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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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Dec- 2020 -9 December
Gordon Ramsay to expand London portfolio
Gordon Ramsay is expanding his presence in London with the opening of five separate restaurants across the capital, according to the Evening Standard. The celebrity chef, who operates 35 worldwide restaurants, will be extending his Street Concept brand, with the latest Street Pizza concept launching on 4 December in Southwark.…
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9 December
Stonegate Pub Company to continue business support
Stonegate Pub Company has announced its continued business support within its leased and tenanted business and Ei Publican Partnership in response to the government’s new Covid-19 tier system. The additional support will include credits of 90% for rent, “tie release fees and fixtures” and fitting rental charges for all tied…
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8 December
Barburrito secures future with sale to co-founders
Barburrito, the Mexican eatery, has secured its future through an administration sale securing new investment in the business. Barburrito chairman Graham Turner leads a new investment in the business, alongside other private investors, backing the existing management team of Morgan Davies, founder and CEO and Steve Herring, finance director. The…
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8 December
Tomahawk debuts London restaurant
Tomahawk, a steakhouse chain, has established its first London restaurant with the opening of a new Hoxton site. It marks the tenth nationwide establishment for the chain, after a new site in York launched at the end of August. Set over two floors, the 88-cover “gem” of a restaurant will…
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8 December
Hospitality Ulster: Keeping traditional pubs closed ‘unfair and unjust’
Northern Irish trade group Hospitality Ulster has condemned the local government’s decision to keep traditional pubs closed, ahead of the county’s hospitality businesses reopening on Friday (11 December). Earlier this month, government officials at Stormont confirmed that while restaurants and hotels that can serve a substantial meal will be able…
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8 December
UKH warns hospitality sector at ‘rent tipping point’
UKHospitality has warned that the sector is on a countdown to a “rent tipping-point” that will trigger a new year of hospitality business failures and potentially hundreds of thousands more jobs lost. The government has reportedly so far shielded businesses from eviction and the “aggressive enforcement activity” by landlords over…
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7 December
The Bleeding Heart Group to close two sites under CVA
The Bleeding Heart Restaurant Group has announced it is to undergo a CVA which will see the closure of two of its sites. The group is set to close its the Don and the Bleeding Heart restaurants as part of the restructuring in order for its The Bleeding Heart Tavern…
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7 December
RA Group closes Roux at Parliament Square
Roux at Parliament Square, a Westminster restaurant, has announced its permanent closure in a statement on its website. The 60-cover restaurant is part of RA Group’s fine dining and public restaurants operations that is run in partnership with the Roux family. The website’s statement said: “Our restaurant has regrettably suffered…
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7 December
Star Pubs and Bars offers licensees up to 90% rent concessions
Star Pubs and Bars has announced it is investing £5m in rent concessions this December, as its venues across the UK are still unable to operate fully due to Covid-19. The group’s support has been devised in line with the new tiered system, with Tier one licensees being offered a…
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7 December
Wahaca to launch UK’s first AR menu
Wahaca has announced it has partnered with Poplar Studio to launch a new augmented reality (AR) menu to showcase its dishes and create an “interactive customer experience”. The Web AR effect will reportedly enable customers to interact with the menu making it the first of its kind in the UK.…
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