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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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Sep- 2021 -30 September
Shirley’s Red Lion to undergo refurbishment amid £350k investment
The Red Lion pub in Shirley has announced its refurbishment amid a £350k investment from newly partnered Tiere Group and Star Pubs and Bars, with Tiere set to take over the lease. It revealed the pub will close from 4 October and is set to be completed by early December,…
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30 September
Hospitality and leisure to add extra £3.5bn to UK economy
The hospitality and leisure industry is predicted to contribute £3.5bn more to the nation’s GDP this year than in 2019, according to Barclays Corporate Banking. In its new report, Leisure Rediscovered, Barclays’ data shows that the vast majority of hospitality and leisure businesses (94%) are confident about their growth prospects…
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30 September
Judge denies Scotland vaccine passport scheme challenge
A legal challenge attempting to prevent Scotland’s introduction of a vaccine passport has failed, with the plan now set to go ahead from Friday 1 October, according to The BBC. Judge Lord Burns dismissed the challenge, and said the scheme was an attempt to address “legitimate issues” of the pandemic…
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30 September
London Cocktail Club to open in Reading
Nightcap has announced that it has entered into a lease for a new London Cocktail Club site in Gun Street, central Reading. The site covers an area of approximately 2,861 square feet with a 2:00am license on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. It is expected to be open before the end…
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30 September
Deliveroo rebrands corporate arm
Deliveroo has announced that it has rebranded its corporate arm to ‘Deliveroo for Work’ as it hits a milestone of 20,000 global clients. The new corporate team now caters for four million employees worldwide and serves 20,000 clients globally. Since the start of the year, demand for corporate food delivery…
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29 September
Costa trials new reusable cup scheme
Costa Coffee has announced the launch of a reusable cup scheme called BURT (borrow, use, re-use, take back), with the trial set to last six months. The firm has said it builds on Costa’s work to “improve” the sustainability of its cups and packaging by using innovative digital technology, seeking…
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29 September
The Machrie Hotel appoints new head chef
The Machrie Hotel has announced the appointment of Iain Nicholson as the new head chef at 18 Restaurant and Bar. Nicholson has over 12 years experience in the industry, having previously worked under Albert Roux as a sous chef across his Scottish and London restaurants. He joins from the position…
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29 September
Harrogate welcomes back the Ice Cream and Artisan Food Show
The Ice Cream and Artisan Food Show will be held 8–10 February 2022 at the Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate. In addition to everything that the makers and sellers of ice cream need to run their businesses, the show will also include exhibitors selling coffee and other beverages, cakes, confectionary and…
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29 September
Adam’s secures new head chef
Birmingham restaurant Adam’s, has announced the appointment of James Goodyear as its new head chef. Goodyear is classically trained and joins following a period working as head chef at Hide in Piccadilly Circus, London. He said: “I look forward to teaching them new techniques and working with them to continually…
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28 September
EG Group acquires 52 KFC restaurants
The Issa Brothers’ EG Group has announced the acquisition of 52 Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurants in the UK from family-managed Amsric group. It revealed the acquired network, across the south and south-west regions, comprises more than 1,600 team members and a mix of “high-quality” drive thru and “traditional” restaurant…
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