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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 -21 August
Nando’s launches food donation and employment programme
Nando’s has announced the launch of a new food donation and employment programme entitled Fuel Your Future. The initiative will see Nando’s restaurants across London, Birmingham, the North East and East Midlands serve free meals once a week to vulnerable young people and their families. The programme aims to help…
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20 August
Trade bodies pen open letter urging for ‘robust’ Test and Trace
Industry trade bodies have penned an open letter calling on the sector to maintain “robust” procedures when implementing Test and Trace or risk seeing guidelines “significantly strengthened”. In the letter, written by UKHospitality, The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and the British Institute of Innkeeping, said that Test and…
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20 August
Elior UK awarded five-year catering partnership with An Lanntair
Elior UK has secured a five-year contract with arts centre, An Lanntair, as its new catering partner. The contract will see Elior manage the catering and hospitality at the influential arts centre based in Stornoway, Scotland, as well as oversee corporate hospitality in addition to looking after the venue’s daytime,…
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20 August
Greene King swings to loss in full-year results
Greene King has swung to a pre-tax loss of £273m in the full-year ended 26 April, down from a profit of £172.8m reported in 2019. It comes after exceptional and non-underlying costs hit £380.6m in the period, up from £74.1m the year before. In the same period, revenue fell by…
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19 August
Michael Caines Collection appoints Liam Finnegan as group executive chef
Acclaimed chef restaurateur and hotel owner, Michael Caines has announced the appointment of Liam Finnegan as group executive chef of the Michael Caines Collection as of 8 September 2020. The news follows Caines’ recent acquisition of the former Rick Stein Restaurant in Porthleven, Cornwall. With a working relationship spanning 14…
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19 August
The Dairy and Counter Culture restaurants shutter permanently
The Dairy and Counter Culture restaurants in Clapham, London, has shuttered permanently, as the UK’s high streets continue to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic. Announcing the news in an Instagram post, restaurateur Robert Gill said it was with “a very heavy heart” that it was announcing the closure of the…
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19 August
Pizza Express to close 73 sites, 1,100 jobs at risk
Pizza Express has formally launched a CVA in a bid to reduce its restaurant estate and rental cost base following the pandemic. The CVA proposal will see the permanent closure of 73 restaurants, resulting in a loss of 1,100 jobs. The casual dining chain first announced it had reached an…
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18 August
Ali Nia joins The Drunken Butler as partner and GM
Ali Nia has been named as partner and GM at The Drunken Butler Restaurant in Farringdon. Nia, who was formerly general manager at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, has teamed up with Yuma Hashemi at the Clerkenwell-based restaurant, strengthening its front-of-house and management team. In his new role, Nia will work alongside…
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18 August
Sales jump 30% during second week of Eat Out to Help Out scheme
The second week of the Eat Out to Help Out (EOTHO) initiative saw a 30% increase in sales compared with the week before the scheme started, new research from Fourth has revealed. However, the research shows there was a slight drop off in sales for the second week when compared…
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18 August
Compass Group appoints director
Compass Group, the multinational contract foodservice group, has announced the appointment of Ian Meakins as both non-executive chairman and director of the company. He will join the board on 1 September 2020, and take over as chairman on 1 December 2020, when Paul Walsh will step down from the board. …
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