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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 -8 September
NI Executive to agree to further relaxing of pubs and restaurant rules
The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed to a number of changes to restrictions on hospitality dining, including removing table service rules indoors and outdoors at pubs and restaurants, according to the BBC. The changes are seen as “limited moves” and a “stepping stone” approach, will take effect from 17:00 BST…
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8 September
Elior UK adds Julia Edmonds to board
Elior UK, the contract catering and services provider, has announced the appointment of Julia Edmonds to the group’s board of directors. In her role as corporate business development director, Edmonds will be responsible for the sales development of the UK arm, delivering a development strategy across all of the group’s…
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8 September
August consumer spending rose 15.4%, Barclaycard reveals
Consumer card spending rose 15.4% in August, compared with the same period in 2019, with growth recorded across all sectors apart from international travel, according to new data from Barclaycard. For the hospitality and leisure sector, restaurant spending broke into positive growth for the first time since the pandemic hit…
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7 September
Chotto Matte reveals 2022 global expansion plans
Chotto Matte has announced it is set to open a new sister restaurant in Marylebone Village in 2022 as well as three new sites globally. Alongside the new London site, which will open in January, it will also open new restaurants in Doha, Riyadh and San Francisco. The plans will…
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7 September
Tom Kerridge Group confirms three head chef appointments
The Tom Kerridge Group has announced a slew of head chef appointments in various sites across the UK. First, it has appointed Tom De Keyser as the new head chef of The Hand and Flowers in Marlow, the UK’s only two-Michelin starred pub. Prior to the appointment, De Keyser was…
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7 September
Jollibee to open new location in Reading
Fast-food chain Jollibee has announced that its new Reading store will launch on Thursday 9 September 2021. The restaurant is located on Broad Street, one of the town’s main shopping streets and pedestrianised areas. The opening in Reading is a strategic move from Jollibee who are branching out to reach…
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7 September
Pitaya opens debut UK restaurant
Fast-casual restaurant group Pitaya has entered the UK with the opening of its debut London restaurant in Covent Garden. Founded in Bordeaux, the group provides Thai street food to over 150 locations across seven European countries, including Belgium, Spain, and Switzerland. Comprising 108 covers inside, Pitaya Covent Garden also features…
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6 September
The Beaumont Hotel opens new restaurant and bar
The Beaumont has relaunched its restaurant, The Colony Grill, and opened a new bar, Le Magritte. It comes after the hotel reopened its doors at the end of August. The restaurant is open for breakfast seven days a week and will also serve a weekend brunch menu, alongside a full…
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6 September
Labour shortages could continue for two-years, CBI warns
Labour supply problems could last for up to two years and will not be solved by the end of the Job Retention Scheme, the CBI’s director-general, Toby Danker has warned. The warning comes as the CBI’s director-general has set out priorities for both business and government to guard against labour…
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6 September
Hotel and restaurant loan write-offs soar 65%
Write-offs of loans to restaurants and hotels rose by 65% during the course of the pandemic, with £99m written off by banks and other lenders in 2020/21, up from £60m the prior year, according to audit, tax, and advisory firm Mazars. The firm found that write-offs in lending to the…
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