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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 -24 September
Gov to ban businesses from withholding staff tips
The government is due to introduce new legislation that will make withholding tips from workers illegal. The move is set to support roughly two million people working across 190,000 hospitality, leisure, and service sector businesses. Launched today (24 September), the plans include the requirement for all employers to pass on…
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24 September
Tortilla confirms plans to float on AIM and open 45 new sites
Mexican restaurant group, Tortilla, has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange and open 45 new sites. The group said that admission is expected to take place on or around 8 October 2021. The group has 62 sites worldwide, comprising 50 sites in the UK operated by…
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23 September
White Pine to open flagship Earlham Street site
The Scandinavian-inspired café chain, White Pine, has selected Seven Dials’ Earlham Street to launch its next flagship London café. Seven Dials has formed part of the brand’s expansion and joins its existing presence in Fitzrovia, London, which opened in 2018. The restaurant said sustainability is “central” to the brand’s ethos…
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23 September
UKH warns of lack of clarity in Scottish vaccine passport plan
UK Hospitality has criticized the Scottish vaccine passport plan, claiming that the lack of a narrow definition of nightclubs could impact pubs and bars. The planned requirement for people over the age of 18 to show proof of vaccination to gain entry to nightclubs and large-scale events comes into force…
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23 September
Supply chain issues continue to drive up inflation, CGA warns
Some 99% of businesses are currently experiencing supply chain issues, with more than four in five seeing higher costs in their supply chain (82%), according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA. The survey showed that more than four in five businesses have already seen deliveries of products delayed…
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23 September
Mitchells & Butlers sales recover to pre-pandemic levels
Mitchells and Butlers has reported that like-for-like sales have recovered to 97% of pre-Covid levels in the 18 weeks since the indoor reopening of hospitality on 17 May. In a trading update for the 51 weeks ended 18 September 2021, the group attributed this recovery to a 4% rise in…
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22 September
UKH calls for permanent hospitality VAT cut
UK Hospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls called for additional Government support to help safeguard the sector’s recovery and rebuild resilience in the form of a permanently lower VAT for hospitality and tourism. It comes as UK Hospitality’s annual conference was undertaken under the theme of “recovery and beyond”, where it…
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22 September
UK pub & bar market to grow 63% in 2021
The UK’s pub and bar market is reportedly set to grow 63% in 2021, reaching a value of £14.8bn. However, according to Lumina Intelligence, this will represent a recovery to just 64% of the market’s pre-pandemic £23bn value. The group’s ‘Market Report 2021’ claimed that the sector is due to…
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22 September
Dirty Bones opens flagship Carnaby Street site
The NYC-inspired restaurant group, Dirty Bones, has announced the opening of a new site in Carnaby’s Kingly Court on the 4 October 2021. Dirty Bones has said the new opening has seen the existing Carnaby restaurant “reimagined” across two floors of the ground floor of Kingly Court, with 30 team…
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22 September
Miscusi to make UK debut this autumn
Miscusi has announced that it will debut its first UK restaurant outside of Italy at The Yards, Covent Garden, this autumn. With 12 restaurants currently across seven Italian cities, the restaurant group said it has signed for a 4,190 sq ft unit at 23 Slingsby Place committing to the first…
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