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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Feb- 2021 -23 February
324,000 hospitality supply jobs at risk unless Gov takes action
324,000 jobs within the UK’s hospitality supply chain are at risk unless “businesses receive immediate financial support from the government”, according to UKHospitailty. The statement comes as part of research conducted by the group, where it was found that one in five jobs in the supplier workforce have already been…
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23 February
The Bok Shop eyes double-digit portfolio expansion
The Bok Shop, a Brighton-based fried chicken and vegan chicken restaurant group, has announced plans to open 10 sites across the UK over the next two years. Founded in 2017, the group expanded its portfolio a year later with the addition of a 90-cover restaurant in Eastbourne. Despite the constraints…
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23 February
German Doner Kebab to expand across UK
German Doner Kebab is reportedly eyeing a roll-out of sites across the UK, in a move that will see it almost double its presence with the addition of 47 new sites. According to Sky News, the expansion, which follows a period of heightened takeaway sales during the pandemic, will reportedly…
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23 February
UKH: Sector ‘devastated’ by late reopening date
UKHospitality has claimed that the sector is “devastated” by the late reopening date for hospitality, adding that the chancellor has “just nine days” to save thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of jobs that simply “will not be there” without a substantial package of compensation. The news follows the…
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22 February
PM outlines ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown
Prime minister Boris Johnson has set out his four-step “roadmap” to guide the nation out of lockdown “cautiously but irreversibly”, calling the plan a “one-way road to freedom”. Step one will begin from 8 March, when all schools will be allowed to open with outdoor after-school sports and activities allowed.…
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22 February
Hospitality businesses reopen in Jersey
Hospitality businesses in Jersey will reopen this Monday 22 February, with new restrictions in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Under new government guidelines, seated food and drink services may resume in licensed and non-licensed premises; however, alcohol can only be served with a main meal. Furthermore, alcoholic drinks…
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22 February
Hospitality cited for April reopening under PM’s roadmap
Hospitality will reportedly have to wait until April before it can reopen under the prime minister’s new reopening roadmap. Boris Johnson is set to unveil his roadmap of releasing England from its current restrictions later today (22 February) with confirmation that the first phase will see children return to schools…
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22 February
M&B’s £350m open offer ‘critical’ for survival
Mitchells and Butlers has announced the launch of an open offer, following an announcement last week that the group intends to raise £350m from shareholders. The board, which includes representatives of the Odyzean Group, a major shareholder of Mitchells and Butlers, said it believes that the open offer is “critical…
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22 February
Campaign launched for venues to reopen as workspaces
Work Anywhere Hub, an online platform that connects users with working spaces, has launched a campaign to allow hospitality venues to reopen as Covid-safe workspaces. The firm has created an online petition demanding that empty buildings be put to use alongside the reopening of schools on 8 March. The campaign,…
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19 February
Implications for gig economy as Supreme Court rules against Uber
Uber has lost its appeal to the Supreme Court over drivers’ rights in a decision which could have wider implications for the gig economy. The Supreme Court has decided in Uber BV and others v Aslam and others that tens of thousands of Uber drivers in the UK, most of…
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