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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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Aug- 2022 -16 August
Hospitality bodies call for ‘urgent action’ on pub staff shortages
“Urgent action” is needed on staff shortages in pubs amid new employment figures being released, according to Hospitality bodies BBPA and UKH. In the latest figures, The ONS found that the number of job vacancies dropped for the first time since 2020, falling to 1.274 million, a decrease of 19,800…
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16 August
The Butchers Arms reopens following £180k refurb
The Butchers Arms, Southam has reopened following a £180k investment by independent pub operators Punch Pubs and Co, with management partners Brian and Selena Ogden at the helm. The pub has received a transformation complete with new exterior redecoration that is in keeping with the pub’s “natural style”. The refurbishment…
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16 August
Wagamama launches new sustainable packaging initiative
Wagamama announced the launch of its new cPET packaging after four years of planning and advice from plastic experts. The new packaging is said to reduce the brand’s carbon footprint of its most popular dish, the katsu curry, by 62%. It is reported that this launch will replace more than…
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16 August
Creams Cafe to open four new regional restaurants
Creams Cafe has announced it will open four “key” regional openings in the next quarter in a bid to strengthen its market position, located in Manchester, New Haw, Sheffield and York. The Manchester restaurant is set to be the newest flagship for Creams Cafe. Situated within Manchester’s Arndale shopping centre,…
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15 August
City of London sees 14% decrease in pubs since Pandemic
The City of London has seen a net decline of one in seven (14%) licensed premises since March 2020, the new Market Recovery Monitor from CGA by NielsenIQ and AlixPartners has revealed. The 14% decline in The City is a steeper decline than London as a whole, which saw a…
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15 August
The Hush Collection turnover hits £11.48m
The Hush Collection has announced its group turnover grew 36.3% year-on-year from £8.42m to £11.48m for the year ending 26 December 2021, and up 8.7% from pre-Covid levels in 2019. Group EBITDA also hit £1.07m, up from a loss of £389k in 2020. Overall, the group’s restaurants performed ahead of…
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15 August
St Austell Brewery appoints COO and commercial director
St Austell Brewery has announced the appointments of Andrew Turner to the newly-created role of chief operating officer and Paul Harbottle as the group’s first commercial director. These appointments come following St Austell’s new leadership team restructure. Turner reportedly joined the company in March 2020 as managing director of beer…
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15 August
Artfarm acquires London’s Groucho Club
Hospitality group Artfarm has bought London’s Groucho Club in Soho for an undisclosed sum. While the total valuation of the deal has not been disclosed, according to the Financial Times it was acquired for £40m . The Groucho Club has acted as a hub for the arts, literature, and media…
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12 August
Döner Shack to open its first London restaurant on Baker Street
Berlin-inspired street-food concept, Döner Shack, has announced the expansion of its restaurant portfolio with the opening of its London flagship site in late Autumn 2022. The new opening marks the first of four new openings Döner Shack has planned for the capital over the next six months and joins existing…
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12 August
Rapidly escalating energy bills are killing pubs, says BII
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has written to the secretary of state for BEIS and the chancellor to highlight the “devastating” impact of the energy crisis on its members running independent pub businesses and calling for urgent, essential support from the government. The news comes as licensees across the…
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