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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- 2023 -16 March
Blue Boar Pub appoints new general manager
The Blue Boar Pub at the Conrad London St James has announced the appointment of Tom Rickard as its new general manager. Rickard joins the venue with a strong gastropub background, having begun his management career at The Almanack with Peach Pubs, which is based in the Home Counties and…
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15 March
Spring Budget: Corporation tax to rise to 25%
Corporation tax is set to rise from 19% to 25% for firms with profits over £250,000, as part of a number of measures announced in chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget. To help offset the corporation tax rise, Hunt also announced a provision of £9bn of “full capital expensing” which for…
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15 March
Roots and Seeds Kitchen Garden to open in Gloucestershire
Roots and Seeds Kitchen Garden has announced its opening at The Old Kennels in Cirencester, Gloucestershire on 7 April 2023. The new restaurant is an all-day cafe restaurant with its own on-site kitchen garden and a newly-built dining space with 54 covers. Head chef, Sam Idione, will showcase Cotswolds artisan…
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15 March
Rail strikes will cost hospitality sector almost £600m, UKH warns
Rail and tube strikes happening across the country this week will cost the hospitality sector almost £600m, trade body UKHospitality has announced. Rail strikes are set to happen on the 16th, 18th, 30th of March and 1st of April meanwhile hospitality venues in London are also going to be affected…
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15 March
Shake Shack to open in Clapham
Shake Shack has announced that it plans to open a new site in Clapham, London. The site in South London will be the New York based fast food joint’s 14th UK location. The new location will be on Clapham High Street and will overlook Clapham Common, one of London’s oldest…
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15 March
US burger brand Carl’s Jr. to launch in the UK
US burger brand, Carl’s Jr. has partnered with Christie and Co to support its search for several franchise partners to roll out the quick service restaurant’s UK launch. News of this UK expansion follows the brand’s success in Europe, where they now have over 80 sites. According to the chain,…
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14 March
Lee Westcott to open two restaurants at Birch Selsdon
Chef Lee Westcott is set to open two restaurants at the Birch Selsdon hotel in south Croydon named Elodie and Vervain. Westcott will take cues from the estate’s major rewilding project, using the surrounding 200 acres of green space to grow ingredients for foraging and begin an on-site kitchen garden…
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14 March
Number of UK hospitality firms surges 17% in five years
The hospitality industry has experienced growth during the past five years, according to new findings collated by Business Name Generator. Using data from the ONS latest report on UK business activity, the number of accommodation and food services businesses has risen by 17% in five years, resulting in an additional…
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14 March
Happy reveals plans to expand across London
After celebrating its three year anniversary last month, Happy Restaurant London has revealed it intends to expand across the capital. The international restaurant chain Happy Grill and Bar, which launched its first restaurant in London in February 2020, is a casual-dining place that offers a variety of different cuisines, including…
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14 March
Doner Shack to debut in London this month
Berlin street food brand Doner Shack has announced that it will be opening its first London store on Baker Street on 27 March. To celebrate the opening of the store, which comes after its success in Manchester, Leicester and Glasgow, the brand will be offering 200 free kebaps a day…
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