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 -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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9 September
‘Hospitality Titans’ programme to launch in September
A group of hospitality professionals have launched a new platform to help “struggling” industry owners in a post-Covid-19 climate. Entitled ‘Hospitality Titans’, the programme aims to set up key events so members can network with peers, investors and innovators as well as listen to guest speakers and receive important industry…
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9 September
Menu prices see ‘modest’ rise post-lockdown
Operators have increased the price of menu items by 1.5% since lockdown ended, against the prior year, according to the latest piece of monthly analysis from Lumina Intelligence’s Menu Tracker. The average price of a same-line dish in spring/summer 2019 was £9.82. Since lockdown was lifted, however, the average price…
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9 September
UKHospitality slams new PHE targets
UKHospitality has come out against new calorie and salt reduction targets for eating out and takeaways, which were announced by Public Health England yesterday (8 September). The new targets, while voluntary, aim to reduce excessive calories and salts in everyday foods by up to 20% by 2024. The government is…
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8 September
Cheerfy launches new product for hospitality operators
Cheerfy has announced the launch of a new product entitled Cheerfy Shop, which aims to help hospitality operators transform websites into fully-branded e-commerce sites. It also provides operators with at-table order and payment technology. According to the CRM, loyalty and e-commerce solution, the product gives operators “full autonomy” over their…
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8 September
Bosporus to open new London venue
Bosporus, a turkish inspired restaurant is set to open in London’s Leicester Square this September. The restaurant, which was originally founded in Dubai in 2010 by GCS, also has six sites across Abu Dhabi and Egypt. The restaurant gets its name from the Strait, which runs through the centre of…
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8 September
Red Fox & Peacock to open first freehold site
Red Fox and Peacock, formerly known as Lytham Hospitality Group, is to open its first freehold site later this month, a new bar, restaurant and live entertainment venue called Lytham House. The new venture is the latest addition to a portfolio which includes The Queens Hotel, Lytham; The Eagle at…
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8 September
Up to £3.5bn furlough claims fraudulent, says HMRC
Up to £3.5bn in payments from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme may have been claimed fraudulently or paid in error, according to the HMRC. Jim Harra, HMRC’s permanent secretary, appeared before MPs on the Public Accounts Committee to discuss the tax authority’s estimates that 5-10% of furlough claims have been…
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8 September
Thwaites launches redundancy programme
Thwaites is set to initiate a programme of redundancies in a bid to shore up cash following the crisis. Despite noting that trade has “built steadily” since its estate reopened in July, the pub operator said it has “become very clear in reopening that the visibility we had last year…
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