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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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Mar- 2022 -11 March
Cornish Bakery expands senior leadership team
Cornish Bakery has expanded its senior leadership team to enable its journey towards growing the business to 100 bakeries. Founder Steve Grocutt has bolstered both his board and operational teams, headhunting specialists from across the UK, as well as promoting from within the company. Ralf Goad, previously of Risk Capital…
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10 March
Debut Mexican restaurant from Adriana Cavita to open this May
Mexican chef Adriana Cavita is set to open her debut solo Mexican restaurant on 6 May on Marylebone’s Wigmore Street. The site will serve Cavita’s takes on traditional Mexican dishes that tell a story of her “heritage and the people who taught her the craft of cooking”. The downstairs of…
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10 March
SHA announces ‘Pathway to Net Positive Hospitality for the Planet’
The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance has announced the launch of the “Pathway to Net Positive Hospitality for the Planet”, a guide aimed at helping businesses achieve net positive environmental impact. To achieve this goal, it said the pathway provides a” practical, four-stage guidance framework as a free resource that supports all…
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10 March
UK public support maintaining 12.5% VAT, UKH says
There is strong support amongst the public for VAT to remain at its current rate of 12.5% beyond April, according to a new study by YouGov commissioned by UKHospitality. Excluding those who didn’t give a view, only 21% believed the Government should stick with its current plan to increase VAT…
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10 March
JKS partners with chef Luke Farrell for Arcade Food Hall restaurants
JKS, a London restaurant group, has announced its partnership with chef Luke Farrell as it launches a series of restaurants. Farrell has spent over 15 years in Thailand, training and working in kitchens across South East Asia. Alongside his “extensive” culinary learnings, over the years he has also acquired hundreds…
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9 March
KPMG to pay £875k fine over Revolution Bars audit
The executive counsel of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined KPMG LLP £875,000 and imposed further sanctions against it and Michael Frankish in relation to the audits of Revolution Bars Group for the financial years ended 30 June 2015 and the 53 weeks ended 2 July 2016. According to…
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9 March
McDonald’s closes all restaurants in Russia
McDonald’s has announced it is temporarily closing all restaurants and pausing operations in Russia, whilst continuing to pay its employees full wage in the region. It comes as the global chain faced growing pressure from around the world to halt Russian operations amid the escalating Ukraine crisis. The group currently…
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9 March
Seasoned to provide catering for Coventry University
Caterer Seasoned has won the contract to provide on-site services for more than 850 students and 150 members of staff at Coventry University’s Scarborough campus, along with the hospitality for events such as open days. CU Scarborough, which is part of the Coventry University Group, is set to expand its…
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9 March
BaxterStorey partners with Ruth Hansom to champion women in hospitality
BaxterStorey has announced Ruth Hansom as its new chef partner to “break the bias” and champion women in the business. Hansom will work closely with Baxter’s chef academy to “champion and inspire” the next generation of women in hospitality. After completing a three-year apprenticeship at The Ritz, trained by exec…
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8 March
Levy UK+I partners with celebrity chef Dipna Anand
Levy UK+I, the sports and hospitality sector of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has announced a partnership with Dipna Anand, co-owner of Brilliant Restaurant. Having already supported Levy UK+I in cooking for the Indian cricket team during the England vs India test series at the Kia Oval, Anand will be…
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