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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 -19 June
Gather & Gather opens Friends-themed café
Hospitality brand Gather and Gather has teamed up with Primark Manchester to launch The Central Perk Café, its first ‘themed’ café opened to the general public. A speciality New York inspired menu is on offer at the Café, with shoppers able to enjoy waffles or pancakes topped with a range…
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19 June
Bakeries competing with sandwich chains as sales outperform market
Bakery outlets have seen the strongest growth in on-premise business among major British quick service restaurant (QSR) channels, with sales and visits up more than 19% and nearly 18% respectively in the past year, data from global information company The NPD Group has shown. Based on its new Bakery Trends…
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19 June
More than a Pub relaunches with £2.2m funding
Community support trust, the Plunkett foundation has relaunched the More than a Pub programme, a new round of support and finance that will help community groups across England looking to take ownership of their local pub. Run by lottery-funded trust Power to Change, and delivered by Plunkett, the programme builds…
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18 June
Toque d’Or 2019 winners announced
Nestlé Professional has announced University College Birmingham and apprentice Drew Dawson from five-star hotel and members’ club, The Ned as the winners of the Toque d’Or 2019 competition. It is the fifth time University College Birmingham has won the college accolade since 2010, most recently picking up the title…
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18 June
BII announces new COO
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has appointed Steven Alton as its new COO, assuming the role on 30 September. During the first few months he will oversee a strategy for the future, ensuring the BII is well placed to support the challenges facing licensees and staff in the hospitality…
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18 June
EAT partners with children’s charity initiative Fit and Fed
Sandwich chain EAT has partnered with Fit and Fed, a holiday programme led by StreetGames, to launch a summer campaign highlighting the importance of providing “real food to real people”, and the relationship between nutritious food and fitness during the summer. The campaign will run from 19 June until 31…
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18 June
Sodexo joins Oasis Academies to offer Mozambique cyclone relief
Global catering company Sodexo, has raised £1,000 for the Mozambique cyclone relief, in collaboration with Oasis Academies. The caterer pledged to donate 20p for every hotel meal sold, across 31 secondary and 13 primary schools, over 3,000 meals were sold. Sodexo teams at the individual schools extended their fundraising efforts…
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18 June
Café Rouge raises £300k for NSPCC and partners with The Prince’s Trust
Following a three year partnership with the NSPCC, which saw more than £300,000 raised for the children’s charity, Café Rouge, the French bistro-style restaurant business has revealed The Prince’s Trust as its new charity partner. Since 2016, Café Rouge has worked alongside the NSPCC raising money to support projects that…
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17 June
Wahaca updates policy after waiter is charged for dine and dash
Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca has made changes to its walk out policy after it faced criticism for making a waiter pay part of the bill. The company has now said staff will not be asked to cover any part of the bill if this happens in the future. Former leader…
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17 June
The Alchemist turnover set to reach £50m after expansion
Bar and restaurant The Alchemist has said it is on track to achieve revenues of £50m at the end of the financial year following a period of rapid national expansion. Founded in 2010, The Alchemist originally set up in Manchester before opening venues in Leeds and London. The company was…
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