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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May- 2020 -18 May
Petitions to wind up restaurants rocket 165%
The number of petitions to wind up restaurants has rocketed 165% to 53 in the year ended 20 April, according to the latest figures from UHY Hacker Young. Such petitions, that have been brought forward over bills left unpaid by struggling restaurants, are expected to see a further surge once…
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15 May
Costa reopens a further 46 sites
Costa Coffee has reopened a further 46 sites today (15 May) as it continues to bring back its UK store estate. Costa revealed that it has opened a further 31 additional Drive-Thru lanes and another 15 stores open to customers to enter to collect a coffee to takeaway. Costa said…
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15 May
Stonegate Pub Company announces multi-million pound support package
Stonegate Pub Company has announced a multi-million support package for publicans within the recently acquired Ei Publican Partnerships leased and tenanted business. Ensuring a “fair balance of support and assistance” across the estate, all tied publicans operating on substantive agreements that are not in receipt of Government grants will receive…
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15 May
Greene King launches delivery and takeaway services amid pandemic
Pub company and brewer Greene King has announced the launch of its delivery and takeaway service from a select number of its London sites. The group, which has over 3,000 pubs, hotels and restaurants across the UK, will be reopening 29 of its sites from next week (22 May) amid…
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15 May
Thousands of Deliveroo employees ‘at risk’, warn MPs
A group of cross-party MPs have called on Deliveroo to “protect the incomes and safety” of its workers as the pandemic continues to unfold. The coalition of 44 MPs sent a letter to the Will Shu, the group’s CEO Will, with six demands for the delivery company after accusations it…
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14 May
M&S Cafés begin to reopen for takeaway
Marks and Spencer has revealed plans to reopen 49 café locations across the UK today (14 May). The local cafés will be opening for takeaway hot drinks only, and the chosen locations to open are all based on the café being located next to the in-store Foodhall – meaning customers…
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14 May
Marston’s agrees £70m banking facility
Pub operator Marston’s has revealed it has agreed a £70m banking facility to help improve its liquidity during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a Covid-19 specific trading update it said it has taken a “highly prudent approach” in its management of the business during this period. It added that all…
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14 May
Brighton Pier Group details cash-saving measures
The Brighton Pier Group has secured £5m in loans in order to shore up cash during the pandemic. Both term loans are for a period of two years and nine months, and are in addition to the group’s existing term debt and revolving credit facility. A loan repayment holiday on…
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14 May
BBPA welcomes new task force for pubs and restaurants
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the creation of five new ministerial-led task forces to develop plans for how and when closed sectors can reopen safely, following publication of the UK’s roadmap to rebuild Britain. One of the new task forces will specifically look at pubs and…
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13 May
Hospitality reacts to furlough scheme extension
The hospitality industry has reacted to the chancellor’s announcement yesterday that he was to extend the government’s furlough scheme to the end of October calling it a “sensible and timely” move that has “prevented thousands of redundancies”. Yesterday (12 May) Rishi Sunak revealed that “no changes whatsoever” will be made…
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