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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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May- 2019 -8 May
Warm weather draws Brits to pubs and restaurants as spending rises
Consumer spending grew by 2.5% year-on-year in April, as milder temperatures encouraged Brits to go out and spend, despite ongoing struggles in the retail sector. According to data from Barclaycard, spending in pubs and restaurants reached double-digit growth of 13.1% and 10% respectively – as Brits made the most of…
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8 May
Robot bartender takes up residency at Barbican Centre
A drink-mixing robot called Toni will take up residency at London’s Barbican Centre as part of its ‘AI: More than Human’ summer exhibition. Toni, designed by Italian company and producer of automated cocktail makers Makr Shakr, will be at the centre in an aim to explore the evolution of the…
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7 May
Sodexo launches new restaurant brand
Catering company, Sodexo has announced it has launched a new restaurant brand called Kitchen Works Co. The first Kitchen Works Co restaurant opened at Toyota’s Burnaston manufacturing site in Derby. The restaurant has been developed using the latest consumer insight and aims to offer food in a “welcoming environment” providing…
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7 May
Ei agrees further deal with The White Brasserie Company
Ei Commercial Properties, the Ei Group business which manages a developing portfolio of assets leased to third parties, has further strengthened its relationship with The White Brasserie Company, sister company to Raymond Blanc’s Brasserie Blanc chain. Ei Commercial Properties has agreed a 20-year commercial free-of-tie lease for its pub currently…
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7 May
Crussh becomes first high street outlet to serve CBD booster
Crussh Fit Food and Juice Bars has become the first food-to-go retailer on the British high street to offer CBD (cannabidiol) oil to its customers as a coffee booster along with the introduction of a new menu. The health food chain will add the naturally occurring compound found in the…
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7 May
Pophams Bakery to open at London Fields
Pophams Bakery has announced it is to open its second bakery in the London Fields area at 197 Richmond Road in June. The new site is set to be larger than the first, featuring a pasta kitchen and restaurant alongside its trademark bakery offering. A Pophams Bakery statement read: “The…
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3 May
’17 million Brits’ have stolen tableware from a bar or restaurant
New research has revealed that an estimated 17 million people in Britain have stolen tableware – glasses, cups, napkins, cutlery, condiments – in their homes. Catering equipment supplier Nisbets uncovered the results following a survey in which 1,000 respondents were asked about their attitudes towards stealing such items from bars…
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3 May
Ei Group launches electric vehicle charging scheme
Pub company, Ei Group has announced it is installing electric vehicle charge points at its Pub Support Centre in Solihull and across its Ei Managed Operations business. The move comes as the group looks to reduce the carbon footprint of the wider business and in response to the increasing number…
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3 May
London councils to ban ice cream vans
London councils including Camden, Westminster and Islington are set to ban ice cream vans from operating on roads within the boroughs in order to cut down on air pollution. Most ice cream vans run on diesel fuel, releasing high levels of black carbon, a substance which scientists claim can stunt…
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3 May
Ping Pong to sell off last shopping centre sites
Dim sum restaurant chain Ping Pong is to sell its two outlets at Westfield London and Wembley Designer Outlet Village, the remaining of its shopping centre located restaurants. Leisure property specialists Davis Coffer Lyons has been instructed to dispose of the leasehold interest in the sites. The Westfield unit is…
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