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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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Apr- 2019 -8 April
Healy Group takes on fourth Star Pubs & Bars substantive lease
Southern pub operator, the Healy Group, has taken on its fourth substantive agreement with Star Pubs & Bars and is undertaking its first major investment with the company to refurbish the Regent’s Park Hotel in Southampton. As much as £412,000 is being spent on the site which will see food…
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8 April
Absolute Taste to reopen Palace House restaurant, The Tack Room
Newmarket restaurant, The Tack Room, is set to re-open on 10 April following a refresh from London-based catering company, Absolute Taste. The team have introduced a new menu which includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. The chef team will use locally sourced produce, wherever possible, from regional suppliers. Dishes will…
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8 April
Butlin’s introduces plant-based dishes
Butlin’s has announced it is to add a number of new plant-based dishes to its menu as the result of a partnership with plant-based food manufacturer Oomph. The new dishes will be available on the starter and main course menus at the resort operator’s Diner restaurants in Minehead and Bognor…
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8 April
Former Pidgin team open new restaurant in Clapton
Italian chef Adolfo De Cecco, former head chef at the Pidgin restaurant in Hackney, London has opened his restaurant Casa Fofó in Dalston. Casa Fofó is a small neighbourhood eatery for those seeking “delicious, honest food”, with a focus on natural and low intervention wines. The restaurant’s name pays tribute…
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8 April
Tamu App launches to revolutionise dining experience
Dining app Tamu has claimed to be the first dining app to incorporate the entire customer journey, from discovery to reservations and pre-ordering to payments. This includes event creation at the restaurant, group ordering with guests and splitting bills. Restaurants pay nothing in advance and commissions are only taken from…
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5 April
Greggs, McDonald’s and Wetherspoons named top brands for consumers
Greggs and McDonald’s have been named the top brands within on the go and quick service sectors, while JD Wetherspoon leads the way in high street bars, according to the 2019 Brand Momentum Report from CGA and Stone and River. The analysis of consumers’ views of dozens of big brands…
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5 April
Gaucho owner acquires M Restaurants
Gaucho’s holding company Lomo Bidco, an entity owned by Investec Bank plc and SC Lowy, has acquired M Restaurants. The transaction, which concluded late yesterday (3 April), brings together M Restaurants’ three venues and Gaucho’s 16 restaurants. M Restaurants shareholders are said to have achieved a profitable exit from their…
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5 April
Masterchef finalist Dean Banks opens first restaurant
Masterchef: The Professionals finalist Dean Banks has announced his first restaurant, Haar, will be welcoming its first diners on Friday 5 April. Inspired by Banks’ travels, diners can expect to see influences from the Far East, South America and Europe in the dishes served. Haar’s menu will champion local and…
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4 April
Ei revives Winscombe pub with £185,000 investment
Ei Publican Partnerships, the leased and tenanted division of pub company Ei Group, have revitalised the Churchill Inn, Winscombe, near Bristol, following a substantial £185,000 investment. Ei worked with the pub’s managers local mother and son duo, Berny O’Reilly and Russell Wakefield, for the project. As well as running the…
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4 April
Brewdog to open first UK craft beer hotel in London
Craft beer company Brewdog has announced plans to open its first UK craft beer hotel in London, following a “successful”opening in Ohio, America. The group is now searching for a location that it can convert into the Doghouse London, and said the hotel will be “packed with so many cool…
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