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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Aug- 2020 -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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17 August
Irish brands Wowburger and Elephant & Castle to make UK debut
The Frenchgate Partnership, owners of the Frenchgate Shopping Centre in Doncaster, has signed two Irish F&B brands for its debut sites in the UK. Wowburger and Elephant and Castle are taking 2,800 sq ft and 4,000 sq ft respectively. Both will open on the first floor of Frenchgate’s North Mall…
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17 August
Tea at the Ritz diners targeted by credit card scammers
Scammers have targeted guests of Tea at the Ritz, the Ritz Hotel’s iconic dining venue, after posing as staff in order to steal card payment information over the phone. According to the BBC, the scammers, who had the guest’s exact booking information, called diners to confirm their card details. They…
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17 August
Yo Sushi to axe 250 jobs following CVA
Yo Sushi has announced it will shutter 19 sites and axe 250 jobs in a bid to restructure the business following the crisis. The move comes after the dining group launched a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) in light of “changes in consumer behaviour” that have made its rents “unsustainable” across…
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14 August
Crockers Henley restaurant with rooms opens in Henley-on-Thames
Restaurant with rooms Crockers Henley has now opened its doors in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Housed in a Grade II listed building in Henley’s Market Place, Crockers has a strong focus on “great food and immersive experiences in a relaxed and unpretentious environment”. The converted townhouse holds seven boutique bedrooms, two 16-seater…
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14 August
Brewhouse & Kitchen sales up 115% thanks to Eat Out to Help Out
Brewhouse and Kitchen, the 22-site national brewpub group, has reported that sales have grown by 115% during the first six days in which the Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Following its staggered reopening, the group had already achieved growth of 6.1% during its first four weeks of trading, with…
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14 August
Rockfish ‘astounded’ by post-lockdown sales
Following the reopening of all nine Rockfish restaurants, the seafood group has announced that sales in some sites are already equal to last year, with like-for-like sales only 7% below last summer’s trading. Like-for-like sales from takeaways are also up 40% following the site’s reopenings. According to the group, the…
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14 August
BBPA welcomes no US tariff on beer for British brewers
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the decision from the US not to place tariffs on beer imported from the UK. According to the trade union, the US Trade Representative (USTR) was considering revising the retaliatory tariffs it has placed on various goods imported from EU countries…
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