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 -13 March
Thornbury Castle receives Three AA Rosette status
Thornbury Castle Hotel and Restaurant, part of the Relais and Chateaux collection, has been awarded a Three AA Rosette. It is the only Tudor castle in England to house a hotel. The rosettes celebrate successful cooking and Three Rosette status is given to “outstanding restaurants” that achieve standards that demand…
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13 March
Chopstix Group acquires Chozen Noodle
Chopstix group has announced the acquisition of competitor Chozen Noodle for an undisclosed fee. Chopstix Group is acquiring all of Chozen’s 27 sites in Motorway Service Areas (MSA), which are principally managed through franchise agreements with Roadchef and Moto. The acquisition of these sites takes the group’s presence at MSAs…
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13 March
Nightcap revenues hit £23.5m in half-year results
Nightcap has revealed that its revenues grew 48.7% to £23.5m during its half-year ended 1 January 2023, as like-for-like revenues increased 4.7% for the second quarter of FY23 against the same period last year. Despite significant rail strikes being held across the UK, the group managed to increase its adjusted…
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10 March
Chalk Restaurant appoints new executive chef
Chalk Restaurant and Winston Estate have recently announced that Tom Kemble will join the team as executive chef, bringing his expertise to the West Sussex restaurant. Kemble, formerly head chef at Bonhams Restaurant, has a longstanding career within the hospitality sector, having held different roles at World’s 50 Best Restaurants-honoured…
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10 March
Gino D’Acampo’s £2m Boar Lane to launch in April
Gino D’Acampo has announced that he will be opening his new restaurant, Boar Lane in Leeds, on 10 April 2023. The upmarket Italian restaurant and bar is located at the recently refurbished Leeds Marriott Hotel and will offer breakfast, brunch, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, and cocktails until late. The 160-seater…
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10 March
Smoking Lobster Group opens The Brasserie in Foresters Hall hotel
Smoking Lobster Group has partnered with Foresters Hall, a boutique hotel in Cowes, to open The Brasserie restaurant on 7 April 2023. The announcement was made by sibling partners Giancarlo Giancovich and Cinzia Reckitt on behalf of Smoking Lobster Group, and husband-and-wife duo Sara Curran and Peter Sussman on behalf…
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10 March
SSP partners with The Breakfast Club in Gatwick roll-out
Operator of F&B outlets in travel locations, SSP Group, has partnered with London brunch chain, The Breakfast Club, to open its first venue at London Gatwick airport. The partnership comes as over half of The Breakfast Club’s trade occurs before mid-day, making it a particularly strong offer for SSP at…
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9 March
Food and accommodation was North West’s fastest-growing sector in 2022
Food and accommodation is the fastest-growing industry in the North West, the new 2023 ‘Fastest-growing regional sectors’ list by Fintech company Iwoca has revealed. The latest statistics, which analysed ONS UK business data between 2018 and 2022, reported an 18% increase in the North West’s accommodation and food business, which…
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9 March
Domino’s FY sales boosted by record Q4
Domino’s UK has seen revenues rise by 7% to £600m in FY22, with like-for-like system sales up by 5.3% in the period, boosted by a strong Q4, where record quarterly orders were reported. Profit-before-tax fell by 13.2% to £98.9m however, affected by an additional £2.4m accelerated amortisation and impairment relating…
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9 March
Over 2m hospitality workers suffering ‘declining mental health’
Over 2 million people who work in the hospitality sector are suffering from “declining mental health” as a result of the cost of living, according to the State of Financial Wellbeing index from Wagestream. The index also found that 67% of hospitality staff have cut back on their spending with…
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