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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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Aug- 2020 -25 August
Scott Hallsworth launches Joe’s Oriental Diner
Restaurateur Scott Hallsworth, owner of Freak Scene London and best known as the founder of Kurobuta, has launched both a local delivery service, Joe’s Oriental Diner, and Joe’s @ Home, a wider-reaching delivery service for South London and West London. Joe’s @ Home will operate as a premium delivery service,…
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25 August
BBPA calls for Eat Out to Help Out Scheme to be repeated
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the Government to repeat its Eat Out to Help Out (EOTHO) scheme. The trade association has hailed the scheme, which is set to end after August, as a great success for many of its member’s food-led pubs, noting that it…
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25 August
UK ‘rallies’ behind coffee shops after lockdown
Visiting a café or coffee shop was the most popular outing made by UK consumers since lockdown was eased on 4 July 2020, according to Allegra World Coffee Portal’s latest survey. According to its survey of more than 3,000 UK consumers, 55% of respondents said they had visited a café…
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24 August
Prospect Bars and Pubs adds second site
Prospect Bars and Pubs’ Dan Shotton and Mark Draper have taken on a second site, The Victoria in Woodham. The former owners of Redcombe pubs are undertaking a joint £580,000 refurbishment with Star Pubs and Bars, owners of The Victoria, which has been closed for 14 months. Following the launch…
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24 August
Record economic growth anticipated for Q3
The UK is reportedly on track for a record economic resurgence during the third quarter of the year, following sharp declines in GDP at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Q2. According to the Financial Times (FT), City of London economists have predicted a 14.3% rise in GDP for…
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24 August
JD Wetherspoon warns of loss following pandemic
JD Wetherspoon has announced that like-for-like bar and food sales were down by 16.9% in the 44 days to 16 August 2020, adding that it expects to make a loss for the year ended 26 July, 2020. In its latest trading update, the pub chain noted that sales have gradually…
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24 August
Wasabi launches CVA proposal
Wasabi, the grab and go sushi and bento retailer, has announced the launch of a company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) proposal. Founded in 2003 and employing over 1,500 staff, Wasabi operates a total of 51 sushi and bento shops in the UK, the majority of which are located in central London.…
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21 August
CMA launches probe into Marston’s and Carlsberg merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced it has launched a phase 1 investigation into the proposed merger of Marston’s brewing business with Carlsberg UK. It comes following the European Commission’s decision to refer the case to the United Kingdom and it invites comments on the transaction from any…
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21 August
Accommodation and food service sectors see 53% drop in insolvencies
The accommodation and food services sectors have seen a 53% drop in insolvencies from May to July 2020, compared to the same period in 2020. According to RSM, some 597 insolvencies were recorded by the Insolvency Services for May to July 2019 and 279 for the same period this year.…
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21 August
Franco Manca owner reports August sales boost amid EOTHO scheme
Franco Manca owner, Fulham Shore, has said the UK Government’s Eat Out to Help Out (EOTHO) scheme has proved to be beneficial both for the company and UK diners after reporting a boost in sales at the start of August. It said trade in the first full fortnight in August…
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