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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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Mar- 2025 -12 March
Today’s news in brief – 12/03/25
UKH has called for the government to delay the reduction in employer NICs threshold after hospitality business confidence hit a two-year low. Only 14% of businesses feel optimistic about the hospitality market, according to research from CGA by NIQ’s Business Confidence survey. It also called for the government’s business rates…
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12 March
UKH calls for delay to employer NICs threshold changes
UKHospitality has called for the government to delay the reduction in the employer NICs threshold after hospitality business confidence hit a two-year low. Only 14% of businesses feel optimistic about the hospitality market, according to research from CGA by NIQ’s Business Confidence survey. UKH claimed that the change to employer…
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12 March
Foodservice inflation falls for 19th month in a row in January
Foodservice inflation has seen its 19th consecutive month of decelerated year-on-year inflation in January, according to CGA and Prestige Purchasing foodservice Price Index (FPI). Monthly inflation in the total basket of items measured by the index stood at 1.8%, while month-on-month inflation was flat. While this data brings a welcome…
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12 March
Levy announces 10-year partnership with Aston Villa
Levy UK and Ireland has announced a 10-year extension of its long-standing partnership with UK football club Aston Villa. The extension builds on a collaboration between Aston Villa and Levy, who most recently partnered on the redevelopment of Villa Park’s hospitality spaces last summer. In the span of a five-month…
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12 March
Nightcap promotes Sarah Miller to COO
Bar and nightclub operator, Nightcap, has announced the promotion of Sarah Miller to the role of chief operating officer. Miller first joined the group in June 2024 as director of business operations, having spent five years at Stonegate Group. She spent two years as business unit director for its late-night…
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11 March
Today’s news in brief – 11/03/25
Bill’s has reported that its EBITDA has doubled to £11.2m over the past two years, following a “remarkable” turnaround in sales and guest metrics. The chain said its performance coincided with the appointment of Tom James to the role of managing director in October 2022, who joined with a “clear…
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11 March
Brewdog appoints new chief executive officer
Brewdog has announced the promotion of its chief financial officer (CFO) James Taylor to the role of CEO, effective immediately. The announcement follows the resignation of current chief executive James Arrow due to personal reasons. Alongside Taylor, Lauren Carrol has been appointed as chief operating officer (COO) moving up from…
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11 March
Bill’s profits double since FY22 amid ‘remarkable’ turnaround
Bill’s has reported that its EBITDA has doubled to £11.2m in FY24, up from £5.5m in FY22, following a “remarkable” turnaround in sales and guest metrics over the past two years. The chain said its performance coincided with the appointment of Tom James to the role of managing director in…
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11 March
Permit Room opens third site in Oxford
Dishoom sister brand Permit Room has announced the opening of its third site, and first in Oxford. Located on one of Oxford’s oldest streets in North Bailey House, the design team from Macaulay Sinclair transformed an empty, concrete shell into a hospitality space. Permit Room’s interior design draws its name…
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11 March
Cider hits historic £2bn valuation for UK pubs, Heineken finds
The cider category in UK pubs, bars and restaurants has reached a “historic” record worth of £2bn to UK pubs, due to ‘premiumisation’ driving its value by 5% over the last two years, according to Heineken’s Cider Report 2025. The report found that 342 million pints of cider and around…
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