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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Oct- 2025 -28 October
Compass expands UK&I executive team with senior appointments
Compass Group UK and Ireland has announced a series of senior appointments to its executive team as the food and support services provider targets further growth and enhanced client delivery. The changes include the appointment of David Turner as chief technology officer, alongside new roles for Charlie Brown, Karl Atkins…
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28 October
UKH warns hundreds of venues could shut under new rates surcharge
Hundreds of large hospitality venues could face closure if the government goes ahead with plans to impose a new business rates surcharge on big properties, UKHospitality and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have warned. According to UKH, the measure would threaten around 500 high street venues with rateable values above…
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27 October
Wingstop opens first Sheffield site amid ongoing expansion
Wingstop UKI has opened its first site in Sheffield amid the chain’s ongoing expansion. The new 4,585 sq. ft site hosts 114 covers and is located in the Oasis Dining Quarter at Meadowhall, a shopping and leisure destination in Yorkshire. Located three miles from Sheffield city centre and directly connected…
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27 October
Korean restaurant Soom to open in Covent Garden this November
Soom, a new Korean barbecue restaurant, is set to open in Covent Garden in November, marking the latest venture from the team behind 3Kobros in Canary Wharf. Located at 99 St Martin’s Lane, Soom will offer a contemporary interpretation of traditional Korean barbecue dining. It has been designed to highlight…
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27 October
Tortilla chair Emma Woods to step down at end of 2025
Tortilla Mexican Grill has announced that non-executive chair Emma Woods will step down from the role at the end of 2025. Woods joined Tortilla’s board four years ago. Her tenure has seen growth in the UK and the start of its European expansion, including the conversion of Fresh Burritos stores…
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27 October
Punch Pubs FY earnings rise amid conversions boost
Punch Pubs Group has reported a “strong uplift” in trading from pubs converted to its partnership model, helping to lift underlying EBITDA from £88.6m to £95.8m for the year ended 10 August. The group said performance across its leased and tenanted and pub partnership segments had strengthened, with total revenue…
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24 October
Dougie’s Goodies secures first food service deal with McKeever Hotels
Ballymena-based bakery Dougie’s Goodies has secured its first food service contract after agreeing a supply deal with McKeever Hotels. The agreement will see the long-established bakery, founded in 1983, provide traybakes, pastries and iced buns to all six McKeever Hotels across Northern Ireland. The move marks Dougie’s Goodies’ first step…
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24 October
The Athenian marks 10 years with new Boxpark Wembley opening
Greek street food brand The Athenian will mark its 10th anniversary on 14 November 2025 with the opening of a new restaurant at Boxpark Wembley. Founded in 2015 by chief executive Tim Vasilakis, the company began as a series of London market stalls serving gyros and souvlaki made with freshly…
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24 October
Hospitality sales growth remains flat at 0.2% in September
Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups remained flat in September with a like-for-like sales growth of 0.2%, though “cautious optimism” has been reported ahead of the festive quarter, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker. It marks a second consecutive month of fractional growth, following a 0.5%…
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24 October
Revel Collective launches strategic review amid weak trading
The Revel Collective has launched a strategic review that could lead to a sale of the company or parts of its business after continued weak trading and rising costs. The board of the premium bar and gastro pub operator said it was considering “all options”, including a formal sales process…
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