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The latest industry news from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Oct- 2022 -10 October
Growth Kitchen teams up with Patty and Bun
Growth Kitchen, the food-tech startup operating smart satellite kitchen networks, has announced a new partnership with Patty and Bun. The partnership will see Patty and Bun first join Growth Kitchen’s Bermondsey hub along with other food brands such as Tortilla, The Athenian and Kricket. The collaboration is also expected to…
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10 October
Sodexo subsidiary Entegra acquires Beacon Purchasing
Entegra, a Sodexo subsidiary and global group procurement organisation, has revealed its acquisition of Beacon Purchasing, which is said to provide a stronger and wider offering to “support hospitality businesses looking to improve their procurement”. Established by Sodexo in 1999 to help businesses with food facilities to buy more efficiently,…
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10 October
Uber Eats launches £250k fund to support Black-owned restaurants
Uber Eats has announced a cash boost of £250k for Black-owned restaurants across the UK as the company “significantly” expands its Black Business Fund in 2022. In collaboration with Enterprise Nation and Be Inclusive Hospitality, the Uber Eats Black Business Fund will award the fund to 25 small Black-owned businesses,…
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7 October
King’s House set to open in Chelsea
The King’s House, Chelsea, a new restaurant, bar and garden is set to open on Friday 7 October, aiming to bring laid-back dining, al fresco socialising, and late-night cocktails to an expansive space on London’s King’s Road. The venue’s co-founder, Ashley Letchford, who once co-owned its previous incarnation, The Jam Tree,…
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7 October
Foodservice Price Index tops 15% for the first time
Food and drink price inflation in hospitality hit 15% for the first time in the history of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index in August, according to new data. A combination of droughts, the war in Ukraine and the “spiralling” costs of commodities, energy and labour throughout the supply chain…
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7 October
JD Wetherspoon posts £30.4m loss
JD Wetherspoon has reported a pre-tax loss of £30.4m for the 53 weeks ended 31 July 2022 (FY22) amid what it called “painstakingly” slow recovery recovery post-Covid and rising cost inflation. The company also announced that it is marketing 32 pubs following its long-term strategy of opening larger pubs at…
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6 October
Burger & Lobster turnover surges 40%
Burger and Lobster has announced its turnover surged 40% in the financial year ending 2 January 2022 (FY22), growing from £16.3m to £22.8m year-on-year. The nine-strong London-based restaurant group recorded EBITDA of £1.8m and it hailed net assets of £2.5m for FY22 with positive funds balance. The group performed ahead…
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6 October
Chipotle to open new Hampstead restaurant
Chipotle has announced it is opening a new restaurant in West Hampstead on 11 October. Earlier this year, Chipotle opened its first location outside the greater London area in Watford. The company currently has 12 locations in the UK. Chipotle had over 3,000 restaurants as of June 30, 2022, in…
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6 October
Yummy Pubs offloads The Wiremill to Hall & Woodhouse
Yummy Pubs has sold The Wiremill, near Lingfield in Surrey, to independent family brewer Hall and Woodhouse for an undisclosed sum. Business partners Anthony Pender, Tim Foster and Jason Rowlands will now be pursuing separate projects, following their 15-year partnership at Yummy Pubs. Following the move, Yummy Pubs will rebrand…
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5 October
Poke House expands outside London
Poke House has announced it is expanding outside of London for the first time, with a new site due to open in Cambridge in early 2023. Poke House said this will be the first of many sites outside of London to open, and the announcement follows the new opening in…
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