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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Mar- 2022 -22 March
JKS Restaurants reveals the line-up for Arcade Food Hall
JKS Restaurants has announced the line-up of nine new offerings for Arcade Food Hall. It will include new brands from the JKS Restaurants team including Plaza Khao Gaeng, a southern Thai restaurant; Hero Indian Fast Food, serving up North Indian street food classics; and Middle Eastern shawarma kitchen Shatta and…
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22 March
Bar 190 appoints bar manager
Bar 190, located within the luxury boutique hotel, The Gore London – Starhotels Collezione in Kensington, has appointed Santo Borzi as bar manager. With more than 18 years’ experience in the restaurant and bar industry, Borzi will be responsible for all aspects of the bar’s management, as well as utilising…
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21 March
MPs call for end of ‘draconian’ pub tax
The All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) of MPs has released a new report which calls on the Government to “urgently address the business rate iniquity which is threatening the future of pubs and their communities while online giants continue to swerve the taxman”. The report, ‘Levelling the Bar: reforming outdated…
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21 March
Pub and brewing industry shows support for Ukraine
Businesses in the brewing and pub industry are responding to the ongoing Ukraine crisis with donations, fundraising appeals and offers of employment and accommodation, the BBPA has said. The organisation cited a Hall and Woodhouse fundraiser as one such example, with the fundraiser set to be held today (21 March)…
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21 March
Star Pubs & Bars launches Jubilee Weekend support package for licensees
Star Pubs and Bars has announced a raft of support for all its managed operator pubs including free point-of-sale (POS) kits with a retail value of over £200, to take advantage of what it calls “one of the biggest trading opportunities of the summer”. Consumer research carried out for Star…
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18 March
Papa John’s US Franchisee refuses to close 190 Russian sites
While Papa John’s International has confirmed it has suspended all corporate operations in Russia, a US franchise operator in Russia has refused to close its 190 stores. According to the New York Times, Christopher Wynne, the owner of PJ Western, the company that controls the sites primarily owned by Russian…
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18 March
Feb deliveries and takeaways double pre-Covid levels but growth slows
Britain’s managed restaurant and pub groups’ delivery and takeaway sales continue to run at more than twice the level seen before Covid-19 – but trading has dipped from the peaks of early 2021. That is according to the latest CGA and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker, which found that groups’…
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18 March
Burger King’s Russian operator refuses to shut operations
The owner of Burger King, Restaurant Brands International, has issued a statement clarifying why Burger King operations are unable to be suspended in Russia, as its operator in the country refuses to shut the group’s restaurants. The group confirmed it had contacted the main operator of the business and “demanded”…
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18 March
Street Food Warehouse to hold Cornwall Street Food Festival
Street Food Warehouse has announced it will hold the first Cornwall Street Food Festival, taking place on the Queen’s Jubilee bank holiday weekend. The festival will feature food from cuisines around the world, and is aiming to cater to a wide variety of tastes. Initially due to take place in…
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18 March
J D Wetherspoon returns to normal trading amid improving sales
In the most recent three-week period, to 13 March 2022, J D Wetherspoon has revealed it has seen sales improve to just 2.6% lower than the equivalent period in 2019. In its preliminary results for the 26 weeks ended 23 January 2022, the group reported revenues of £807.4m, down by…
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