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 -13 February
Pub insolvencies soar 83% in past year
Insolvencies among pub and bar companies have risen by 83% in the past year to a total of 512, according to accounting firm UHY Hacker Young. The firm has attributed the increase of insolvencies from 280 in 2021 to 512 in 2022 to the effects of the rail strikes paired…
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10 February
Not-for-profit Fair Shot Café opens in Covent Garden
Fair Shot Café, the social enterprise, not-for-profit operator, has opened at The Yards, Covent Garden. The project focuses on tackling the unemployment rate amongst adults with learning disabilities via the café, and has opened its 2,224 sq ft unit within The Yards. Each year the enterprise enrols 12 young adults…
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10 February
Gino D’Acampo’s Luciano restaurant sold to San Carlo Group
Gino D’Acampo’s restaurant Luciano, in Alderley Edge Cheshire, has been acquired by the San Carlo Group. The restaurant will close its doors on 14 February 2023, just one year after it opened. It will be closed for five weeks and then reopen under the San Carlo brand. The restaurant will…
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10 February
Shake Shack to open Camden restaurant
Shake Shack has announced that it is set to open a new restaurant in Camden. Set over three floors, the new Shack will have a prime location on Camden High Street, facing Regent’s Canal. In anticipation of the opening, Shake Shack is collaborating with London-based artist Aga Giecko on a…
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10 February
Churches Mansion freehold brought to market for £1.85m
On behalf of a private client, Savills has brought restaurant Churches Mansion’s freehold to market for a guide price of £1.85m to be sold as a going concern. The restaurant, which is located in Nantwich, Cheshire, is a Grade I-listed detached, two storey Tudor building dating back to 1577. Churches…
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9 February
Various Eateries poaches RedCat CFO
Various Eateries is set to appoint Sharon Badelek as chief financial officer (CFO), with effect from 1 April 2023. Badelek has a career spanning more than 30 years, having held financial leadership positions at several high-profile leisure and hospitality businesses. Most recently, she was CFO of RedCat Pub Company, where…
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9 February
Bierschenke to open Covent Garden venue
German beer hall company Bierschenke has announced plans to open a new venue in Covent Garden London. Formerly the site of Belgro Central the Victorian Grade 2 Listed site is 12,000 sq. ft and includes vaulted brick ceilings and flagstone floors. The company is hoping to open the venue in…
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9 February
Roberto Costa to open Fish Game in Canary Wharf
Restauranterer Roberto Costa, founder of group Macellaio RC, will open a new restaurant Fish Game in Canary Wharf this Spring. Executive head chef Lello Favuzzi, previously at Mortimer House and L’Anima, will work closely alongside Roberto to bring Fish Game to Life. Adding to the appeal of Fish Game will be a tequila…
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9 February
Sodexo appoints UK&I MD for energy and resources
Sodexo has announced the appointment of Ed Morrow as the new managing director of its energy and resources business in the UK and Ireland, following the promotion of Cunera Vlaar to lead Sodexo Netherlands. Morrow joined Sodexo in 2007 as finance director for energy and resources UK&I. Since then, he…
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8 February
UKH welcomes new energy security department
UKHospitality has welcomed the creation of a new department for energy security following a restructuring of government departments yesterday (7 February), calling the move “good news” for the sector. The reshuffle saw the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) split into three new departments, including the Department…
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