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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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Jan- 2021 -14 January
Closing Click & Collect could wipe £300m a month from UK takeaways
With a possible closure of Click & Collect takeaways being discussed at present as part of intensified Coronavirus protection measures, the NPD Group has warned this could wipe off over £300m a month to UK businesses offering the service. The market research company’s latest figures indicate that in the month…
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14 January
Parliament urged not to scapegoat pubs Covid crisis
Paul Scully, the Government’s minister for business, has urged parliament not to scapegoat pubs and the hospitality sector during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. The claims came as MPs from across the UK joined the parliamentary debate on public petitions on the support for the industry and the decision to create…
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14 January
UKH Cymru urges businesses to apply for latest government grants
UKHospitality Cymru has urged Welsh hospitality businesses and their suppliers to apply early for the latest £180m package of Welsh Government business support. Under the new financial support, the government has estimated that a typical Welsh business with an equivalent of six full-time staff could be eligible to receive between…
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14 January
Chartwells to add free breakfasts to school food parcels
Chartwells, the UK’s largest school meals caterer, has announced it will add free breakfasts to school food parcels from 25 January. The caterer, which works with more than 3,000 schools, made national headlines when a picture of its free school meals bag went viral on Twitter and was widely criticised.…
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13 January
Chartwells apologises over free school meals supplies
The Compass Group has reportedly apologised after its catering branch Chartwells recently came under fire for falling short on the government requirements for the amount of food it provides per child after a photo of its food packages was released on Twitter. During the lockdown restrictions, Chartwells and other caterers…
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13 January
The Breakfast Club appoints interim MD
The Breakfast Club has appointed Steve Locke, co-founder of the UK pub chain All Bar One, as its interim managing director. Owner of the self-proclaimed “caf”, Jonathan Arana-Morton, first opened applications for the role in November 2020 through an online statement. At the time he made his need for “a…
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13 January
Greene King extends 90% rent concessions
Greene King has announced it will be continuing its rent support for tenants during the latest lockdown, with tied tenants receiving 90% rent concessions. Following the government’s announcement of grants of up to £9,000 for individual hospitality businesses, the pub and hotel group wrote to all of its 1,000 tenants…
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13 January
14-year-old boy charged with murder of stockport restaurant owner
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Mohammed Islam, a stockport restaurant owner, following a robbery on 8 January 2021. Islam who was also known as Nowab Miah was the owner of Marple Spice, an Indian restaurant in the greater Manchester area. The incident occurred just after…
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12 January
MPs launch inquiry into night time economy
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the night time economy has commenced an urgent enquiry into the effects of Covid-19 on the industry. The group’s inquiry is being led by Jeff Smith MP, and has asked for evidence from those involved in the industry on what challenges the sector faces…
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12 January
Deliveroo to expand to 100 new towns in the UK
Deliveroo has revealed plans to expand into 100 new towns and cities across the UK, following a year of growth in 2020. The food delivery service which has seen an increase in demand since the pandemic, has said it will now launch for the first time in Yeovil, Bangor Northern…
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