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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Dec- 2020 -23 December
£104.3m hospitality lifeline needs to be reviewed, says SLTA
The Scottish government needs to urgently review the financial compensation it is offering to the hospitality sector if employees are to be “here after spring 2021”, according to the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA). The statement comes in response to the new support measures the government offered this week after…
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23 December
Deliveroo pledges to match customer tips
Deliveroo has announced its pledge to match customers’ in-app tips to local restaurants hit by Covid restrictions. The company said it will match tips paid to eligible restaurants up to a total value of £60,000 from today until midnight on Christmas Eve up to the value of £20 per tip.…
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23 December
Marston’s to take over 156 Brains pubs, saving 1,300 jobs
Marston’s is set to take over the operations of 156 S.A Brains pubs in Wales, in a move that is expected to save 1,300 jobs. The pub group will run the Brains pubs on a combination of leased and management contract arrangements, continuing to trade under the Brains brand to…
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22 December
Pistachio Holdings acquires Creams
Pistachio Holdings, a firm backed by Ankush Shah of the East Africa-based Sumaria Group, has acquired a majority stake in the dessert brand, Creams. Creams, which was founded in 2008 by Balal Aqil and Adam Mani, currently employs over 1,400 staff across its 93-strong UK portfolio. As well as his…
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22 December
Leicestershire County Council offers one-off payment to pubs
Leicestershire County Council has announced it is offering a one-off payment of £1,000 to support small village pubs which are unable to open due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. The council said the initiative has been designed to keep people in jobs, maintain the role of the pub as a community…
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22 December
Maxwell’s Restaurant Limited calls in liquidators, 400 jobs lost
Maxwell’s Restaurant Limited has gone into liquidation resulting in 400 members of staff being left redundant. The restaurant group, which owned popular London venues such as Maxwell’s Bar and Grill, Cafe de Paris and Palm Court Brasserie said “reduced customer numbers” due to Covid-19 was one of the reasons for…
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22 December
Gaucho and M joins ‘Hospitality Against Homelessness’ campaign
Gaucho and M Restaurants has announced it will be participating in the ‘Hospitality Against Homelessness’ campaign, which was set up by non-profit organisation, Only A Pavement Away. The campaign aims to bring together the hospitality industry in an effort to provide support to homeless people across London, while restaurants and…
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21 December
Brighton restaurateur banned for tax avoidance
A Brighton restaurateur has been banned from trading for six years after he “deliberately under declared tax” resulting in liabilities of more than £130,000. The owner Byron Swales, from Hove, was director of Indian Summer UK Limited, which traded as the Indian Summer restaurant on East Street in Brighton. Indian…
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21 December
Heineken UK names new managing director
Heineken, the multinational brewing company, has appointed David Flochel as the new managing director for its UK arm. Flochel will commence his role as of 1 January 2021, taking over from interim managing director Simon Amor, who had held the role since David Forde’s departure in July of this year.…
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21 December
Hospitality curfews ‘ineffective’, according to new report
Hospitality curfews, which were brought in to curb Covid-19 transmissions, were largely ineffective, according to a new report published by Stampede. The hospitality software startup’s research, which analysed 2.4 million customer interactions across UK hospitality venues, revealed that customers went out safely before curfew, and the government’s ‘Eat Out to…
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