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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Feb- 2023 -21 February
Oli Williamson to leave Fat Duck
The head chef at Fat Duck, Heston Blumenthal’s Berkshire restaurant, Oli Williamson has announced he is set to leave his role. Williamson will leave on 11 March 2023 having joined Fat Duck in 2020. He was promoted to head chef in 2022. He has also won the Roux Scholarship, having…
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21 February
Dundas Heritable brings four pubs to market
Scottish licensed pub operator, Dundas Heritable, has put four of its public houses up for sale for undisclosed amounts through Christie and Co’s Scottish Hospitality team. The four businesses for sale, which include The Scarecrow in Kilsyth, The Viking in Glasgow, The Willow in Greenock, and The Boarding House in…
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20 February
Chef duo to open second bar and restaurant in Edinburgh
Chef patron duo, Tomás Gormley and Sam Yorke, are set to open their second restaurant, Skua, in Edinburgh this Spring. The founders of Heron have curated a menu of small plates that are “inspired by the seasons”. They will also offer a drinks list featuring cocktails, beers, spirits, natural and…
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20 February
Delivery and takeaway sales dip in January
Delivery and takeaway sales across top managed restaurant groups were down by 2% last month as consumers tightened their belts, according to CGA by NielsenIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker. According to the CGA, the ordering-in market has now seen year-on-year sales fall for 15 months in a row. January’s…
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20 February
Costa Coffee appoints new CEO
Costa Coffee has announced the appointment of Philippe Schaillee as its new CEO. Schaillee joins Costa from Groupe SEB, where he served as executive vice president in charge of Products and Innovation since April 2021. He began his career with the Sara Lee Group in Belgium in 1994, where he…
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17 February
Rhubarb Hospitality Collection opens Larch
Rhubarb Hospitality Group has announced the opening of Larch, a new Italian restaurant and café concept located at 1 Sky Garden Walk. The restaurant opened this week and joins Rhubarb’s portfolio of bars and two restaurants within Sky Garden. Upstairs, the 50-cover restaurant and bar will showcase an Italian inspired…
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17 February
TRG welcomes shareholder calls to restore market confidence
The Restaurant Group (TRG), the operator of Wagamama, has welcomed constructive input from its shareholders at the Oasis Management Company, who issued the company a letter yesterday (16 February) calling on it to restore market confidence. In this letter, Oasis outlined a proposal for a governance review, which included a…
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17 February
Heavitree returns to profit in FY22
Heavitree has reported an operating profit of £1.42m in FY22, up from a loss of £59,000 the prior year, as the group “finished the year returning numbers similar to those achieved before the start of the pandemic”. The year saw the brewery increase its turnover by 57.64% to £7.28m against…
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16 February
SSP Group UK trading hit by rail strikes in Q1
SSP Group has seen its UK sales performance weakened by rail strikes in the first quarter of FY23, as revenues hit only 83% of 2019 levels at £215m. Its overall Q1 performance in the region reflected both the seasonally higher weighting of rail and the impact of more industrial action…
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16 February
Claridge’s opens Artspace Café
Mayfair hotel Claridge’s has announced the opening of Artspace Café, a venue that will focus on breakfast and lunch. The cafe, which has its own entrance on Brook’s Mews, was designed by renowned British architectural designer John Pawson, and features a patisserie counter, marble communal table as a central spot,…
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