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The latest industry news from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Mar- 2020 -16 March
The Yummy Pub Co sells The Clarence Pub for £125,000
The Yummy Pub Co has announced it has sold the Stoke Newington-based The Clarence Pub to Robert Webster Shaw for £125,000. Shaw also owns the Anchor and Hope in London and has other business interests in The Canton Arms, and the Magdalen Arms in Oxford. Built in 1860, the pub…
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16 March
Brakspear increases managed estate portfolio
Pub operator and brewer Brakspear announced it has purchased the Egypt Mill in Nailsworth, taking the group’s managed estate portfolio to 16 sites. The historic pub provides dining, accommodation and a wedding and functions business. The 16th Century site features 32 individually designed bedrooms, and can also cater for events…
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13 March
Camden eco-market welcomes Adrian Martin’s Wildflower
Wildflower by Adrian Martin is set to open in Camden’s new eco market, Buck Street, on 18 March 2020. Wildflower is the debut London restaurant of Irish chef, Adrian Martin, and is the first fine dining restaurant in London to be housed inside a shipping container. The restaurant will “seek…
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13 March
Casual Dining Show postponed until July over coronavirus fears
Following increasing concern about the developing coronavirus situation, Casual Dining organiser Diversified Communications UK has announced it has consulted with the industry and decided to postpone the event to 14-15 July 2020, at ExCeL London. Chris Brazier, group event director of diversified communications UK, said: “Casual Dining is the single…
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13 March
Shepherd Cox acquires Crab and Lobster restaurant
National hotel group, Shepherd Cox, has acquired the Crab and Manor hotel along with the Crab and Lobster restaurant. The five-star, 20-bedroom hotel in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, was founded in 1991, and the Crab and Lobster holds a double AA Rosette. Lee Bramzell, founder of the Shepherd Cox hotel group,…
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13 March
London Coffee Festival postponed amid coronavirus fears
Organisers of The London Coffee Festival have confirmed that the event will be postponed amid the recent coronavirus outbreak. The event, which was due to take place next month, is now scheduled to take place between 23-26 July. Jeffree Young, the London Coffee Festival founder and CEO of Allegra Group,…
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12 March
Gareth Bale to open mini-golf bar and restaurant in Cardiff
Wales and Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has announced he will open a new bar, restaurant and mini-golf venue in his home city of Cardiff. Par 59 will be based in the 18,000 sq ft basement of the Capitol Shopping Centre in the city centre. When complete, the venue will…
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12 March
The Lantern Room appoints new executive head chef
The Lantern Room and Courtyard by Marriott Edinburgh, both operated by RBH, have appointed Nadeem Akhter as its new executive head chef. Akhter brings more than 25 years of professional cooking and kitchen management experience to his new role at the city centre hotel and restaurant. His previous roles include…
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12 March
Pub, bar and restaurant sales fall 3.3%
Like-for-like sales across the pub, bar and restaurant sector fell 3.3% in February against the year prior, according to the latest data from Coffer Peach Business Tracker. Managed pub groups saw collective like-for-like sales fall 4.2%, while restaurant groups were down 1.8%, and bar chains down 2.8%. The weekly results…
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12 March
Blu Lobster announces closure of Hartlepool site
Hartlepool-based seafood restaurant The Blu Lobster has announced its closure. The restaurant situated on The Front, Seaton Carew occupied the first floor of the building above fish and chip shop Fish Face, which is still trading. In a statement posted on Facebook, the restaurant thanked its staff and customers for…
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