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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 -12 June
Sodexo wins eight year deal with Swansea City Football Club
Catering services provider Sodexo has won an exclusive catering contract at the Liberty Stadium for Swansea City Football Club and The Ospreys Rugby Club. The company will invest in new digital screens and a stadium wide EPOS system to support speed of service in the public areas alongside improved audio-visual…
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12 June
Cambridge restaurant goes on the market
The Senate, a bistro located in central Cambridge, is available via leisure property agency Fleurets, the leasehold is available off a guide price of £225,000. The restaurant, which has been under the ownership and run by the same family for over 40 years, overlooks Senate House, which hosts the university’s…
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12 June
Eric’s Fish And Chips to open third restaurant in Holt
Closely following the group’s opening in St Ives in Cambridgeshire, Eric Snaith, executive chef and owner of award-winning Eric’s Fish And Chips, will open a third site in Holt, Norfolk on 27 June 2019. Eric’s Fish And Chips Holt will be a 30-cover licensed restaurant and takeaway serving classic fish…
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12 June
Jason Atherton returns to Grosvenor Square with new restaurant
LXR Hotels and Resorts, Hilton’s luxury collection brand and The Social Company have announced that chef and restaurateur, Jason Atherton, will soon launch The Betterment, opening at The Biltmore, Mayfair, LXR Hotels and Resorts. The opening marks a return to the area for Atherton, who rose to prominence launching Maze…
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11 June
Quique Dacosta’s first international restaurant opens in London
Spanish chef Quique Dacosta has opened his first restaurant outside of Spain, Arros QD in Fitzrovia, London. Arros QD has been designed by Barcelonian studio, Lázaro Rosa-Violán, showcasing an open kitchen that awards diners with views of the eight-metre flame grill upon which their rice is cooked. A “sophisticated yet…
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11 June
Pub and restaurant groups report zero growth in May
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw trading flat-line in May, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. Collective like-for-like sales growth across the market was zero, compared with the same period last year. Regionally, London saw like-for-like sales down 0.6%, while outside the M25 same-site sales…
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11 June
Lancashire’s Moor Hall named UK’s best restaurant
The Moor Hall restaurant in Lancashire has topped a list of 100 at this year’s National Restaurant Awards. Opening in 2016 by chef Mark Birchall, the restaurant with rooms holds two Michelin stars and five AA Rosettes. It was the only non-London restaurant to come in the top five spot…
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11 June
Stansted Airport to welcome first ever on-site drive-through
London Stansted Airport has identified a location on its estate for two new drive-through food and beverage units. The 13.3-hectare (133,000sqm) plot of land is situated on a key route out of the airport. Located southbound on Thremhall Avenue, the two units will be positioned to serve customers driving to…
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10 June
15 of the top 20 UK restaurant companies ‘cannot cover debts’
According to research by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young, 15 of the top 20 UK restaurant companies do not have enough cash to cover their debts falling due in the next year. An analysis of the short term liabilities and assets of the UK’s top 20 restaurant companies reveals that,…
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10 June
Listeria and pre-packed sandwiches link probed following deaths
Public Health England (PHE), The Food Standards Agency (FSA), Public Health Wales (PHW), Food Standards Scotland (FSS), Health Protection Scotland (HPS) and a number of local authorities are investigating the source of listeria infections linked to pre-packed sandwiches. Six seriously ill hospital patients in England were found to be suffering…
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