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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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Oct- 2019 -22 October
Pasta King acquired by Northern Ireland business entrepreneurs
Devon-based Pasta King, a provider of pasta meals to schools in the UK, has been acquired by two business entrepreneurs from Northern Ireland, Paul Allen and Michael Blaney. Established in 1994, Pasta King employs 55 staff at its headquarters in Newton Abbot, Devon, including a country wide network of field…
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22 October
The Feathers opens new restaurant
The Feathers Hotel in Ludlow has completed the second phase of its refurbishment which sees the opening of its brand new restaurant, Plume@Feathers. The Feathers Hotel in Ludlow closed in August last year following a legionnaires outbreak in 2017 which caused the death of 69-year-old Elaine Brown, who contracted the…
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22 October
Adam’s restaurant in Birmingham named among world’s top 10
The Adam’s restaurant in Birmingham has been named as the 10th best-rated restaurant in the world, according to the 2019 Travellers’ Choice Awards for Restaurants by TripAdvisor. As well as finishing up tenth in the world fine dining restaurants rankings, Adam’s placed sixth in Europe and tops the UK top…
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21 October
Wolverhampton’s Bilash to reopen after fire
Wolverhampton’s Bilash restaurant is set to reopen after a fire last month forced it to close temporarily. The restaurant has posted a message to its socials confirming it will reopen at 6pm on 22 October. Bilash, located in Cheapside, has been closed since September 23 due to damage fire started…
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21 October
First UK Chick-fil-a restaurant set to close following LGBT backlash
Chick-fil-a’s first UK restaurant is set to close following backlash from the LGBT+ community. It comes after LGBT+ groups boycotted the opening of the restaurant, over comments made by the American fast food chain’s CEO about the LGBT+ community. A spokesperson for the chain told the BBC that “the right…
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21 October
The County restaurant acquired by new owners
The County at Aycliffe is now under new ownership, having been purchased by Michael Parkin. The County is a pub and restaurant with seven en-suite letting rooms is located in Aycliffe Village, which has recently been refurbished with a modern and contemporary menu to complement. It has earned the coveted…
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18 October
Pastaio and Good Birds from Flank to open at Market Hall West End
Fast-casual pasta joint Pastaio and chicken restaurant Good Birds have been confirmed for Market Hall West End, which is set to open this November. Pastaio, from British chef Stevie Parle, will offer a menu combining some of its renowned dishes from the original Pastaio restaurant on Ganton St – including…
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18 October
New zero-waste restaurant to open in London in November
Silo, a zero-waste restaurant which will see a continually changing menu of ten to fifteen dishes,has announced it will be opening its second property in London on 5 November. Owned by award-winning chef, Douglas McMaster, will join Crate Brewery,at The White Building in Hackney Wick. “A zero-waste pioneer,” the restaurant…
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18 October
Deliveroo names Oowee Vegan as its ‘Restaurant of the Year’
The Oowee Vegan restaurant in Bristol has been named as Deliveroo’s ‘Restaurant of the Year’, at its inaugural Restaurant Awards in London last night. The restaurant started off as a ‘virtual brand’ of burger joint Oowee Diner in a Deliveroo Editions site, with the aim of recreating its menu but…
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17 October
Pizza restaurant at centre of CCTV row may close
A pizza restaurant at the centre off a CCTV row may not reopen following emergency repairs after the owner admitted he isn’t turning a profit. Earlier this week the owner of La Pizza in Derby posted pictures to Facebook of two customers who initially refused to pay for their meal…
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