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 -3 May
Hostmore to further cost cutting plans amid new CEO appointment
Hostmore has announced a further cost reduction programme that will result in £4.1m of annualised savings, in addition to the group’s £1.8m annualised savings, as well as the appointment of Julie McEwan as permanent CEO of the group. The cost reduction announcement brings the total aggregate cost reduction to £5.9m…
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2 May
TRG reports Wagama sales up 9% despite backlash from investors
Wagamama owner, the Restaurant Group, has revealed that Wagamama sales grew 9% compared with 2022, over the four weeks to April 30, despite facing backlash from activist investors. According to its latest trading update, covering the 13 weeks to 2 April 2023, it recorded a 15% increase in dine in…
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2 May
Greene King revenues surge to £2.18bn
Greene King has announced that its revenues grew 62% to £2.18bn for the 12 months ended 1 January 2023. Profit before tax rose to £66.9m from a loss before tax compared with the previous year which saw the closure of all pubs for the first 15 weeks of the financial…
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2 May
Popeyes to launch first UK drive-thru in Rotherham
Popeyes has announced that it will launch its first UK drive-thru in Rotherham on 15 May. The drive-thru will be part of a 104-seat restaurant which will include seating indoors and outside. The restaurant will also have a dual-ordering lane to reduce expected vehicle queues, and a car park. Tom…
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2 May
Heinkenen to invest £40m in Star Pubs upgrades
Heineken has recently announced it will invest £40m in upgrading almost a quarter of the pubs in its Star Pubs & Bars’ estate in 2023. A total of 570 pubs will benefit from the improvements, with 100 of these scheduled for major revamps averaging £200,000 each, creating around 600 new…
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2 May
Liberation Group expands managed pubs portfolio in Q1
Pub operator Liberation Group has revealed that for the 12 weeks to 22 April, its portfolio of managed pubs increased by 4.7% like-for-like in the UK, while food and drink increased by 4.4% and 2.8% respectively. While accommodation saw a rise of 13.9% among the group’s managed pubs, its estate…
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Apr- 2023 -28 April
Fresh rail strikes to heap ‘further pain’ on hospitality, says UKH
Trade body UK Hospitality has called for all parties involved to “redouble” their efforts to reach a resolution ahead of planned strike action by train drivers. Train drivers from the ASLEF union are set to strike on three dates across May and June dashing hopes of a resolution to the…
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28 April
Blacklock to open new site in Canary Wharf
Black has announced the launch of its new restaurant in Canary Wharf on 15 May 2023. Located in a standalone warehouse on the North Dock under the railway tracks right by the waterside, at 4,000 square feet and with 120 covers, Blacklock said that the new site will be its…
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28 April
Punch Pubs adds two pubs to growing portfolio
Independent Pub Company Punch Pubs and Co has recently acquired two new community pubs to add to its 1,300-strong portfolio. The pub company, based in Burton upon Trent, had been seeking more quality acquisitions, including packages and single-site opportunities that fit with its modern and progressive vision and growth plans.…
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28 April
Stonegate Group’s biggest Accelerator cohort to date graduates
Stonegate Group’s leadership development scheme, Accelerator, has revealed that this year’s graduating cohort is the biggest to date at a total of 70 hospitality professionals from across the group’s pub and bar concepts. Structured around three in-depth workshops, the programme focuses on developing individuals within operations as leaders with their…
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