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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Jul- 2021 -28 July
Bill’s Kitchen doubles up with Ludlow opening
Bill’s Kitchen, a Hereford establishment operated by food writer and restaurateur Bill Sewell, has announced the opening of a second restaurant in Ludlow. The site is due to launch at Ludlow’s Assembly Rooms venue, which is currently undergoing a multi-million pound refurbishment. Following its reopening, the auditorium will also provide…
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27 July
Unichef campaigns to get emergency asthma kits in kitchens
Unichef, the national union for chefs, has launched a campaign calling for emergency asthma kits (Salbutamol inhalers) to be a requirement in commercial kitchens following the death of 19-year-old Lauren Reid last year. In February 2020, Reid, who was a nearly qualified chef, set out for her shift in her…
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27 July
Adam Handling Chelsea to close in October
The Adam Handling Restaurant Group has announced that it will close its Cadogan Hotel Chelsea restaurant. Operations at the Belmond-owned hotel will continue as normal for Adam Handling Chelsea until the group’s consultancy contract ends on 14 October. As a result of the mutual agreement, Adam Handling will turn his…
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27 July
Levy secures five-year contract with Nottingham Forest F.C
Catering company Levy UK and Ireland has announced a five-year hospitality deal with Nottingham Forest Football Club ahead of the 2021/22 season. The deal will see Levy support the football team through match day meals, beverage experiences at the City Ground stadium, as well as bolstering the venue’s conference and…
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26 July
Star Pubs & Bars awards long service licensee
Star Pubs and Bars has presented licensee Paul Monk, of the Bowling Green Inn on Brook Street in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, with an award for his 35 years in service. The group said that the long service award recognises the “contribution” Monk has made to the town and the pub. One of…
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26 July
Admiral Taverns acquires Hawthorn for £222.3m
Admiral Taverns has announced that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of the Hawthorn pub portfolio from real estate investors NewRiver, for a total consideration of approximately £222.3m. Hawthorn currently operates 674 pubs through a mixture of tenanted, leased and operator managed sites across the UK. The acquisition…
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26 July
Heineken launches Greener Bar concept
Heineken has launched its inaugural sustainable bar concept, the Heineken Greener Bar, in partnership with the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The new form of bar is designed to reduce waste, water, emissions, and energy usage within the events industry. Per event, the Greener Bar saves up to 6,539…
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23 July
WSTA welcomes three new board members
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has welcomed three new board members to its executive team this July. Caroline Thompson-Hill, european managing director at Accolade, Alexei Rosin, managing director for UK and Ireland at Moët Hennessy UK Ltd and James Miles, chairman and managing director at Liv-ex Ltd, have…
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23 July
HOSPA selects Heyward Group to oversee education programmes
The Hospitality Professionals Association (HOSPA) has appointed Heyward Group to oversee the body’s professional development programmes. Day-to-day running of the educational opportunity provider’s finance, revenue management, and asset management courses will now be passed to Heyward Group under a five-year deal. Founded by CEO Michael Heyward, the company provides a…
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23 July
June delivery and takeaway sales up 225%, CGA reveals
Delivery and takeaway sales in June 2021 were 225% higher than in June 2019, reflecting the return of the majority of restaurants and pubs for the first full month of indoor service, according to the latest CGA Hospitality at Home Tracker. The results showed that delivery and takeaways accounted for…
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