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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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Apr- 2021 -26 April
Charity partners with Fred Sirieix on ex-offender employment scheme
Only A Pavement Away (OAPA) has announced it is partnering with Fred Sirieix, the host of Channel 4’s First Dates, to launch its new employment campaign. The ‘Sponsor a Kitchen’ campaign is aimed at helping ex-criminal offenders get jobs within the hospitality sector after lockdown, working alongside Sirieix’s ‘The Right…
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26 April
Welsh gov confirms 17 May reopening for indoor hospitality
The Welsh government has confirmed that hospitality can reopen indoors from 17 May, adding that further relaxations will be brought forward from 17 May to 3 May 2021. From Saturday 24 April, the rule of six was dropped and allowed up to six people from six households to meet outdoors,…
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23 April
Popeyes UK names Tom Crowley as chief executive officer
Popeyes UK has appointed Tom Crowley as its new chief executive officer. Crowley brings over 20 years’ experience leading UK pub, casual dining and QSR brands – most recently, as managing director of Giraffe Concepts and then subsequently as CEO of Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG). In his new role, Crowley…
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23 April
Chef Harriet Mansell to open Lilac wine bar
Chef Harriet Mansell has announced her second Lyme Regis venture with the upcoming opening of Lilac, a wine bar tap room. Specialising in low-intervention wines and small plates, the 40-cover establishment is due to launch in July 2021. The venue will follow in the path of Mansell’s debut restaurant Robin…
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23 April
Pataka to offer alfresco dining whilst it undergoes interior renovations
Pataka has announced that it will expand its existing kitchen concept to offer alfresco dining for up to 20 people whilst its interior is renovated in time for 17 May reopening. The restaurant opened during lockdown and began delivering authentic Indian food around central London from their kitchen in Grosvenor…
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23 April
Star Pubs & Bars to only reopen 50% of Scottish sites on 26 April
Star Pubs & Bars, which is part of the Heineken Group, has announced its plans to reopen around 50% of its 230 sites in Scotland on 26 April. The country’s largest pub operator is not expected to reopen the remaining half of its sites until 17 May, when lockdown restrictions…
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22 April
Oakman Group reveals ‘encouraging’ reopening performance
The Oakman Group has said it is “encouraged” by its first week trading figures after average sales across the Oakman Inn brand were in excess of £40k net last week. In the first week that pubs were allowed to reopen for outdoor services, the Oakman Group has seen its total…
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22 April
Half of English consumers have returned to hospitality since reopening
Almost half (44%) of adult consumers in England have returned to hospitality businesses in England since their reopening, according to CGA’s Consumer Pulse survey. This figure is an increase from the 35% of consumers who returned in the first ten days of reopening after the end of England’s first national…
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22 April
Pizza Express to recruit 1,000 new staff members
Pizza Express will launch a campaign to recruit 1,000 new staff members upon the reopening of its pizzerias in May and June. Some 300 of the jobs will be offered as a part of the government’s kickstart initiative, as the group aims to support the industry’s post-pandemic recovery. While 118…
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22 April
Just Eat to create 1,500 new jobs in Liverpool
Just Eat has revealed it plans to create more than 1,500 jobs in Liverpool by the end of the year. The new jobs will be created as part of the company’s expansion into its new UK agency worker model for couriers. Liverpool is the third city in the UK which…
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