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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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Jun- 2022 -7 June
Q Catering appoints new MD
Q Catering has announced the appointment of Steve Clarke as its new managing director, with aims to drive the company to annual turnover of £20m by 2030. The Sittingbourne-based firm plans to increase its healthy ingredient options and plant-based ranges. It currently provides to over 830 businesses across the UK…
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7 June
Hawksmoor to open first Dublin steakhouse
Steak restaurant group, Hawksmoor, has announced plans to launch its first restaurant in Dublin which will be open in spring 2023, subject to planning. This marks Hawksmoor’s second international opening, the first being in New York last September. Founders Will Beckett and Huw Gott said they hope to repeat this…
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7 June
Liberation Group profits hit £9.5m
The Liberation Group has reported its underlying EBITDA hit £9.53m, compared to a loss of £795m in 2021 for the 52 week period ended 29 January 2022, despite another year of disruption due to Covid. Group operating profit also increased from a loss of £9.38m to £2.52m, with group turnover…
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7 June
Island Poké opens first venue outside of London
The UK’s “leading poké operator” has launched a new site in Bicester Village, its first location outside of London. Island Poké brings “fresh pacific flavours” to the luxury shopping destination in Oxfordshire. The brand has opened a kiosk unit along the main thoroughfare with enough seating for up to 40…
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7 June
Sadiq Khan launches £500k scheme to boost night time high streets
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a new £500,000 programme to create Night Time Enterprise Zones in London to help support economic recovery. The programme will allow boroughs to encourage more people to use their high streets after 6pm and to increase the number of night workers that benefit…
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7 June
Sustainable Hospitality Alliance announces new CEO
The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance has announced the appointment of Glenn Mandziuk as its new chief executive officer. Mandziuk has over 25 years of leadership experience in advancing sustainable practices in tourism, hospitality and economic development. Prior to becoming CEO of the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, he was president and chief executive…
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6 June
Pubs and bars see 74.2% surge in Jubilee spending
The hospitality sector has witnessed a “spending boom” during the Platinum Jubilee long weekend (2-5 June) as Brits celebrated, with UK pubs, bars and nightclubs seeing a 74.2% rise in spending compared to the same period last year (3-6 June 2021). According to Barclaycard Payments, which processes nearly £1 in…
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6 June
Revolution Bars Group to open first new sites in four years
Revolution Bars Group, the operator of Revolution, Revolución de Cuba, Playhouse and Founders and Co, has announced it is to open new sites for the first time in four years. The two new sites, based in Exeter and Preston, take the group’s total number of venues to 69, with Revolution…
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6 June
Punch Room at London Edition to re-open
Cocktail bar Punch Room has announced it will re-open on 10 June 2022 with a new menu concept created by bars manager Anthony Callegari. The bar is located in the heart of Fitzrovia, within The London Edition hotel. It comes following the opening of Punch Room at The Madrid Edition…
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6 June
The North Bar and Kitchen brought to market
The North Bar and Kitchen in Leicester city centre has been brought to market for an undisclosed sum. Set within an “attractive heritage building” along Hinckley Road, this restaurant offers a British dining experience “with a French twist”. Along with a seasonal menu of local produce and ingredients, the venue…
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