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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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Dec- 2019 -19 December
Shepherd Neame development receives green light
Plans for a new pub development in Ebbsfleet Garden City have been given the go-ahead, according to the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation. The new Shepherd Neame site will be situated in the Castle Hill area of the development, and will be named The Chalk Yard after the area’s steep mining history.…
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18 December
Mark Wahlberg’s Wahlburgers to relaunch as full service restaurant
Actor Mark Wahlberg’s Covent Garden restaurant Wahlbergers, which he launched with his chef brother Paul, is to relaunch as a full-service restaurant just six months after opening. Following feedback from customers over the first six months of operation and an internal review of additional growth opportunities, Wahlburgers is evolving its…
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18 December
Restaurant fined for serving allergen-free dish containing peanuts
Noor Mohammed, the director of the Windmill Hotel, at 10, Market Place in Alford has been prosecuted after selling a curry that contained peanuts, when a peanut free dish had been ordered. Lincolnshire Council said the case was heard at Boston Magistrates Court last week and Mohammed pleaded guilty to…
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18 December
The Pig appoints Stephanie Beresforde as new restaurant manager
Padstow-based The Pig restaurant with rooms has appointed Stephanie Beresforde as its new restaurant manager. Beresforde will be part of the opening team at the Pig at Harlyn Bay, which is set to open in June next year. Prior to her new position, she joined Jean-Georges at the Connaught holding…
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18 December
London restaurants go paperless with digital receipts
Giraffe, Ed’s Easy Diner, Slim Chickens, Japan Centre and Sakagura have announced plans to use digital receipts over paper ones. Partnering with digital receipts platform Flux, they join KFC, Itsu and Just Eat in moving to paperless receipt technology. Flux found that the use of digital receipts has risen by…
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17 December
Burley Manor’s Mediterranean restaurant awarded 2 AA Rosettes
Burley Manor’s Mediterranean inspired restaurant has been awarded two AA Rosettes. The prestigious accolades were given following a visit earlier this year by the AA inspectors, who were said to be impressed by executive head chef Ben Johnson’s “innovative” dishes and “exciting flavours”. Over the past year the restaurant has…
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17 December
Fraiche restaurant claims top spot in ‘Harden’s 100’
Marc Wilkinson’s 14-seater Fraiche restaurant, near Birkenhead, has claimed the top spot in the ‘Harden’s 100’ list of the UK’s top dining destinations. Fraiche was amongst the north west’s tally of 10 entries in the Harden’s 100, the highest of any region outside the south east and London. Harden’s said…
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17 December
Zizzi owner reports 7% increase in total sales
The Azzurri Group, the parent company of Zizzi, Ask Italian, Radio Alice and Coco di Mama, has reported an increase of 7% in total sales to £299.4m. According to the groups financial reports for the 52 weeks to 30 June 2019, the group experienced a 3% increase in EBITDA to…
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17 December
Optimism improves across eating and drinking out sector, says CGA
Optimism in the hospitality sector is at an 18-month high, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from the CGA and Fourth. The quarterly survey of business leaders across the UK pub, bar and restaurant sector showed that 44% of respondents were optimistic about the market for the coming year. …
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16 December
Mowgli Street Food to launch first restaurant in Bristol
Mowgli Street Food has announced plans to open its first restaurant in Bristol, which will open its doors on Corn Street this winter. Set inside an “elegantly” high-ceilinged building, the brand said the space will be the home to the “fresh, light zing of Indian food unplugged”. The restaurant chain…
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