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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Nov- 2020 -26 November
Hospitality businesses claim £849m through EOTHO
Hospitality businesses claimed £849m through the Eat Out to Help Out scheme (EOTHO) providing discounts for over 160 million meals in August, new government figures show. According to HMRC, over 52,000 businesses registered for the scheme and 49,000 of these had made a claim for the scheme by 30 September.…
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26 November
Mitchells & Butlers: 1,300 staff made redundant as losses reach £123m
Mitchells and Butlers, the pubs, bars, and restaurants group, has announced pre-tax losses of £123m for the financial year ended 26 September. Also revealed in the company’s full year results was the confirmation of approximately 1,300 redundancies since the year end. The firm’s revenues took a hit as a result…
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26 November
UKH calls for increased government support
UKHospitality has called for increased government support, reiterating that hospitality jobs can “catalyse” the UK’s economic recovery, and avoid a further rise in unemployment. Commenting on the spending review announcement, Kate Nicholls, chief executive for UKHospitality, said hospitality jobs are at the “core of the grave unemployment” that is forecasted…
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25 November
Bird announces five-year expansion plan
Bird Restaurants has announced an “ambitious expansion plan” with several new site launches planned for early 2021. News of the expansion closely follows the appointment of the group’s new managing director, Andrew Clover. The fried chicken and waffles chain currently has a range of sites across London, including Brixton, Westfield,…
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25 November
Deliveroo names Claudia Arney as chair
Deliveroo has named Claudia Arney as the company’s first chair, as the business gears up for a “year of growth”. Arney, who currently holds directorships at the Premier League, Ocado, Kingfisher and Derwent London was officially named leader today (25 November). News of the hire comes as Deliveroo experienced a…
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25 November
Restaurant Brands Collective to offer bespoke franchise service
Restaurant Brands Collective, a new company offering franchise food brands for virtual delivery or dine-in, has been launched by a team of food development, operations, and franchising experts. The company aims to offer individual franchise solutions, in a bid to help multi and single site hospitality businesses use a range…
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25 November
Former Jamie Oliver employees win £200k legal claim
Former employees from Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant in Cornwall have won a legal claim for £200,000 after being made redundant without notice, according to The Daily Mail. 70 former staff members will reportedly receive the equivalent of eight weeks’ pay after the restaurant closed last year, the paper said. It…
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24 November
UKHospitality slams Covid Winter Plan
UKHospitality has criticised PM Boris Johnson’s ‘Covid Winter Plan’, warning that the government is at risk of “killing Christmas” for those who work in the hospitality sector. The trade body has said that the measures, which will see businesses in tier three permitted to provide takeaway only and those in…
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24 November
Leon mulls CVA proposal
Leon is reportedly exploring a CVA proposal in a bid to “preserve” its future amid the pandemic, Sky News has reported. The plans, which are at an early stage, would reportedly include asking property-owners for permanent rent cuts. The consultancy firm Quantuma was appointed by the chain in June to…
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24 November
Compass profit plummets 82% in full-year results
Compass has reported that operating profit plummeted 82% to £294m in the year ended 30 September, down from a profit of £1.6bn reported the year before. The catering company also saw revenue fall by 19.8% to £19.9bn due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19, as well as resulting lockdown restrictions…
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