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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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Sep- 2019 -19 September
Fuller’s invests £2m into all-day dining and co-working concept
Pub and hotel operator Fuller’s has invested close to £2m on a “extensive” renovation of its The Chamberlain Hotel on Minories in London. The renovation, includes a “significant” facelift of the exterior and a full interior refurbishment, a new basement cocktail bar, called ‘The Chambers’ has been developed to provide…
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18 September
Eat raises £35,193 through partnership with StreetGames
Sandwich shop chain Eat has announced that its summer campaign in partnership with ‘Fit and Fed’, a holiday programme led by the StreetGames charity, raised a grand total of £35,193.61. The campaign, which ran from 19 June until 3 September, highlighted the importance of providing real food to real people,…
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18 September
Restaurateurs disqualified for failing to pay £4m in taxes
Two restaurateurs from Glasgow have been banned for a total of 17 years after they caused a loss to HMRC of more than £4m in unpaid taxes. Sukdev Gill signed a disqualification undertaking for eight years after he did not dispute that over six years, he caused companies he was…
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18 September
Costa Coffee launches first ‘commuter-focused’ store
Costa Coffee has opened its first ‘commuter-focused’ store concept in London. The debut site within Lewisham Station occupies 400 sq. ft. of space formerly used as the station manager’s office. According to the group, the new takeaway only concept designed “to suit the needs of the busy commuter”, and added…
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18 September
New Italian restaurant Calici to open in Belsize Village
A new Italian restaurant, bringing the best of traditional, regional Italian food into the 21st century, will be opening its doors in North London’s Belsize Park on Friday 20th September. Tapping into the casual dining scene, Calici will offer diners a laid-back dinner location coupled with a sleek and sophisticated…
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17 September
Bill’s Manchester to move to new site in Spinningfields
Bill’s Restaurant and Bar has announced it is moving from its current Manchester city centre location, on John Dalton Street, to the city’s financial centre, Spinningfields, this autumn. The group said it will open its doors on Monday 28 October with a “vibrant” new look, and the new 177 sqm…
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17 September
Whelans takes on seventh SP&B site
South east multiple operator, Whelans, has taken on The Goat in Shirley and is to reopen it as The Apple Tree at the end of October, following a joint investment with Star Pubs and Bars of over £500,000. The pub, which has been closed for two years, is to become…
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17 September
Hospitality productivity rising, but more support needed, report suggests
Hospitality is more productive than widely thought, according to the latest Future Shock report from CGA and UKHospitality, with business leaders seeing “plenty of room” for improvement. The fifth edition of the twice-yearly report highlights data showing that hospitality’s revenues have risen faster than employment levels in recent years. Gross…
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16 September
Elior UK teams up with Water Unite
Catering company Elior UK and global water charity Water Unite have teamed up to launch a new campaign that sustainably meets the ongoing demand for bottled water. The initiative forms part of a new emerging ‘plastics economy’ designed to ensure that plastics never become waste – aligning with the principles…
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16 September
One in seven hospitality workers not receiving holiday pay, report reveals
Workers in the hotel and restaurants sector are missing out on “minimum legal workplace entitlements”, according to a new report by independent think-tank Resolution Foundation. Around one in seven workers in the sector report receiving no holiday entitlement, three times the rate across the rest of the economy, while around…
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