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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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Mar- 2019 -15 March
Wetherspoons profits slip amid staff wage increase
Pub group JD Wetherspoon reported a drop in profits before tax for the half-year to 27 January 2019. Despite a 7.1% increase in revenue to £889.4m, the group’s profits before tax fell by 18.9% to £50.3m from £62m the year before. It closed the period with an operating profit of…
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14 March
The Sacred Balinese “Fire Horse” Dance: Sanghyang Jaran Dance
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14 March
£500,000 Star Pubs & Bars refurbishment of Langton Court to start mid-March
Langton Court in St Anne’s and is set to undergo a £500,000 refurbishment with Star Pubs & Bars. The pub’s lease has been taken up by Paul Frost, who also operates the Colston Arms in Bristol. The pub is the only one in St Anne’s and will re-open in May…
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14 March
Pub with rooms brought to market for £1.15m
The White Lion Hotel, situated between the port of Newhaven and the Seven Sisters Cliffs in East Sussex, has been brought to the market for £1,150,000. The family friendly pub and hotel comprises a traditional bar area for up to 30 covers, a separate 20 cover sports bar with a…
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14 March
Red Dog Saloon to open Louie’s in basement
Red Dog Saloon has announced it is to open a new fried chicken restaurant named Louie’s in its basement. The Shoreditch barbecue restaurant which has been in operation for eight years, will be joined by Louie’s which claims to be the first London restaurant to specialise in fried ‘hot chicken’.…
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14 March
Business investment in UK hospitality sector falls 12%
Business investment in hotels and restaurants has plummeted by more than 10% in a year as worries over Brexit loom large, analysis by specialist tax consultancy Catax has suggested. Total business investment in the sector fell by 12% to £4.97bn in the first three quarters of 2018, down from £5.67bn…
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13 March
Real Good Ketchup launches through Savona Foodservice
Condiment brand Real Good Ketchup will be launched through catering company Savona Foodservice following a successful trial in primary and senior schools last year. Launched in retail in 2017, Real Good Ketchup was the first no added sugar and reduced salt ketchup to market in the UK and gained major…
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13 March
Millions of Indigenous People May Lose Voting Rights: Alliance
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13 March
The Ivy Collection’s opening manager joins Carluccio’s
Carluccio’s has appointed Dominika Rusnak as its Fresca openings manager. She joins the group’s senior management team to support the brand’s ‘Fresca’ transformation programme. The restaurant chain’s project Fresca will see the brand transform 20 sites under a £10m investment. There have been a number of strategic hires to drive…
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13 March
Masterchef finalist Dean Banks to open first restaurant
Dean Banks a finalist in the 2018 series of Masterchef: The Professionals, has announced he is to open his first restaurant, located in St Andrews, Scotland. The restaurant, named Haar, will open in the town’s five-star Kinnettles Hotel, and span the whole of the ground floor of the hotel, which…
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