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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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Apr- 2022 -20 April
Nightcap to bring Blame Gloria to Bristol
Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia group of bars, has announced it is to open a new Blame Gloria site in Bristol. The latest Blame Gloria opening will be located at 22 Small Street, Bristol, BS1 1DW and covers an area…
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20 April
Just Eat mulls Grubhub sale amid subdued Q1 orders
Just Eat has confirmed it is considering a partial or full sale of Grubhub, as it downgraded its full-year growth expectations and saw orders in the first quarter of 2022 remain largely flat against last year. While it maintained the “high level” of orders that were processed during the pandemic…
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20 April
UK licensed premises contract as CGA warns of future closures
Britain’s number of licensed premises contracted 0.9% in the first quarter of 2022, the latest market recovery monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals. It indicates that Britain had just under 106,000 licensed premises at the end of March 2022. CGA said that “while this small decrease does represent a slowdown…
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20 April
Gov to award CMA new power to ban fake reviews
The government is consulting a new law that will make it illegal to pay someone to write or host a fake review. It revealed this is so people are not “cheated” by bogus ratings. Fake reviews will be tackled by consulting on a new law against: Commissioning someone to write…
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19 April
LDC places D&D London up for auction
Private equity owners LDC has reportedly begun talks with financiers Interpath Advisory to launch a formal sales process for D&D London. According to Sky News, LDC has asked Interpath to begin talks with interested parties after exclusive talks with investment firm Montecito Equity Partners failed. D&D was originally founded by…
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19 April
Hall & Woodhouse returns to profit in FY22
Hall and Woodhouse (H&W) has welcomed a return to profitability, with an underlying profit before tax of £1.6m in FY22, down from a loss of £10.5m in FY21, despite a “challenging” financial year and ongoing disruption amid the pandemic. The brewery said its team, led by managing director Matt Kearsey,…
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19 April
Courtyard by Marriott Edinburgh West announces new head chef
Scotland’s first sports hotel, the Courtyard by Marriott Edinburgh West has announced the promotion of Varvara Sainti to head chef, following her performance as sous chef at the hotel. Studying Hospitality in Rhodes, Sainti gained practical experience working in a number of boutique hotels in Greece, as well as on…
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19 April
Recruitment and retention remain ‘major concern’ for hospitality
Staffing issues continue to set back hospitality’s recovery from Covid-19, according to new research from CGA and Fourth’s Business Leaders’ Survey. The poll shows “intense” competition for team members. Three in five (59%) say they will recruit at a greater rate than usual this year, an increase of 13 percentage…
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14 April
Sheffield’s Juke and Loe to close this May
Sheffield’s Juke and Loe restaurant has announced it is set to close this summer after failing to agree to a new lease with its landlord. The business, which was founded five years ago on Ecclesall Road, has been recommended in the Michelin Guide for the last two years. In a…
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14 April
Restaurant owners facing mental health crisis, research finds
Over a third of restaurant owners across the country reported that their mental health was worse at the end of 2021 than it was during the peak of the pandemic in 2020, new research from Flipdish has found. A study from 200 UK hospitality decision-makers revealed that 37% of restaurant…
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