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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Apr- 2022 -8 April
Wagtail to open its new dining experience in London
London is set to welcome new 360-degree rooftop bar and restaurant dining experience, Wagtail. It revealed the venue is a redevelopment of the former House of Fraser Monument and it will open its doors on Thursday 12 May on King William Street in Monument. Led by head chef, Philip Kearsey…
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7 April
Shaftesbury to debut noodle concept in Chinatown
Shaftesbury has announced it is set to debut Kung Fu Noodle, the first live hand-pulled noodle concept in Chinatown, in London later this spring. Kung Fu Noodle will take up residence on a two-floor, 1,800 sq ft unit on the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Wardour Street. The restaurant will…
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7 April
Neyba to raise £15m amid plans to open 14 new sites
Neyba, the multi-cuisine kitchen, and grocery concept, has launched a £15m Series A funding round amid plans to further expand its presence in the UK. The unique food concept, owned by Burger and Lobster founder, Misha Zelman and ex Harrods and Heston Blumenthal sales and marketing head, Ben Hedley opened…
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7 April
Farlam Hotel & Restaurant joins Pride of Britain Hotels
Pride of Britain Hotels has announced that Farlam Hall Hotel and Restaurant, near Brampton, in Cumbria, has joined its exclusive hotel collection. Farlam Hall boasts 13 appointed rooms and five cottages. The cottages sleep two to six guests, with living areas including wood burners, fully-equipped kitchens and private terraces. The…
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7 April
Gusto partners with PayCaptain to strengthen ‘people-centric agenda’
Gusto Italian, the casual dining restaurant group, has announced a new partnership with PayCaptain, which will further strengthen its employee proposition and “people-centric agenda”. It said Gusto employees will benefit from greater flexibility over pay, savings and pension planning, as well as having the opportunity to access pay on-demand. The…
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6 April
The Vurger Co. to open in Manchester this month
The Vurger Co. is set for further expansion this month with a fourth restaurant opening in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter on 23 April. The Vurger Co. site, which will be located in the Transmission House development, will be its “largest and most ambitious project to date”, with over…
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6 April
Food delivery startup Growth Kitchen partners with Tortilla
Growth Kitchen, the food-delivery startup, has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Mexican restaurant brand, Tortilla. The partnership will support the opening of multiple delivery kitchens in the coming years, and follows the success of Tortilla’s Growth Kitchen hub in Balham. Growth Kitchen said it aims to…
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6 April
Chik’n to rebrand amid Soho House partnership
Chik’n has announced that it is set to relaunch and rebrand this spring as Chicken Shop, alongside the opening of a new site in Notting Hill and a new partnership with Soho House. The brand said it has partnered with Soho House to help “spread their wings to bring their…
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6 April
Carlo Scotto’s Amethyst to open in Mayfair this May
Carlo Scotto, previously head chef of Xier in Marylebone, has announced his new restaurant Amethyst will open this May on Mayfair’s Sackville Street. Spread over two floors, and at just 36-covers, the restaurant will offer an “intimate gastronomic” experience with interiors incorporating raw materials, concrete and wood to create a…
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5 April
Hospitality ‘optimistic’ on prospects but cost pressures threaten recovery
Almost two thirds of restaurant, pub and bar leaders are “increasingly optimistic” about the market’s prospects for 2022, according to CGA and Fourth’s Business Leaders’ Survey. The exclusive poll of multi-site business leaders found that 65% are confident about the next 12 months for the market—an increase of six percentage…
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