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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Aug- 2021 -17 August
Deliveroo names Adam Bishop as VP of strategic restaurant partnerships
Deliveroo has announced the appointment of Adam Bishop as vice president of strategic restaurant partnerships. Bishop will have responsibility for leading the group’s global enterprise account management, global new business, Deliveroo signature platform and commercial partnerships divisions within Deliveroo. In his new role, he will report to Eric French, Deliveroo’s…
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17 August
Just Eat Takeaway.com sees losses widen to £414m
Just Eat Takeaway.com saw its losses widen for the six-month period ended 30 June 2021 to €486m (£414m) from a previous year’s loss of €59m (£50). The company’s UK profits dropped 156% to €71m (£60m) from €127m (£108m) and reflected the group’s continued fight to win online share, including increased…
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17 August
Fulham Shore to reach 110 sites in 2025
Restaurant group The Fulham Shore is set to grow its UK portfolio from 74 to over 110 by the end of 2025. The expansion plans came alongside the group’s financial results for the year ended 28 March 2021, during which group revenues fell 41.3% year-on-year to £40.3m. The owner of…
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17 August
Unemployment falls to 4.7% as job vacancies hit record high
UK unemployment fell to 4.7% for the quarter to 30 June 2021, a drop of 0.2% when compared to the previous three month period. According to the ONS, this was coupled by a 0.3% rise in the UK employment rate to 75.1% in the same period, closing the gap with…
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16 August
Taiwanese ’bubble tea’ franchise opens fifth UK site
A tea drink franchise headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan has announced plans to open its fifth ‘bubble tea’ site in the UK, at London’s Covent Garden. Entitled Gong Cha, the 27-year-old brand, will open the 65sq. metre cafe at 3 Garrick Street, WC2. Over 40 bubble tea variations will be available…
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16 August
Gordon Ramsay to open first Bread Street Café
Gordon Ramsay is to open his first Bread Street Café in Ealing Broadway on 23 August. The restaurant will be inspired by the original Bread Street Kitchen restaurant, which Ramsay launched in 2011. According to its website, the new café will open seven days a week and offer an “all-day…
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16 August
Cocotte to launch South Kensington restaurant
Rotisserie chicken restaurant group Cocotte is set to launch a new South Kensington site on 23 August 2021. The opening brings Cocotte’s portfolio of London venues to five, adding to the group’s Notting Hill, Shoreditch, Parsons Green, and Queen’s Park. It has been designed to provide a “comfortable and stylish…
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16 August
Over 7,000 licensed premises still in ‘limbo’, CGA warns
Over 7,000 licensed premises still remain in “limbo” either planning their restart, are waiting for trading conditions to improve, or will permanently remain closed, according to the latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners. The monitor found that just under 5,000 of Britain’s licensed premises opened their doors again…
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13 August
RedCat Pub Company acquires the Coaching Inn Group
RedCat Pub Company, founded and chaired by former Greene King boss Rooney Anand, has agreed a deal to acquire the 18-strong Coaching Inn Group. First reported by The Times, while the sale price is undisclosed it is rumoured to be more than £50m. The Coaching Inn Group was founded in 1996…
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13 August
Star Pubs & Bars awards long service licensees
Star Pubs and Bars has presented Martin Davis and Sandra Shaw of The Half Moon on Nottingham Street in Melton Mowbray with an award to mark their 20th anniversary at the pub. The group said the award recognises the “contribution” the Davis and Shaw have made to The Half Moon…
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