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The latest industry news from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on whatโs happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Oct- 2020 -15 October
Star Pubs and Bars fined after PCA investigation
Star Pubs and Bars has been fined ยฃ2m by Fiona Dickie, the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA), after it was judged the company โseriously and repeatedlyโ breached the Pubs Code over nearly three years. Dickie said her first investigation into the Heineken-owned pub company warranted a financial penalty. The investigation found…
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14 October
Boparan owner bails out GBK
Boparan restaurant group is reportedly purchasing the Gourmet Burger King (GBK) chain through a pre-pack administration, saving 650 jobs. According to Sky News, Ranjit Boparan, the owner of the restaurant group known for the brands Giraffe, Edโs Shakes and Waffles and Slim Chicken will purchase 35 GBK restaurants, in a…
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14 October
Just Eat sees sales surge 46%
Takeaway delivery company Just Eat has revealed its sales surged 46% during the third quarter of the year, boosted by its partnerships with McDonaldโs and Greggs. The company revealed that it delivered 151 million orders globally during the quarter up from 103 million the previous year. In the UK it…
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14 October
Comptoir Libanais reports ยฃ5m pre-tax loss
Comptoir Libanais has reported a pre-tax loss of ยฃ5m for the six month period ending 30 June, from a ยฃ547,685 loss over the same period last year. The groupโs gross revenue dropped by 61% in the period to ยฃ6.1m, with Comptoir citing โCovid-19 related closuresโ as the reason behind the…
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14 October
Kirkcaldy pub sees 450k revamp
The Chapel Tavern in the Scottish town of Kirkcaldy has reopened its doors this October after undergoing a 450k refurbishment and seven month closure.ย The pub situated on Chapel Road was due to open in late April following refurbishment by Star Pubs and Bars, however due to lockdown restrictions, owners…
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14 October
Bluestone resort has restaurant proposals approved
Bluestone National Park Resortโs plan to turn Black Pool Mill into a restaurant has been approved. The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Planning Authority greenlit a proposal to turn the mill into a heritage restaurant alongside plans to create a cafe and exhibition space in the surrounding buildings. Some 160 diners…
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13 October
Number of licensed establishments fallen by 25,000
Nearly 25,000 fewer licensed premises are currently operating when compared with pre-lockdown numbers. A total of 90,000 establishments had returned to trading by the end of September, according to the Market Recovery Monitor report conducted by CGA and Alix Partners. This means that roughly one in five sites remains closed…
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13 October
UK unemployment rises to 4.5%
The UK unemployment rate increased to 4.5% during the three months to August, the highest level in over three years.ย According to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the total number of unemployed increased by 138,000 to 1.58 million people. It comes as over 227,000 people…
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13 October
Herman ze German to permanently close all UK sites
Herman ze German has announced the permanent closure of all its UK sites. The fast food brand, which specialises in German sausages, operates four sites across London in Soho, Charing Cross, Fitzrovia and White City. In a message to customers on Instagram, the group cited the financial impact of Covid-19…
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13 October
Mitchells & Butlers begins redundancy talks with staff
Mitchells and Butlers has begun consulting with a number of its staff regarding redundancy payments as the company struggles with the fallout from Covid-19.ย According to the BBC, the chain which owns brands such as Harvester and All Bar One has not yet disclosed how many jobs are at risk,…
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