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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Jan- 2021 -22 January
Rudy’s pizzeria set for Stockton Heath
Rudy’s, a Neapolitan pizzeria, is set to expand its portfolio with an opening in Stockton Heath, according to the Warrington Guardian. The Cheshire property will hold capacity for 50 customers, with a downstairs kitchen also included in the plans. It will be the seventh UK site for the businesses that…
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22 January
Papa John to expand into ‘non-traditional franchises’
Papa John’s has announced it will be looking for additional “non-traditional” franchised outlets to join the franchise as the company expands into further venues in 2021. The group suggested that help is provided for businesses wanting to join the franchise from location selection, growth incentives and full turn-key opening of…
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22 January
‘Stark reminder’ for action amid 6,000 sector closures, UKH warns
UKHospitality (UKH) has called for action after figures published today (22 January) by CGA revealed a net decline of nearly 6,000 licensed premises in the UK. The trade association has issued a warning that businesses in the hospitality sector must receive further financial support in order to survive the third…
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21 January
CARA calls on chancellor to cut tax on draught beer
CARA (the Campaign for Real Ale) is calling on the government to cut the tax on draught beer. The campaign is urging chancellor Rishi Sunak to commit to cutting the tax charged on beer served on tap in pubs and social clubs to help them rebuild their businesses once the…
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21 January
Chancellor considers further furlough extension in March budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering another extension to the government’s Job retention Scheme (JRS) as it continues to try and mitigate the impact of covid-19 on the UK economy. According to Bloomberg, Sunak is considering a fifth extension to the furlough scheme that will cover roughly 5 million workers…
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21 January
Dining Street Limited calls in administrators
Dining Street Limited has fallen into administration resulting in 147 staff redundancies. The restaurant group, which operated under brands such as Richoux, Zintino, Friendly Phil’s, and The Broadwick, has cited “ongoing uncertainty” surrounding Covid-19 as the reason for its collapse. All of the company’s restaurants have been operating under limited…
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21 January
Anand raises £200m for pub sector spending spree
Rooney Anand, the former chief executive at Greene King, has raised £200m to invest in the UK’s faltering pubs sector, Sky News has revealed. The investment is likely to come in a series of acquisitions in the coming months, in a bet on an industry-wide post-pandemic recovery. While sources told…
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21 January
Tennents invests in removing plastic packaging from lager cans
Tennents has announced a £7m investment in packaging equipment at Wellpark Brewery which will aim on eradicating 150 tonnes of plastic from the group’s Lager can packs by 2022, which includes more than 100 million plastic (hi- and mid-cone) rings. The investment, first announced in October 2019 as part of…
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20 January
M&A in the Food and Beverage sector down to 2009 levels
The UK F&B M&A market showed “encouraging signs of recovery” in the last four months of the year, however deals were still “significantly down” on 2019 levels according to the latest report from Oghma Partners. The report found that total deal volume for the period amounted to 28 transactions which…
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20 January
JD Wetherspoon undergoes £90m share placing
UK pub company, JD Wetherspoon, is raising capital through its investors for the second time during the pandemic via an accelerated share placing of over £90m. A total of 8,370,000 new ordinary shares have been placed on the exchange by Investec Bank at a price of 1,120p per share, bringing…
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