News
The News section on Catering Today delivers the latest updates and developments across the UK hospitality and catering industry. Covering restaurants, pubs, quick service brands, and catering groups, it reports on company announcements, market performance, government policy, and sector-wide trends. With a focus on commercial and operational impact, Catering Today’s news coverage keeps hospitality professionals informed of the events and decisions shaping business conditions and strategic opportunities across the sector.
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Dec- 2021 -17 December
Jollibee eyes further UK expansion as sales soar 417%
Jollibee is set to expand further across the UK with new sites due to open in Scotland for the first time as sales soar. For the period between January and September 2021, overall sales grew 417% with 1.3 million pieces of the brand’s most popular menu item, Chickenjoy, being sold…
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17 December
Zero Carbon Forum adds five new members
Five hospitality industry groups; IHG Hotels and Resorts, McMullen’s Brewery, Wadworth Brewery, Côte Restaurant Group and Honest Burgers have joined the Zero Carbon Forum. The forum aim is to “radically” reduce emissions and achieve net zero in the hospitality industry. A non-profit organisation with 33 of the UK restaurants, pubs…
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17 December
Delivery sales surge 192% from pre-Covid levels, CGA finds
Delivery sales in November were 192% higher than pre-Covid levels in November 2019, with a 25% growth in takeaways, revealed the latest edition of the CGA and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker. CGA said this reflects the trend of home deliveries boosted by lockdowns and the popularity of third party…
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16 December
Colliers calls for hospitality support amid ‘massive impact’ of Plan B
Calls from Chris Whitty for people to scale back their Christmas plans after Britain recorded 78,000 Covid in one day has had a “massive knock-on impact” on the retail, hospitality and leisure sector, which now urgently needs Government support, according to Colliers. As the public is heeding government advice to…
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16 December
Tortilla appoints new operations director
Tortilla has announced the appointment of Stephen Clark as its new operations director. Clark joins the fast-casual Mexican chain as an experienced senior hire, as the business continues its rapid expansion and solidifies its management team for future growth. In his new role, he will oversee all operational elements of…
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16 December
Cocktail bar Pinch opens in Fitzrovia
New bar Pinch has launched in the heart of Fitzrovia, which combines cocktails and tapas with a modern take on Ukrainian vodka infusions. Located on Tottenham Street, Pinch is an eighty-cover cocktail bar which features a private drinking area and a foliage-clad room for 20 people. Bar manager Ricardo De…
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16 December
Domino’s reaches franchisee resolution
Domino’s Pizza Group plc has announced that it has reached a resolution with its franchisees after the board reportedly recognised that Domino’s “lagged” in recent years compared to its businesses around the world. The resolution is set to tackle this issue and to accelerate both near-term and long-term growth. The…
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15 December
Compass Group launches ‘frictionless’ store
Compass Group UK and Ireland, part of the world’s leading foodservice business Compass Group, has unveiled plans to launch its first fully “frictionless” store in a workplace in early 2022. This store, a first for the food service sector, is set to open in Ireland followed by additional sites in…
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15 December
The Jones Family Affair opens in Covent Garden
The Jones family have announced the opening of their latest restaurant, The Jones Family Affair, in Covent Garden. As a sister to The Jones Family Kitchen in Belgravia, this independently-owned steak restaurant and cocktail bar is situated just off Trafalgar Square. The new site has 150 covers which are spread…
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15 December
Fortress acquires Punch Pubs and Co
Fortress Investment Group has announced the acquisition of Vine Acquisitions Limited (Punch Pubs and Co) from Patron Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount. Punch Pubs and Co, which is led by CEO Clive Chesser, operates 1,300 pubs across the UK. Through the pub group’s business model, the company was reportedly…
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