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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May- 2021 -26 May
Wingstop invests in UK franchisee
US-based chicken wing restaurant group Wingstop has announced a minority investment into its UK franchisee-owned Lemon Pepper Holdings (LPH). The group claimed that the investment follows the UK’s strong performance, and represents the firm’s confidence in the market as a lever for global expansion. Wingstop made a 100-restaurant sole UK…
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25 May
Hospitality sector ‘facing jobs crisis’ despite rise in vacancies
The hospitality sector is currently “facing a jobs crisis” that threatens to hold back its recovery, according to Paul Newman, head of leisure and hospitality at RSM. In a statement, which comes one week after venues resumed indoor trading, Newman called on the government to consider the “relaxation of visa…
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25 May
The Restaurant Group reveals return to pre-pandemic sales
The Restaurant Group has confirmed a return to pre-pandemic levels of trading since the easing of restrictions across the UK. The owner of Wagamama, Frankie and Benny’s, and Chiquito claimed that “no meaningful ‘like-for-like sales’ comparisons” can be made for the first 20 weeks of FY21. Instead, the group revealed…
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25 May
April delivery and takeaway sales increase fourfold on pre-Covid levels
Delivery and takeaway sales for April 2021 saw a “fourfold” increase from pre-Covid-19 levels, according to the latest CGA Hospitality at Home Tracker. The results showed that combined delivery and takeaway sales were 345% higher than in April 2019, when the sector was fully open for eating out. Sales grew…
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25 May
79% of hospitality sector leaders optimistic about future
Some 79% of managed restaurant, pub and bar sector business leaders feel optimistic about the next year, according to CGA’s latest business confidence survey. This represents the highest confidence level since February 2015, and has risen very sharply from the quarterly survey’s results in October (18%) and February (50%). Furthermore,…
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24 May
Riviera Restaurants and Luxury launches third London site
Riviera Restaurants and Luxury group has launched its third ‘Wine Workshop and Kitchen’ in London. 28°- 50° Wine Workshop and Kitchen Chelsea on King’s Road, London, will serve a European, brasserie-style menu alongside a diverse wine selection, offering both old and new world wines plus a small, unique range from…
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24 May
Cameron House Hotel launches new fine dining restaurant
Cameron House Hotel has announced the launch of its new fine dining restaurant, which is set to be led by famous Scottish chefs Paul Taburrini and Martin Wishart. Named Tamburrini and Wishart, the new establishment will be based at the Loch Lomond hotel and will provide a Scottish-inspired five-course tasting…
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24 May
Electra plans TGI Fridays FTSE demerger
Electra Private Equity, the owner of TGI Fridays, has revealed that plans to list the restaurant chain on the FTSE Main Market in Q3 of this year are “well advanced”. The announcement came as a part of the group’s results for the half year to 31 March 2021, where it…
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24 May
Compass Group to convert 40% of meals to plant-based alternatives by 2030
The Compass Group has revealed plans to convert around 40% of its meat-based meals to plant-based alternatives by 2030. This is part of the company’s aim to deliver net zero emissions as it joins the UN Race to Zero campaign to “help build a more sustainable food system”. The shift…
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21 May
Greedy Gordons to open two Northamptonshire pubs
Greedy Gordons, a Northamptonshire pub and retail company, has announced plans to open two pubs in the county. Richard Gordon and Sonya Harvey, co-owners of the group, have run The Red Lion at Cranford for the past four years, and aim to create 60 new jobs with this new venture. …
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