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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Jan- 2020 -9 January
Chef Aiden Byrne to close Restaurant MCR
Chef Aiden Byrne has announced the closure of Restaurant MCR in Manchester. Originally known as Manchester House, the restaurant was first closed in October 2018 when it went into administration with its sister restaurant and bar Artisan. The restaurant reopened in December 2018 after rebranding to Restaurant MCR. According to…
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9 January
Café Rouge to open ‘world’s first’ cheese-themed hotel
Café Rouge has announced plans to open the “world’s first” cheese-themed hotel in Camden London. Suitably draped in cheese-themed decor, the Cheese Suite includes a cheese hotline delivery service, cheese board games, cheese soap and giant cheese installations. Guests can also expect a plethora of cheese boards and “crackers galore”…
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9 January
Customers value ‘quality service’ above all, report finds
Some 63% of consumers believe that quality service is the most important factor when eating out, according to a new report. The Brigad Talent Trends report 2020, also revealed the top three frustrations that consumers faced in hospitality are: unhelpful staff (47%), slow service (41%), and staff who weren’t knowledgeable…
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8 January
Art Yard Bar and Kitchen appoints Stephen Englefield as exec chef
London’s Bankside hotel has appointed Stephen Englefield as the new executive chef of its Art Yard Bar and Kitchen. Englefield will lead the hotel’s all-day restaurant; an informal setting which offers a European-influenced menu using seasonal British produce. He joins from the Gridiron restaurant at the COMO Metropolitan Hotel where…
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8 January
Casa do Frango opens second site in Shoreditch
Casa do Frango has opened a second restaurant in Shoreditch, East London. The restaurant, which serves Portuguese grilled chicken, said it will “shine a light” on the flavours of authentic Algarvian cuisine, with influences from other regions of Portugal. As with its first London Bridge site, charcoal-grilled piri piri chicken…
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8 January
Directors of Poole steakhouse banned for tax offences
Three directors from a steakhouse in Poole have been disqualified for a total of 18 years after submitting inaccurate tax returns. Jalal Ahmed (50) of Southsea, Satokh Singh Dhanda (62) and Mohammad Motiur Rahman (56), both of Southampton, were directors of the Rancho Steak House Ltd. The business, formerly of…
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8 January
Wetherspoon expands plans for Wolverhampton project
JD Wetherspoon has submitted plans to expand its current £7m redevelopment scheme for its Wolverhampton pub and hotel site, The Moon Under Water. The “ambitious redevelopment” will see the pub chain establish its national Heritage Centre at the site, as well as convert the upper floors into a hotel. The…
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7 January
SushiDog to open first bricks and mortar site
Sushidog has announced the opening of its second site in Covent Garden, amid plans for future expansion across the capital. The 300 sq ft unit will be the first bricks and mortar site for the brand. SushiDog was founded in August 2017 by Greg Ilsen and Nick Goldstein, who later…
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7 January
Michelin-starred chef Aktar Islam closes Legna restaurant
Michelin-starred chef Aktar Islam has closed Birmingham-based Legna restaurant, just one year after opening. A statement on the restaurant website confirmed that “Legna is now closed for the month of January” and directed customers to Islam’s two other restaurants Pulperia, which is opening early this year and Argentinan resturant, Opheem.…
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7 January
UK hospitality workers face ‘unpredictable’ employment climate
Some 9% of scheduled shifts are cancelled and a further 19% are altered, according to research from management platform Deputy. Deputy used data from over 1.6m shifts worked in hospitality during 2019. The cancellations and alterations found were attributed to either employees or employers making shift changes. However, the research…
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