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 -4 February
ISHC adds RLA’s CEO to its board
The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISCH) has elected RLA CEO Roger Allen as its newest board member. ISHC is represented by some 200 of the industry’s “most respected professionals” from across six continents with the aim of being the leading source for global hospitality expertise. The ISHC was founded…
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4 February
BBPA relaunches beer destruction management platform
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has announced the relaunch of cross-industry platform which works to manage the destruction of beer and reclaim duty for out-of-date beer as a result of the third national lockdown. The returnyourbeer.co.uk site was used extensively following the first national lockdown, and its reopening…
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4 February
Deliveroo launches ‘Signature’ service for restaurant partners
Deliveroo has announced a global expansion of its ‘Signature’ service for restaurant partners across the UK and international markets. The service allows for customers to order delivery, as well as pick up and table service via restaurants’ own websites and apps, whilst allowing restaurants to “benefit” from Deliveroo’s expertise in…
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4 February
Gordon Ramsay to launch culinary academy for novices
Gordan Ramsay has announced that he is set to launch a dual-functioned Woking establishment in Autumn 2021. The scheme will feature two floors, with the Gordon Ramsay Academy, an educational venue for culinary novices, taking up the top floor of the building. The ground floor will comprise the seven-Michelin starred…
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3 February
Master of Malt raises £36.5k for Hospitality Action through Macallan auction
Online alcohol retailer Master of Malt has raised £36.5k for Hospitality Action through an auction of Macallan whiskey. The ecommerce platform which has a history of running lotteries and charity auctions for highly sought-after allocations auctioned off the Macallan Red Collection. Hospitality Action is a UK charity which offers…
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3 February
Pubs vital in battle against isolation
Pubs are key in tackling loneliness and provide a social value far beyond their economic contributions to society, according to research conducted by Loughborough University. The Open Arms report, which was conducted in tandem with Heineken UK and the Campaign to End Loneliness, found that institutions such as pubs are…
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3 February
Consumers eager to return to going out, CGA finds
Well over half (59%) of consumers said they “couldn’t wait” to go out again, while 51% hoped to get back to venues within a few weeks of reopening, according to the latest CGA Hospitality Consumer Forecast. CGA’s forecast was based on a survey of a nationally representative sample of 3,000…
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3 February
IBN sets out £35bn strategy to save British hospitality
The Independent Business Network (IBN) has urged the chancellor to implement a £35bn strategy that would work to safeguard British hospitality businesses and save 500,000 jobs. The business group, which champions the needs of family-run and family-owned businesses across the UK, has called for a range of support measures to…
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2 February
Labour warns 650,000 hospitality business at risk of collapse
The Labour Party has accused the government of “economic negligence” as it has estimated 650,000 hospitality businesses could collapse in the next three months amid reports of the current lockdown lasting until May. New analysis by the opposition party, based on the latest ONS data, has revealed an “underlying cash…
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2 February
When pubs close community suffers, new report reveals
86% of people believe that when a pub closes the local community suffers, a new report by The Campaign to End Loneliness reveals. The group which collaborated with Heineken for the research found that 76% of hospitality employees felt that the pub where they worked made a positive contribution to…
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