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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 -30 April
Greene King CEO leaves on high as sales outperform market
Rooney Anand, the outgoing CEO of pub group Greene King, is leaving the company on a positive note as its like-for-like (LFL) sales for the 52 weeks to 28 April were ahead of the market with a 2.9% increase. Anand announced his departure in November after 14 years, effective 30…
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30 April
Three Chimneys restaurant sold after 34 years
The Three Chimneys restaurant on the Isle of Skye has been sold for the first time in 34 years. Prior to its sale to Gordon Campbell Gray’s Wee Hotel Company, the restaurant had been run by husband and wife team Shirley and Eddie Spear for over three decades. Both the…
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29 April
Holiday park restaurant fryer fire ruled ‘accidental’
Essex Fire and Rescue Service has said that a fryer fire at a restaurant on the site of the Valley Farm Holiday Park was accidental. The fire which took more than an hour to extinguish happened on Friday (26 April) evening at around 4pm. Two crews were sent to the…
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29 April
Food equipment distributors receive £500k in new funding
SME credit specialist, Caple has announced it has provided wholesale distributors of food equipment, Sephra with a £500,000 five-year unsecured loan. Sephra has used the loan to purchase the intellectual property of its branded products, previously held by a US company, and expand into new markets. As a result, Sephra…
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29 April
GAM Investments appoints Good Eating Company for London office
Workplace dining specialist, the Good Eating Company, is the new foodservice and front of house provider at GAM Investments, an independent global asset management company, after securing a three-year contract. In addition to front of house services, the Good Eating Company team at the new office in Finsbury Circus will…
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29 April
Breakfast and lunch to be ‘delivered by drone in five years’
Drones will be a feature of the delivery channel in Britain within five years, global information company the NPD Group has predicted. The company said delivery was changing the shape of British foodservice with food orders being the industry’s fastest-growing channel and its extensive use of technology making it the…
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26 April
Ei Group invests £3m in West Midlands pubs
Ei Group, has announced it has invested more than £3m in refurbishing its pubs across the West Midlands. Refurbishment projects include a £115,000 investment in The Denbigh Arms in Monks Kirby, which has seen both its interior and exterior refurbished, including an extension of its seating area. Denbigh Arms publicans,…
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26 April
BBC’s My Million Pound Menu winners set to open first restaurant
Pilgrim, the winners of BBC’s My Million Pound Menu are preparing to open a new restaurant in Liverpool’s Duke Street Market. The restaurant will launch with a 50% off soft launch period from 15 May and is based on an ancient pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia which has…
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26 April
US hospitality group to open first restaurant in London
New York City’s LDV Hospitality, owner of the chic modern Italian restaurant concept Scarpetta Restaurants, will open their first London restaurant in Knightsbridge Green in June. The restaurant will be named Sette, representing the “lucky number seven”. And it will be the group’s newest restaurant from the Scarpetta family. Operating…
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26 April
Jason Atherton puts Social Wine and Tapas restaurant on the market
Chef and restaurateur, Jason Atherton is looking to sell his Social Wine and Tapas located in London’s Marylebone area. According to reports by Eater the restaurant commands an annual rent of £135,000 per year, and is described by estate agents as a “rarely available restaurant site”. The sale comes as…
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