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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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Nov- 2020 -18 November
Lack of progress shows ‘hospitality not the cause’, says SHG
Negative or slow trends in the battle against coronavirus are proving that Scotland’s pubs, restaurants and hotels are not the cause of the problem, according to the Scottish Hospitality Group. The hospitality group, which represents businesses including The DRG Group, Signature Pubs and G1 Group, made the comments following Nicola…
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18 November
Henley restaurant owner fined for food safety breach
The owner of the Mezo Restaurant and Café in Henley, Tahsin Kan, has been ordered to pay over £22,000, after his business was forced to close in 2019 due to a repeated breach of food safety laws. The charges follow a series of inspections by South Oxfordshire District Council environmental…
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18 November
Sacha Lord warns Manchester hospitality could take five years to recover
Greater Manchester’s evening hospitality economy could reportedly take “five years to recover” from Covid-19, according to the area’s night-time economic advisor Sacha Lord. According to the BBC, Lord said One in ten night-time businesses could permanently close in the area, and 80% of restaurants have reportedly planned on making redundancies.…
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18 November
Eataly Broadgate to open in 2021
Eataly, the Italian food market, is set to launch its first UK site in early 2021 with a flagship market on Broadgate, London. The complex will contain three restaurants, a market comprising 5,000 Italian products, the largest winery in London, a cookery school, and a cheese-making facility. Situated near Liverpool…
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17 November
Michael Caines to launch new beach bar and restaurant
Michael Caines has unveiled plans to open Mickeys Beach Bar and Restaurant alongside Sylvain Peltier and Michael’s Café Patisserie Glacerie as part of the Exmouth seafront regeneration project in March 2021. The company said the launch will be a “landmark opening” for the Michael Caines Collection as it opens a…
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17 November
Nottingham landlord license revoked amid Covid breaches
The landlord of the Queens Head in Kimberley, Nottingham has had their license removed and pub closed following a “catalogue of errors” including a breach of Covid-19 rules and antisocial behavior. In September the pub was served with a temporary banning after failing to comply with strict social distancing rules,…
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17 November
Richard Galli joins Poké the Bear as executive chef
Michelin Star chef Richard Galli has announced he will be joining hospitality and TV personnels Calum Best and Fraser Carruthers at the delivery only poké kitchen, Poké the Bear. Galli will be based at the restaurant chain’s second site, in London, Clapham. The previous Goring Hotel executive chef will bring…
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17 November
Covid-19 tiered restrictions under government review
Robert Jenrick, the UK housing secretary, has announced the pre-lockdown three-tier lockdown system is under government review. A return to an updated tiered system when the second lockdown ends in England on 2 December looks likely, as the government aims for “greater consistency” this time around. Speaking on BBC Breakfast,…
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16 November
TGI Fridays to open new restaurant and bar chain 63rd + 1st
TGI Fridays UK is launching a new cocktail led bar and restaurant, named 63rd+1st, with the first venue set to open its doors in Cobham on 8 January 2021. Inspired by the original Fridays founded in 1965 in Manhattan, on the corner of 63rd Street and 1st Avenue, the company…
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16 November
Mitchells & Butlers to close 20 sites
Mitchells and Butlers, the restaurant, pub, and bar operator, has announced it will not reopen 20 of its sites. According to the Telegraph, the owner of All Bar One and Harvester is working to offload some of its leasehold properties that will face permanent closure if buyers cannot be found.…
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