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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Mar- 2023 -20 March
Grind acquires Bottleshot Coffee amid £15m investment
London-based coffee brand Grind has completed a £15m investment round that facilitated the acquisition of ready-to-drink coffee company, Bottleshot Coffee. The news comes as the coffee brand, which has cafe locations in Greenwich, Soho and London Bridge, is also investing in growing its at-home coffee products. Bottleshot Coffee was founded…
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17 March
Deliveroo posts £300m loss despite revenues of £1.9bn
Food delivery business Deliveroo reported a loss for the year of almost £300m, according to its results for the FY22 period. Despite the loss, Deliveroo said it delivered a “strong year” of operational and financial performance which was ahead of expectations. The London-based company reported a 14% increase in revenues,…
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17 March
Fife Arms appoints new head chef
The Fife Arms Hotel has announced the appointment of Adam Maddock as its new head chef. Maddock has over a decade of experience in the industry and has worked in Michelin starred restaurants across the UK. After an apprenticeship with the Tanner brothers at only 18 years old, he started…
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17 March
Mojo Cocktail Bar to open in Newcastle
Mojo Cocktail Bar has announced that it is set to open in Newcastle on 7 April 2023. Located at The Gate on Newgate Street, the new bar will deliver a combination of cocktails with home-made, classic American food. The cocktail bar will serve an “extensive” cocktail list of over 120…
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17 March
Searcys appointed caterers of the Guards Polo Club this spring
Searcys and its partner Lush by Tom Kerridge have been appointed the official caterers for the Guards Polo Club from Spring 2023. As caterers, the company will provide day-to-day management to the Clubhouse Restaurant, with Lush by Tom Kerridge delivering hospitality services for the club’s upcoming events. Located in Windsor…
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16 March
Lexington Catering announces partnership with Pact Coffee
Lexington catering has announced a new partnership with Pact Coffee aiming to promote gender equality. The project will enable offices across the Lexington business to contribute directly to the development of coffee growing communities across nine countries through Pact’s direct-trade supply chain model. Pact and Lexington’s collaboration will focus primarily…
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16 March
Delivery and takeaway sales continue to drop, CGA reports
Delivery and takeaway sales in Britain have again experienced a fall compared to last year, according to the new Hospitality at Home Tracker from CGA by NIQ. The tracker revealed that compared to February 2022, combined sales of delivery and takeaway food last month declined by 6% as more customers…
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16 March
Outpost bar and kitchen to open in Cardiff
Cardiff’s Depot founder, Nick Saunders, has announced the launch of Outpost, a new bar and kitchen in Cardiff later this summer. The 85-cover restaurant is set to open in the Laundry Quarter in Pontcanna and will serve food and drinks from breakfast till dinner. Saunders co-founded Par 59 and was…
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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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