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- 2025 -5 August
Sticks’n’Sushi marks ‘productive’ first year under McWin
Sticks’n’Sushi has described its first full year under private equity firm McWin Capital as “productive”, after opening three new sites and reporting revenues of £86.8m in the period from 16 January to 31 December 2024. The Danish-Japanese restaurant group, which operates in Denmark, Germany and the UK, also reported that…
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4 August
Chestnut expands East of England portfolio with three new inns
Hospitality group Chestnut has added three Suffolk inns to its portfolio and opened new guest accommodation as part of ongoing investment in the East of England. The Red Lion in East Bergholt, the Angel Inn in Stoke by Nayland and the Anchor Inn in Nayland have joined the group’s collection…
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4 August
Mowgli Street Food opens new site in Norwich
Mowgli Street Food is set to open a new site in Norwich this week, marking its first ever restaurant in the city. Anyone dining during the first week of opening (Aug 8-15) will receive free Chat Bombs, one of Mowgli’s signature dishes. Chat Bombs are crisp bread puffs filled with…
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4 August
Chopstix opens first Huddersfield branch as expansion continues
Chopstix has officially opened its first restaurant in Huddersfield as part of a wider UK expansion drive. The site, located on King Street in the town centre, is the latest in a series of launches this year, following new outlets in Brighton, Leeds and Wolverhampton. The chain, which specialises in…
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4 August
Tasty raises £9.25m to support its planned acquisition
Casual dining group Tasty has raised £9.25m before expenses through a share placing and subscription to support its planned acquisition. The news comes after the AIM-listed company placed 1.7 billion new shares and issued a further 150.6 million shares by subscription, each priced at 0.5p. The price represents a discount…
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1 August
Punch Pubs welcomes strong year of trading as acquisitions ramp up
Punch Pubs has welcomed strong trading for the 40 weeks to 18 May 2025, as revenues hit £251.7m over the period, compared to £241.5m the prior year. Both its leased and tenanted and pub partnership segments delivered like-for-like underlying EBITDA growth against the prior year, with total EBITDA for the…
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1 August
Tough first half as mixed weather flattens June hospitality sales
Britain’s leading pub, bar and restaurant groups finished a soft first half of trading with sales exactly level year-on-year in June. It follows a drop of 1.0% in May, and means sales were static or negative in four of the first six months of 2025, with a warm April the…
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1 August
Buzzworks appoints former Hostmore CEO as non-exec chair
Scottish hospitality group, Buzzworks, has announced the appointment of the former chief executive of Hostmore, Robert Cook, to the role of non-executive chairman as it prepares to expand into the accommodation sector. Cook joins with more than 35 years of experience in hotels, having previously held senior roles as chief…
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1 August
Chocoberry revenues up 53% in H1 as it targets 50 stores by 2026
Leicester-based dessert café chain, Chocoberry, has reported a 53% increase in revenues in the first half of 2025 as the business accelerates plans to open 50 UK sites by the end of 2026. Chocoberry has attributed its performance to growing demand for its premium dessert offering. Founded in 2018, the…
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Jul- 2025 -31 July
Greene King invests £42m into 130 sites in H1
Greene King has invested almost £42m into 130 of its pubs and smokehouse restaurants in the first half of the year. According to the group, around £24m has been invested in 62 pubs in the Greene King managed estate, comprising Greene King pubs and Destination Brands, despite the “challenging” economic…
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