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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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Nov- 2021 -5 November
Activate Learning opens new £3m hospitality facility in Oxford
Activate Learning has announced the opening of a new £3m hospitality and catering facility at the City of Oxford College. The new facilities were developed thanks to £2.17m in funding secured through the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) via the government’s Local Growth Fund. The investment into the new facilities…
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5 November
83% of consumers visiting venues back to pre-Covid levels, CGA finds
Data shows 83% of consumers are visiting pubs and restaurants the same amount or more often than pre-Covid-19, according to CGA’s latest Covid-19 Impact report. It revealed consumers said they are “happy” to support restaurants and/or bar staff by paying a higher price for food and drinks (31%), with around…
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4 November
Brakspear Brewery launches Honeycomb Houses
Pub operator and brewer Brakspear has announced it is rebranding its nine-strong managed estate, now renamed Honeycomb Houses, and its planning to expand the division through acquisitions. The Brakspear name will still reportedly appear on pub buildings, and the new Honeycomb Houses identity appears on other exterior and interior signage,…
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4 November
Marcus Belgravia appoints masterchef winner as head chef
Marcus Belgravia has announced that Craig Johnston – winner of Masterchef: The Professionals 2017 – has been promoted to the role of head chef. Johnston joined the team in April 2018 as a senior chef de partie, and since, has worked his way up to junior sous, sous and now…
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4 November
City Pub Group appoints new CFO
City Pub Group has announced the appointment of Holly Elliott as its newest CFO of the company, with effect 29 November 2021. She replaces Tarquin Williams who has been the CFO since 2015 and will stand down on 29 November to have a career break and then seek new challenges.…
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4 November
Harry Guy to open debut restaurant
Award-winning Chef and Roux Scholar, Harry Guy, has announced the opening of his new restaurant housed at boutique hotel, Wildes Chester. It revealed ‘X’ will offer a “showcase culinary excellence”, with the 50-cover restaurant to serve British dishes, sourcing produce from across the UK to curate ingredient-focused food that embodies…
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3 November
Nightcap Q3 sales hit £7.6m
Nightcap has reported a 68% increase in total net sales to £7.6m for the 13-week period ending 26 September 2021. This is an increase compared with the same period in 2019, when there were no Covid restrictions on trading. The board said it now expects that its full-year results will…
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3 November
Pub and bar owners’ loans hit £138m during Covid, finds Growthdeck
Pub and bar owners’ loans to own businesses hit £138m during Covid as owners risked their own money to keep businesses afloat, revealed private equity investment firm Growthdeck. The study shows that 1,730 UK pubs and bar companies have “run so short” of cash and other finance that their directors have…
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3 November
Cubitt House appoints new executive team to manage expansion
Cubitt House has announced the appointment of a new executive team to develop its six existing sites in central London and to drive expansion throughout the group. Ben Tish will join the brand’s team as chef director, bringing with him over 20 years of culinary expertise having recently worked at…
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3 November
Private equity deals surge in F&B market
Of the 32 deals announced in the food and beverage sector in Q3, 44% involved private equity (PE), a “significant” increase compared to the 33% in Q2, according to new research from Grant Thornton. Grant Thornton’s latest food and beverage insights found that the total deal value for PE in…
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