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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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Oct- 2020 -20 October
Star Pubs and Bars moves to three-tier rent approach
Star Pubs and Bars has announced it is increasing rent concessions for its leased and tenanted pubs in England with a new structure of discounts aligned to the government’s tier system of Covid restrictions. As part of the latest package of support for Star pubs in England, Tier 3 (very…
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20 October
Gourmet kebab chain set to open 12 new sites by end of year
German Doner Kebab (GDK) has confirmed it will open a total of 12 new branches by the end of the year creating 480 new jobs. The next five sites said to open are situated in Batley, Plymouth, Peterborough, Liverpool and London’s Bethnal Green. GDK was founded in Germany in 1989…
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20 October
Liquor licensing bill brought to Northern Ireland’s Assembly
A bill aimed at modernising Northern Ireland’s liquor licensing laws was brought before the Assembly yesterday (20 October). Originally set to be discussed before the Assembly’s collapse in January 2017, the legislation is set to bring about changes to the country’s laws regarding the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages.…
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20 October
Margot co-founder leaves restaurant
Paulo De Tarso has stepped down from Margot, a Covent Garden restaurant that he co-founded in 2016. The restaurateur was senior maitre D’ at Bar Boulud for six years before he opened the Italian dinery with Nicolas Jaouën, the former manager at La Petite Maison in London. Since its opening,…
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19 October
Wales announces ‘firebreak’ lockdown
The Welsh government has announced a two-week “firebreak” national lockdown, which will force business closures across the country from 23 October at 6pm until Monday 9 November. According to BBC News, first minister Mark Drakeford said the “time-limited firebreak” will be “a short, sharp, shock to turn back the clock,…
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19 October
Katsu Kitchen shutters permanently due to Covid-19
Katsu Kitchen, a Japanese inspired restaurant in Moseley, Birmingham, has permanently closed its doors as a result of Covid-19. The company, which originally started out as a pop up vendor in August 2018, posted an online statement saying “we shall be closing indefinitely from Sunday 18 October, the pandemic has…
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19 October
More than 750,000 hospitality jobs under threat without support
Over 750,000 jobs in the hospitality sector are under threat without government support, according to a survey carried out by leading trade associations. UKHospitality, the British Institute of Innkeeping and the British Beer & Pub Association found 76% of respondents were loss making before the government’s tier lockdown system was…
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19 October
Adam Handling appoints new group GM
Adam Handling Restaurant Group (AHRG) has appointed George Hersey as group general manager. Hersey joined the company two years ago and will now oversee all of its sites across London. He was previously GM at The Boot Inn before joining Handling and becoming a “key part” of the sustainability initiative…
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19 October
Pret A Manger to axe further 400 jobs
Pret A Manger has announced that it will close a further six branches and make up to 400 more redundancies as the pandemic continues to affect business. The food and coffee chain had previously cut 2,890 jobs and permanently closed 30 sites through a restructuring of the business, it announced…
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16 October
Hospitality sector to stage peaceful protest in Parliament Square
Members of the hospitality industry will converge on Parliament Square to urge the government to revise its policies relating to hospitality venues, both in terms of restrictions and industry-specific support, next Monday. At 10.30am on Monday 19 October, ‘HospoDemo’ protestors from all corners of the industry will come together to…
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