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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Sep- 2020 -11 September
New industry group warns Scottish gov to shut down rogue operators
A new body representing many of Scotland’s restaurant and bar owners has called on the Scottish Government to “immediately shut down” licensed premises which flout social distancing regulations. The newly-formed Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) comprises many of the country’s largest and best-known restaurant and bar businesses, including The DRG Group,…
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11 September
Institute of Hospitality appoints new chair
The Institute of Hospitality (IOH), the UK based international professional body for the industry, has announced Kellie Rixon as its new chair. The announcement was made at IOH’s annual general meeting, presented online on 10 September. Reporting record results for 2019, outgoing chair, Robin Sheppard, noted the ongoing evolution of…
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11 September
EOHO boosts food service to highest levels since pre-Covid
Spending in the food service market reached 63% of the level seen prior to lockdown in the last week of August, according to figures released by The NPD Group. The global information company’s statistics revealed that the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme helped give the industry an economic…
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11 September
Caffe Nero drafts in KPMG for landlord negotiations
Caffe Nero has drafted in KPMG in a bid to negotiate high street rent cuts with landlords, according to Sky News. It comes as the coffee chain, which operates 660 stores across the UK, is looking to “review its options” regarding its property portfolio amid the latest government restrictions concerning…
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10 September
Various Eateries announces intention to float
Restaurant Group Various Eateries has revealed its intention to launch a public offering on the London Stock Exchange seeking to raise around £25m. The group operates two restaurant brands across ten locations – Coppa Club, an all-day clubhouse offer in prime locations throughout London and the South-East and Tavolino, a…
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10 September
Refurbishment planned for Llwyncelyn Hotel and pub following acquisition
The Llwyncelyn Hotel and pub in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff, has been sold off a guide price of £249,000. The property is a large, late 19th Century, purpose-built public house and hotel that sits in a three-storey building made of solid stone with an attractive carved, classical style entrance way.…
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10 September
Hospitality sector to ‘Walk for Calm’ amid mental health crisis
Leading hospitality organisations, alongside mental health charities, are backing the ‘Walk for Calm’ initiative to promote better mental health in the industry. Fronted by charities Hospitality Action and CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), the initiative will see multiple socially distanced, 20km fundraising walks take place in London, Birmingham and Manchester. …
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10 September
HospitalityUnite backs Kickstart initiative
HospitalityUnite, an initiative set up to help hospitality workers find alternative employment during lockdown, has teamed up with UKHospitality, Springboard, The Scottish Tourism Alliance and The Youth Group to back the Government’s Kickstart scheme. It will provide a free online service to make it easy for both hospitality businesses and…
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9 September
Pizza Hut to close 29 sites, 450 jobs cut
Pizza Hut has confirmed it is to close 29 sites as part of a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) that will see around 450 jobs lost. Pizza Hut Restaurants revealed it is currently negotiating a CVA in order to “mitigate the financial impact of Covid-19”. It said PHR is “one of…
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9 September
Ellis Barrie to open new concept restaurant Lerpwl
Celebrity chef Ellis Barrie and his brother Liam have confirmed their new concept restaurant Lerpwl is set to open its doors on 12 September. The new 80 capacity restaurant is split across two levels, with the main space downstairs wrapping around an open kitchen and to the back of the…
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