News
The News section on Catering Today delivers the latest updates and developments across the UK hospitality and catering industry. Covering restaurants, pubs, quick service brands, and catering groups, it reports on company announcements, market performance, government policy, and sector-wide trends. With a focus on commercial and operational impact, Catering Today’s news coverage keeps hospitality professionals informed of the events and decisions shaping business conditions and strategic opportunities across the sector.
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May- 2019 -29 May
UK’s top restaurant groups lost £82m in the last year
The UK’s top 100 restaurants made an £82m loss in the last year, down from a pre-tax profit of £102m 12 months ago, research by accounting firm UHY Hacker has found. Furthermore, pre-tax profits at the UK’s top 100 restaurant groups have fallen from £345m since the first quarter of…
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28 May
Award winning East Sussex restaurant listed for sale
The Curlew restaurant in Bodiam, east Sussex, has been put up for sale. Nick Earee, divisional director of Fleurets, has recently announced listing of the freehold of the 64-cover restaurant which previously won ‘Sussex Best Dining Experience’ in 2012 and 2015 as well as ‘Restaurant of the Year in the…
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28 May
Restaurant fraudster caught by his own secret books
The owner of a Derbyshire restaurant has been jailed for three years for a £480,000 tax fraud that was discovered when investigators uncovered a hidden sales book dating back five years. Nazrul Islam, 52, from Birmingham, hid sales in a bid to evade nearly £480,000 of tax payments at his…
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28 May
The Providores to close after 18 years
London restaurant, The Providores has announced it is to close at the end of July after 18 years in business on Marylebone High Street. The restaurant’s owners Peter Gordon and Michael McGrath said they had closed the restaurant in order to “pursue other personal projects and travel and relax after…
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28 May
Courtyard by Marriott appoints Anthony Quinn as head chef
Courtyard by Marriott, located near Luton Airport has announced it has appointed Anthony Quinn as its new head chef. Luton local, Quinn brings eight years of experience with him to the role at the hotel, having worked his way up from commis chef at Venue 360, to Sous Chef at…
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23 May
Carluccio’s accelerates Fresca revitalisation programme
Carluccio’s has accelerated its £10m Fresca revitalisation programme with the announcement that the group plans to refresh at least five more sites over the coming months. Following the Fresca pilot at Richmond earlier this year, Carluccio’s at Heathrow Terminal 5 and at Bluewater shopping centre are set to undergo a…
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23 May
Gaucho CEO invites Jamie Oliver employees for final interviews
Martin Williams, CEO of Gaucho and M Restaurants, has invited all employees of Jamie Oliver’s restaurant group a fast track to a final interview at his restaurants if they have found their jobs at risk as a result of the recent administration. The administration which includes Jamie’s Italian, Barbecoa and…
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22 May
Frenchie launches Bacon Scone pop-up in Covent Garden
Gregory Marchand’s Frenchie restaurant has announced it will be opening Bacon Scone, a pop-up in London’s Covent Garden market on Tuesday 11 June. The pop-up will serve Frenchie’s signature smoked bacon and maple syrup scones with clotted cream priced at £3.50. Located a short distance from Frenchie Covent Garden on…
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22 May
UK government to ban plastic straws
The UK government has announced it is to ban single use plastics in England from April 2020. Plastic straws and drink stirrers will be outlawed as a result of the ban, with 316 million plastic straws currently used every year. The government says the new legislation will include “a ban…
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21 May
Jamie Oliver ‘saddened’ as restaurant business enters administration
Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chains have entered administration, putting up to 1,300 jobs at risk across Jamie’s Italian, Barbecoa and Fifteen. Oliver said he was “saddened” after the group appointed KPMG to handle its administration process, which will affect 25 restaurants, 23 of which are operating under the Jamie’s Italian name.…
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