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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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Oct- 2021 -20 October
Wander restaurant to close as owner denied visa
Wander, a Stoke Newington based restaurant, has revealed it has been forced to temporarily close while Australian chef-owner Alexis Noble appeals a decision to deny her visa extension. Noble announced the closure on the restaurant’s instagram page, also revealing she has been made to leave the country while she waits…
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19 October
D&D suffers from staff shortages
The revenue growth of D&D has been held back by staff shortages, D&D has revealed. Trading in each of its new restaurant openings, which opened since or shortly before Covid, are constrained by the availability of skilled staff. This includes sites at 14 Hills, Klosterhaus in Bristol, and Haugen in…
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19 October
Lewis Hamilton’s Neat Burger to launch 30 new sites
Celebrity endorsed plant-based group Neat Burger has announced a triple expansion of 30 new sites, 14 restaurants and 16 delivery kitchens. It revealed the launch follows the completion of a funding round valuing the company at £50m, an increase from a £19.5m valuation last year. New restaurants to open in the next…
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19 October
UKH highlights importance of Hospitality apprenticeships week
As hospitality apprenticeships week 2021 begins, trade association UKHospitality has urged the sector to use the event as a platform to champion the diverse and exciting careers on offer. This year’s event will seek to “challenge misconceptions around roles in the industry”. Throughout the week, UK Hospitality will join the…
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19 October
UK hospitality growth outpaces all sectors, Lloyds Bank finds
Hospitality businesses outpaced the rest of the UK economy for the first time in more than nine years during September, according to the latest Lloyds Bank UK recovery tracker. Tourism and recreation including pubs, hotels, restaurants, leisure facilities and travel agents, was the fastest growing UK sector monitored by the…
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19 October
August labour and material shortages drive prices up 1.2%, warns CGA
Widespread supply problems and increased demand from the hospitality sector combined has pushed prices up by 1.2% in August, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index (FPI). The report highlighted the impacts of acute shortages of labour, and of HGV drivers, pickers and manufacturing and production staff in…
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18 October
Greggs and Leon products sold in Asda’s first premium store
Asda has opened its first premium ‘Extra Special’ convenience store, offering EG owned food-to-go brands, along with LEON and Greggs products. The store, which is located on EG Group’s Oxford Road forecourt in Beaconsfield, marks the first-time operator EG Group has collaborated with Asda to trial a ‘premium’ format, with…
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18 October
IoH shortlisted for UK&I Chartered Governance Institute awards
The Institute of Hospitality (IoH) has announced it is one of three shortlisted organisations for the national UK and Ireland Chartered Governance Institute awards, in the Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2021 category, for the launch of its Youth Council and Diversity Shield campaign earlier this year. The…
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18 October
Compass Group commits to reach net zero by 2050
The Compass Group has announced a commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its global operations and value chain by 2050. It revealed Compass is the first international company in the contract catering industry to announce a global commitment to a 2050 net zero emissions economy. According…
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18 October
Growing consumer confidence boosts September sales, CGA reveals
Managed restaurant, pub and bar groups saw September total sales increase 42% compared with 2020, according to the latest edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker. Trading was boosted by growing consumer confidence about safety and spending, good weather in many areas and ongoing staycations. The tracker, produced by CGA…
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