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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Jun- 2022 -30 June
Pret to expand to India in partnership with RBL
Pret has announced its partnership with Reliance Brands Limited (RBL), to launch and build the brand in India. RBL will open the food chain across the country starting with major cities and travel hubs. As India’s luxury to premium retailer, RBL has over 14 years experience growing global brands in…
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30 June
Pret sales hit by rail strikes
Pret A Manger’s sales in London’s financial and shopping district have fallen “sharply”, as coffee, soup and sandwich sales in the City and Canary Wharf were at 62% of pre-Covid-19 levels through Thursday (23 June), according to the latest figures tracked by Bloomberg’s Pret Index. This is reportedly the lowest…
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30 June
Greene King unveils new recruitment commitments
Greene King has announced the intention to implement new commitments around the recruiting and training of employees from all backgrounds after the brand launched a new report, ‘Untapping Potential: the role of pubs in levelling up skills, jobs and communities’. The company’s commitments will reportedly include adding 5,000 new apprentices…
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30 June
Red Oak Taverns acquires three pubs from Liberation Group
Red Oak Taverns has completed the acquisition of three tied tenanted pubs from the Liberation Group, for an undisclosed sum. The pubs are based in the South West of England and are operated by tenants under substantive agreements. This marks the first portfolio acquisition for Red Oak since the major…
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29 June
Gura Gura to make UK debut at The Yards
Gura Gura, a brand-new Asian bar and kitchen concept, has signed at 19 Slingsby Place, The Yards, for its debut restaurant within Covent Garden which is set to launch in mid-October. The 2,900 square feet restaurant will be set across two floors within the new and revitalised The Yards, and…
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29 June
Matsudai Ramen confirms debut opening date
Matsudai Ramen, online DIY ramen retailer, has confirmed an early August opening date for its first ramen restaurant, Matsudai Ramen in Cardiff. Following a five-month refurbishment of the former Natwest bank site in Grangetown, Cardiff, Matsudai founder James Chant will open the doors to the 70-cover ramen restaurant at 6pm…
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29 June
Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club appoints new executive chef
Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club in Forest Row, East Sussex, has announced the appointment of its new executive chef, Tony Sanders. Sanders reportedly brings over 20 years’ experience to the role, having worked in renowned establishments around the world, which include Surrey Hotel in Auckland City, Marigot Bay in…
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29 June
Seasoned to cater for Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust
Seasoned has been appointed as caterers for the Royal Pavilion and Museums Trust, and will provide menus for events at the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery and the Royal Pavilion. The Trust is a charitable organisation that manages the Royal Pavilion and Museum’s buildings and collections on behalf of Brighton…
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29 June
Shepherd Neame sales rise 13%
Shepherd Neame has revealed its retail sales grew 13% year-on-year for the six weeks ending 25 June 2022, compared with the same period last year when indoor trading was allowed again on 17 May 2021. Shepherd Neame is Britain’s oldest brewer and owner and operator of 299 pubs in Kent…
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29 June
Whitbread names Domino’s boss as new CEO
The board of Whitbread PLC (Whitbread) has announced that Dominic Paul has been appointed as its next CEO. He will succeed Alison Brittain, who has decided to retire from full time executive life at the end of the financial year 2023. Paul will join the company early in January 2023.…
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