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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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Nov- 2019 -4 November
Admiral Taverns acquires 137 pubs in Marston’s deal
Admiral Taverns has announced an expansion to its portfolio following the acquisition of 137 community pubs from Marston’s PLC. The £44.9m deal, expected to be complete by the end of November, is in line with Marston’s plans to reduce its debt through disposing of certain “non-core assets”. Ralph Findlay, chief…
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4 November
Food safety complaints double over Christmas, research finds
Complaints of food poisoning, allergic reactions and foreign bodies found in food increase by more than half during the festive season according to food safety specialist, Food Alert. The company revealed that the number of food complaints they were asked to investigate during December last year showed a 55% increase…
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4 November
McDonald’s CEO fired over relationship with employee
McDonald’s chief executive, Steve Easterbrook, has been fired after having a relationship with an employee. The fast food giant said Easterbrook had “violated company policy” and shown “poor judgment involving a recent consensual relationship with an employee”. The BBC said Easterbrook “acknowledged” the relationship and said it was a “mistake”.…
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4 November
Restaurant opened by Masterchef runner-up closes its doors
Table 22 restaurant at Old House Hotel in Wickham has announced it closed its doors. Masterchef runner-up, Greg Emmerson, opened the restaurant at the Old House Hotel in December last year as part of a £250,000 revamp under the owners of GA Gourmet. In March this year Emmerson announced he…
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1 November
London restaurant bill prices rise by ‘record’ amount in 2019
London restaurant bill prices have risen by 6.3% in the past 12 months, compared with 4.8% the previous year, according to new figures from London-based publishing firm Harden’s. According to the group, the average price of dinner for one at establishments listed in its 2020 London Restaurants guide is £59.28,…
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1 November
Sudbury House Hotel appoints Sam Cary as head chef
Sudbury House Hotel has appointed Sam Cary as head chef of its Magnolia Restaurant. Cary will oversee all of the food and beverage operations in the Faringdon-based hotel, including in-room dining, conferencing events, weddings and private functions. He will also be responsible for menu developments within the hotels new spa,…
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Oct- 2019 -31 October
Bill’s opens new Spinningfields restaurant
Bill’s Restaurant and Bar has opened the doors to its new Spinningfields restaurant in Manchester. Bill’s has relocated from its former Manchester city centre location, on John Dalton Street, to its new Spinningfields home at 3 Hardman Square. The new 177 sq mt dining space accommodates up to 96 covers,…
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31 October
Old Spot Pub Company opens Uxbridge site ahead of 2020 expansion plans
The Old Spot Pub Company, an Ei Managed Investments joint venture, has taken over the Crown and Treaty in Uxbridge, taking its portfolio of pubs to 10, with two further openings planned for early 2020. The new site, which is “famed” for bearing witness to a failed treaty between Oliver…
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31 October
Jacques Restaurant announces new opening in Solihull
Jacques restaurant has announced a new opening in Solihull in March 2020. Chef Jacques Van Der Merwe and his team have purchased a venue situated in the town centre of Solihull, and claim it is “investing several million pounds creating a beautiful and illustrious new upmarket dining venue.” Van Der…
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31 October
Treasury Committee urges MPs to reform ‘broken’ business rates
The government has been urged to fix the “broken” business rates system as it is continuing to affect high street retailers, a Treasury committee has said. An influential group of MPs has asked the government to examine alternatives to property tax, which puts more pressure on high street retailers than…
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