder in The Restaurant Group which owns Wagamama, has called on the board of the company to replace chair Ken Hanna. Irenic, which owns a shareholding of 2.6% in TRG, wants Hanna replaced due to his “documented disregard for the best interests of all shareholders”. Alongside…
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