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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 -8 October
SA Brain and Co to sell off 99 pubs for £87.3m
SA Brain and Co has brought to market its portfolio of 99 pubs in Wales with initial offers invited in excess of £87.3m. Comprising 93 freehold and six long leasehold properties, the full portfolio is currently let to Marston’s Estates Ltd on 25-year leases. Real estate advisor Avison Young was…
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8 October
Ethical fine dining restaurant Mara launches new concept
Mara, an ethical fine dining restaurant, has launched a new concept at Links House, Royal Dornoch, amid a longstanding charity initiative since opening in May 2021. Each diner choosing the restaurant’s tasting menu will have £3 donated on their behalf to Trees for Life, a Highlands-based charity dedicated to rewilding…
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8 October
Tortilla Mexican Grill enters London Stock Exchange
Tortilla Mexican Grill has announced that it has successfully issued its entire share capital to on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. The IPO which is expected to raise approximately £23m for selling shareholders, and £5m from the placing of new shares, giving Tortilla a market capitalisation of…
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7 October
Butchies to open in Borough Yards this winter
Butchies has announced the opening of a new site in Borough Yards in the next few months. Butchies opened in 2013 after founder Garrett and his wife returned to London after a period in New York. It revealed the restaurant is set to serve 45 covers including 25 in an…
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7 October
UKH calls for lower VAT rate in new campaign
UK Hospitality has announced a new campaign #VATsEnough which is aimed at calling on the Chancellor Rishi Sunak to make the 12.5% VAT rate permanent for hospitality and tourism. While the Treasury’s decision last year to reduce VAT for these sectors helped many venues survive the crisis, under current plans…
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7 October
SRA outlines sustainable action plan for hospitality sector
The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has unveiled its new Food Made Good sustainability rating, with the aim of standardizing the measurement of sustainable action and achievement in hospitality. Going forward, the SRA will only promote those businesses that have submitted their credentials for assessment and “demonstrate genuine impact on the…
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7 October
Revolution Bars welcomes ‘excellent’ Q1 trading
Revolution Bars Group has revealed that it has experienced “excellent” trading so far this year in a Q1 update. In the period from 19 July 2021 to 2 October 2021 the group said its sites experienced “strong demand” delivering a same site sales growth of 17% when compared to pre-Covid…
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6 October
Galvin at Windows hosts employment initiative for students
Galvin at Windows has launched a Young Adults Employment Initiative in partnership with Bridge the Skills Gap to provide career opportunities for young hospitality talent. The 12-week programme, which launched this summer, saw five hospitality and catering students from Tameside College hosted at the London Hilton on Park Lane. The…
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6 October
F&B sector accounts for 35% of UK emissions, report finds
In the UK, the total carbon footprint of food and drink systems is equivalent to around 35% of its total greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) emissions, according to a new report by Wrap. The findings are part of a report which aims to set out the pathway to a 50% reduction…
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6 October
McDonald’s sets out new climate ambitions
McDonald’s UK and Ireland has announced a set of ambitions to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, laid out in a new Plan for Change programme. It revealed key goals from the programme include to achieve net zero emissions by 2040, be deforestation free by 2026, one million people to…
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