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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May- 2023 -5 May
Q Catering wins sole supply agreement with ICM
Q Catering has announced that it has won a sole supply agreement with Independent Catering Management (ICM). After 15 years of sharing the business with Brakes, Q Catering has been awarded a sole supply agreement for frozen and chilled products. ICM is a school meal provider in the Southeast of…
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5 May
Americana opens in London’s Haymarket
Americana, a new Southern American restaurant, has opened its doors in London’s Haymarket. The new restaurant is refurbished by hospitality entrepreneur Stephen Less and features vaulted ceilings, art deco chandeliers, “commodious” leather booths and American brasserie-inspired retro tiling. Americana’s ample menu features a selection of traditional Southern American fare including…
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5 May
SSP expands in US with Midfield concessions acquisition
SSP Group has expanded across North America by adding 40 new units at seven airports, including four new locations, following the acquisition of the concessions business of Midfield Concession Enterprises. The operator of F&B outlets in travel locations, which has locations across 35 countries, will expand its presence in over…
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4 May
The Restaurant Group to shut 23 sites by end of May
The Restaurant Group, which operates approximately 410 restaurants and pub restaurants throughout the UK including Wagamama, Brunning & Price and Frankie & Benny’s, is set to reinstate the closing of 23 of its sites at the end of May 2023. The group said it had successfully negotiated a number of…
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4 May
Blenheim Palace unveils Clementine’s on the Lawn restaurant
Blenheim Palace has launched a new restaurant, Clementine’s on the Lawn, this summer. The Orangery, which will undergo major renovations in 2023, and Clementine Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill’s wife, are the inspirations behind the restaurant’s citrus name. The new restaurant is built inside a glass conservatory structure and oversees the…
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4 May
Mixed Q1 for UK drinks sales
CGA Strategy’s Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed a “reasonable outlook” for Q1 with wine sales up but spirit sales down. It revealed wine sales have seen growth every week in 2023 as older consumers returned to pubs, bars and restaurants after the pandemic. Meanwhile, beer sales were in year-on-year growth…
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4 May
Domino’s launches £20m share buyback as app sales rise in Q1
Domino’s Pizza has activated a £20m share buyback programme after seeing like-for-like sales through its app increase by 10.7% in the first quarter, with order count increasing by 2.8% to 18 million. The news comes as the group’s new app has increased its active customers by 27% to roughly 6.8…
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3 May
Hospitality loses 4,600 venues in 12 months
Britain has suffered a net decline of 4,593 licensed premises in the last year to March 2023, according to the Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA Strategy. The drop is equivalent to 4.3% of the licensed sector since March 2022, and an average of 12.6 closures a day. In better news,…
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3 May
Restaurant Brands International sees Q1 earnings hit $588m
Restaurant Brands International which runs Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons and Firehouse Subs, has revealed its earnings hit $588m (£469m) for the quarter ending in March 2023 as its global sales increased 10%. The company said the performance, which beat analysts expectations, was driven by increases in its segments as…
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3 May
Maison De Boeuf to open in Cardiff
A new Parisian-inspired bistro, Maison De Boeuf, is set to launch in Cardiff’s Castle Arcade on 12 May. The restaurant is the latest venture from the team behind Vintage Tea and Coffee Co, the family business behind independent bar chains Gin and Juice and Rum and Fizz, and the Coffee…
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