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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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Jun- 2019 -26 June
Tripadvisor ‘more influential’ than Google for restaurant reviews
Consumer reliance on online reviews for the hospitality sector has steadily increased as a survey by location marketing firm Uberall has found that 79% of consumers who have checked online reviews have done so for hotels and 77% for restaurants. The survey of 2,111 UK consumers found that online customer…
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26 June
Levi Roots closes restaurant
Entrepreneur and Dragon’s Den winner Levi Roots announced that his restaurant Levi Roots Caribbean Smokehouse in Westfield Stratford, London closed yesterday (Tuesday 25 June). Roots took to Twitter to announce the closure, as he said: “SO SORRY! Unfortunately I have to announce my restaurant @levismokehouse is closing today! most dreadful…
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26 June
LXi acquires 14 Greene King Pubs
Investment company LXi REIT has acquired 14 Greene Kings Pubs, as part of a £135m bulk investment. The 14 pubs are located in Cheshire, Manchester, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Newcastle and County Durham. Each property has been let to Greene King with 15-year unexpired and unbroken lease terms and annual rent…
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25 June
Tamarind staff dismissed after claiming chicken stock was used in veggie meals
The former assistant manager of Michelin-starred Indian restaurant Tamarind in Mayfair, London, has won a legal dispute with the restaurant after he was made redundant when he raised concerns regarding the use of Knorr chicken stock in vegetarian dishes. According to employment tribunal documents, on 4 June Mafis Ali made…
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25 June
Cake Box reports 41% rise in gross profit
Bakery chain Cake Box has recorded a 41% rise in its gross profits to £7.7m for the year 31 March 2019; revenue also rose by a third to £17m. Pre-tax profits also rose by 14% to £3.8m, with profit for the period rising by just under 10% to £3m. The…
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25 June
Distinctive Inns is to open a fourth ‘pub kitchen’ site
Pub and restaurant operator Distinctive Inns, has announced plans to open its fourth ‘pub kitchen’ site in West Bridgford, Nottingham. The Dorset Pub and Kitchen will have a large drinking area with additional seating for 30 and two smaller dining areas and a conservatory. There will also be a further…
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25 June
The Dorchester appoints eighth executive chef in 88 year history
Dorchester Collection’s iconic British hotel, The Dorchester, has announced its first executive chef appointment in over two decades, as Stefan Trepp takes the helm. Trepp follows an alumni of ]executive chefs including; Jean Baptiste Virlogeux who launched the hotel’s Chef’s Table in the 1940s, Eugene Kaufler, Anton Mosimann, Willi Elsener,…
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24 June
Aprirose launches new pub management company
Real estate investment company Apirose, has launched Blackrose, its new pub management company which will take charge of 44 pubs across the UK. Daren Knipe was appointed by Aprirose last year to manage and build the Blackrose team and portfolio. He has previously worked at Punch Taverns, Enterprise Inns and…
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24 June
Five people arrested over Patisserie Valerie ‘accountancy fraud’
The Serious Fraud Office has confirmed that five people have been arrested in connection with fraudulent activity at embattled cafe chain Patisserie Valerie. This is part of the SFO’s ongoing investigation into fraud in the company which saw its former chief financial officer Chris Marsh arrested. In total, six arrests…
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24 June
Pod sold to ASK Italian owner in pre-pack administration
Pod Food Limited has been sold to Azzurri Group, owner of the ASK Italian, Zizzi, Coco di Mama and Radio Alice brands. The sale was via a pre-pack administration after Damian Webb and Allan Kelly of RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP were appointed administrators of Pod Food Limited on the 21…
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