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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 -1 September
Tattu to launch London restaurant in 2022
Independent restaurant group Tattu has announced plans to expand into London with the opening of its fifth site in early 2022. Tattu’s debut venue in the capital will be situated on Denmark Street at Outernet Global’s The Now Building, which will also feature a four-storey high digital canvas. The contemporary…
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1 September
Blue Boar Pub secures new GM
Blue Boar Pub has announced that George Dean has been named as its newest general manager of the site situated in the heart of Westminster. Dean, who previously worked in a diverse range of London restaurants, most notably was the general manager at Hoppers, and more recently oversaw the operations…
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Aug- 2021 -31 August
Haar launches crowdfunding campaign to fund St Andrews return
The Haar Restaurant has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help fund a new restaurant launch in St Andrews. Haar opened its doors in 2019, but was forced to close during the pandemic after failing to agree new terms with their landlord. The restaurant has revealed it has found a new…
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31 August
Star Pubs & Bars to invest £38m into local pubs
Star Pubs and Bars has announced a £38m programme to benefit 700 local pubs across England and Wales by the end of 2021. The move will create an estimated 500 new jobs. The group, which is owned by Heineken, said some 80 pubs will be “completely transformed” with makeovers costing…
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31 August
Buzzworks to open The Bridge Inn in Linlithgow
Buzzworks Holdings, an independent restaurant and bar operator, is set to open The Bridge Inn in Linlithgow on 1 September 2021. Situated in West Lothian, the site will bring Buzzworks’ portfolio of restaurants and bars across Scotland to 14. The launch comes after a refurbishment of the property, which saw…
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27 August
Aquavit London names Jonas Karlsson as head chef
Aquavit London, a Nordic restaurant in St James’s Market, has announced the appointment of Jonas Karlsson as head chef. Karlsson, who has two decades of cheffing experience, will be responsible for curating the Aquavit London menus and managing the kitchen team on a day-to-day basis. Karlsson has served as head…
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27 August
Spirit of Speyside Festival appoints new chairman
Spirit of Speyside, the annual whiskey festival, has appointed George McNeil as its new chairman. Previously managing director of Johnston’s of Elgin retail division, McNeil’s appointment comes ahead of the return to an in-person festival in November. McNeil will officially take over as chairman from James Campbell, who had held…
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27 August
Prezzo announces raft of senior appointments
Prezzo has announced the appointment of Matt Prior as its new chief financial officer (CFO) and Deborah Moore as people director. The group said the latest appointments reflect Prezzo’s “general strengthening of capability, the energy generated by plans for the future, our current trading and the support of Cain International,…
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27 August
EG Group to add 10 new Leon sites in 2021
EG Group has announced that it plans to open approximately 10 new Leon sites across the UK before the end of 2021. The retail giant made the announcement as a part of its Q2 FY21 results, during which it saw the completion of its Leon acquisition followed by “strong progress…
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26 August
Just Eat to create over 1,500 new jobs in North East
Just Eat has announced it will create more than 1,500 new customer service jobs over the next 12 months, in collaboration with Sunderland City Council. The new roles will be based in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland. Overall, Just Eat is investing more than £100m into the region across the next…
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