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 -5 April
UKH calls for more support to help industry meet biodiversity regulations
UKH has called on the government to provide more support for hospitality venues to enable them to meet its biodiversity regulations. The trade body cautioned against “placing burdensome regulations on businesses already struggling to get their post-covid recoveries off the ground”, urging the government to “strike a balance between protecting…
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5 April
Happy Face to open third London site this April
Neapolitan pizza brand, Happy Face Pizza, continues its expansion in the capital with its third restaurant set to open in northwest London this month. The new site will be one of the first to open in the new Brent Cross Town development, bringing its “refined, authentic” Italian menu and signature…
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4 April
The need to diversify: Coppa Club’s cultivation in the hotel sector
Hospitality franchise Coppa Club is expanding its portfolio with a new venue in Surrey that celebrates style in its most authentic form; The Georgian. Opening on Tuesday 26 April 2022, the property reflects the building’s history and architectural element, whilst setting news trends in the streets of Haslemere, near the…
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4 April
Wagamama reopens all airport restaurants
Wagamama has announced that it is to reopen all of its airport restaurant locations in order to “meet the demand for international holidays”. The airport restaurants are the last to reopen after the pandemic closed all restaurants following the national lockdown two years ago. It said this final phase of…
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4 April
Popeyes opens first standalone UK site
Popeyes UK, the master franchise for the United Kingdom, is set to open its first standalone, sit-down restaurant in the UK in Chelmsford, shortly following its Westfield Stratford opening. Menu items already available at the Stratford restaurant will be offered at the standalone site, including Popeyes’ 12-hour marinated chicken and…
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4 April
Over 160 groups sign up to Hospitality For All pledge
The employment consortium Hospitality For All, spearheaded by Burger and Lobster, has welcomed 168 sign-ups from the sector since its launch last week. Hospitality businesses including The Ivy Collection, Soho House, Megan’s, D&D London, Café Nero have joined Burger and Lobster in a “united effort to help Ukrainian refugees seek…
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4 April
£330m in Omicron grants unspent by local councils, study finds
Firms in England, which were most impacted by the Omicron variant, received less than half of the £635m support package promised by the Government, according to the analysis by the real estate adviser Altus Group. The analysis shows that just £305m of the £635m distributed to 309 English Councils had…
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4 April
Wahaca to begin sustainable expansion plan in London
Mexican restaurant group Wahaca is to secure a series of sites across London that focus on sustainability as it begins a measured expansion programme in the capital. Wahaca plans to open new restaurants in key locations such as King’s Cross, Victoria and strong London suburbs. The brand said it is…
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1 April
Pub Governing Body welcomes enhanced Codes of Practice
The Pub Governing Body (PGB) has welcomed enhancements made to the Codes of Practice for England and Wales that will formally take place from today (1 April) and are now live on the PGB website. It revealed the Codes apply to pub companies operating less than 500 tied pubs in…
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1 April
Fridays appoints new UK ambassador
Fridays, part of newly listed Hostmore plc, has announced that it has appointed Ferne McCann as an official UK brand ambassador. The announcement comes after a “major” brand refresh which sees Fridays looking to expand its offering and its footprint across the UK. As a TV personality and presenter, McCann’s…
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