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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Oct- 2021 -21 October
Hokus Pokus opens in Kings Cross
Megaro Hotel has announced the opening of its brand-new, late-night apothecary style bar, Hokus Pokus Alchemy Lab in the heart of Kings Cross. Heading up the cocktail list is Tomas Vykopal, with experience at 108 Bar, Mr. Foggs, and Buddha Bar. Some of the cocktails on the menu include Jamesizz,…
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21 October
Dele Alli partners with Tindle ahead of launch
English professional footballer Dele Alli has partnered with Tindle as an impact investor in the plant-based meat alternative ahead of its 2022 launch. Tindle, a plant-based chicken substitute, is made by Asia’s leading food tech startup Next Gen Foods, who touched down in London following its launch in the UAE.…
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21 October
Bone Daddies confirms return of Tom Moxon as executive group chef
Bone Daddies has announced the return of original head chef and “ramen guru” Tom Moxon. Moxon helped launch the first Bone Daddies ramen bar in Soho in 2012 and left the brand in late 2019. It revealed Moxon returns as executive group chef, overseeing the menu development at the group’s…
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20 October
UK restaurants decrease rate of inflation, ONS reveals
The restaurant and hotel industry made the largest downward contribution to the rate of inflation in the 12 months to September 2021, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) analyses the 12-month inflation rate between August and September 2021. According to ONS, restaurants and hotels…
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20 October
Caffè Nero reports strong trading recovery
Caffè Nero has announced a sales increase of 160% from January 2021 to October 2021. According to the brand, throughout the pandemic it has continued to “develop and improve” its ‘coffee at home’ business and has recently established retail partnerships with Amazon, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose to carry its coffee range.…
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20 October
Red Oak Taverns acquires 9 new sites amid £15m funding
Red Oak Taverns has announced that it has acquired nine pubs from Hall and Woodhouse situated across the South East of England in September 2021. This represents the third pub portfolio acquisition of 2021, following the purchase of three pubs in the West Midlands from Reclamation Inns in January and…
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20 October
Wander restaurant to close as owner denied visa
Wander, a Stoke Newington based restaurant, has revealed it has been forced to temporarily close while Australian chef-owner Alexis Noble appeals a decision to deny her visa extension. Noble announced the closure on the restaurant’s instagram page, also revealing she has been made to leave the country while she waits…
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19 October
D&D suffers from staff shortages
The revenue growth of D&D has been held back by staff shortages, D&D has revealed. Trading in each of its new restaurant openings, which opened since or shortly before Covid, are constrained by the availability of skilled staff. This includes sites at 14 Hills, Klosterhaus in Bristol, and Haugen in…
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19 October
Lewis Hamilton’s Neat Burger to launch 30 new sites
Celebrity endorsed plant-based group Neat Burger has announced a triple expansion of 30 new sites, 14 restaurants and 16 delivery kitchens. It revealed the launch follows the completion of a funding round valuing the company at £50m, an increase from a £19.5m valuation last year. New restaurants to open in the next…
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19 October
UKH highlights importance of Hospitality apprenticeships week
As hospitality apprenticeships week 2021 begins, trade association UKHospitality has urged the sector to use the event as a platform to champion the diverse and exciting careers on offer. This year’s event will seek to “challenge misconceptions around roles in the industry”. Throughout the week, UK Hospitality will join the…
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