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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Jun- 2020 -8 June
Revolution bars secures £15m from share placing
Revolution Bars Group has revealed it has raised £15m from a share placing. Revolution Bars said that subject to resolutions being passed at its general meeting to be held on or around 26 June 2020, in aggregate, 75,017,495 New Ordinary Shares are to be issued pursuant to the Firm Placing…
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8 June
The Restaurant Group confirms restructuring talks
The Restaurant Group has confirmed it has entered discussions with its landlords regarding the “potential restructuring” of its Leisure estate. The group’s Leisure Division, which includes its Frankie and Benny’s, Chiquito and Garfunkel’s sites, does not impact trading across the group’s Wagamama chain. It comes only days after news that…
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8 June
MPs set 22 June as target date for partial reopening of pubs and restaurants
Ministers are reportedly targeting 22 June as the date they hope to allow pubs and restaurants to open in some form. According to the Financial Times the government is aiming for the date to allow pub gardens and restaurants with outdoor spaces to be among the first in hospitality to…
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5 June
87% of people to ‘confidently’ return to restaurants, says Raymond Blanc
A recent survey by Brasserie Bar Co, the group behind Raymond Blanc’s Brasserie Blanc restaurants and The White Brasserie pubs, has revealed that 87% of people will “confidently” return to restaurants and pubs once they open. The survey also found that of those 87%, nearly 40% said they’ll dine out…
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5 June
Crussh reopens Notting Hill Store amid UK lockdown
Crussh Fit Food and Juice Bars will reopen its Notting Hill store today (5 June) for take-away and delivery. The healthy food and juice chain said it undertook a “significant review” of its store operating model to ensure it can open safely for teams and customers, and comply with Government…
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5 June
Azzurri Group considering sale options
The Azzurri Group is reportedly working alongside advisors in a bid to find a potential buyer for the restaurant giant, according to Sky News. The parent group of Ask Italian and Zizzi, which is currently owned by private equity firm Bridgepoint, is now in the process of contacting prospective bidders…
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5 June
Greene King expands takeaway and delivery services outside of London
Pub company and brewer, Greene King, has announced the expansion of its delivery and takeaway services outside of London to pubs across the UK. The news comes as Greene King launched its delivery and takeaway service from a select number of its London sites. The group, which has over 3,000…
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4 June
North London restaurateur banned for under-declaring tax
A restaurant boss from Edmonton, North London, has been banned as a company director for six years after under-declaring tax leading to liabilities of more than £200,000. Village Mangal Limited was incorporated in December 2012 and Ifras Coruk (43) was appointed the sole director at the same time. The company…
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4 June
#RaiseTheBar campaign says UK risks ‘mass redundancies’ through furlough scheme
The newly launched #RaiseTheBar campaign has warned that the furloughing scheme is “concealing the true picture of unemployment in the UK”, providing financial support to employees whilst their employers are facing closure. The campaign believes adjustments to the furloughing scheme have created an “unlevel playing field” of support, meaning businesses…
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4 June
BBPA launches cross-industry platform to destroy spoilt beer
The British Beer and Pub Association has launched a cross-industry platform to enable participating brewers to manage the safe destruction of their brands in pubs and for the millions of pounds in excise duty from unsalable beer to be reclaimed and the appropriate and agreed recompense passed back to licensees.…
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