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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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Dec- 2021 -16 December
Colliers calls for hospitality support amid ‘massive impact’ of Plan B
Calls from Chris Whitty for people to scale back their Christmas plans after Britain recorded 78,000 Covid in one day has had a “massive knock-on impact” on the retail, hospitality and leisure sector, which now urgently needs Government support, according to Colliers. As the public is heeding government advice to…
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16 December
Tortilla appoints new operations director
Tortilla has announced the appointment of Stephen Clark as its new operations director. Clark joins the fast-casual Mexican chain as an experienced senior hire, as the business continues its rapid expansion and solidifies its management team for future growth. In his new role, he will oversee all operational elements of…
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16 December
Cocktail bar Pinch opens in Fitzrovia
New bar Pinch has launched in the heart of Fitzrovia, which combines cocktails and tapas with a modern take on Ukrainian vodka infusions. Located on Tottenham Street, Pinch is an eighty-cover cocktail bar which features a private drinking area and a foliage-clad room for 20 people. Bar manager Ricardo De…
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16 December
Domino’s reaches franchisee resolution
Domino’s Pizza Group plc has announced that it has reached a resolution with its franchisees after the board reportedly recognised that Domino’s “lagged” in recent years compared to its businesses around the world. The resolution is set to tackle this issue and to accelerate both near-term and long-term growth. The…
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15 December
Compass Group launches ‘frictionless’ store
Compass Group UK and Ireland, part of the world’s leading foodservice business Compass Group, has unveiled plans to launch its first fully “frictionless” store in a workplace in early 2022. This store, a first for the food service sector, is set to open in Ireland followed by additional sites in…
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15 December
The Jones Family Affair opens in Covent Garden
The Jones family have announced the opening of their latest restaurant, The Jones Family Affair, in Covent Garden. As a sister to The Jones Family Kitchen in Belgravia, this independently-owned steak restaurant and cocktail bar is situated just off Trafalgar Square. The new site has 150 covers which are spread…
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15 December
Fortress acquires Punch Pubs and Co
Fortress Investment Group has announced the acquisition of Vine Acquisitions Limited (Punch Pubs and Co) from Patron Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount. Punch Pubs and Co, which is led by CEO Clive Chesser, operates 1,300 pubs across the UK. Through the pub group’s business model, the company was reportedly…
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15 December
Ugly Dumpling to open new Fitzrovia restaurant
Ugly Dumpling has announced it will open a brand new restaurant in Fitzrovia on 4 January 2022. It also revealed that to celebrate the launch and mark veganuary, it has created a limited-edition vegan cheeseburger dumpling exclusively for the new site. From traditional Asian fillings to modern Western flavours, Ugly…
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14 December
‘Plan B’ to add additional pressure to hospitality sector, CGA warns
The new ‘Plan B’ restrictions imposed by the government are likely to hit consumer spending over the festive period and “pile additional operational pressures on businesses”, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth. Prior to the government’s Plan B announcement, some two in three (66%) hospitality…
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14 December
Buzzworks turns to Tiktok for recruitment Campaign
With the hospitality industry continuing to struggle to recruit across the UK, a Scottish independent bar and restaurant operator has taken to social media platform Tiktok in an attempt to recruit new staff. Buzzworks Holdings, headquartered in Kilmarnock, launched a new campaign in late October, attempting to utilise the social…
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