News
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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Dec- 2018 -20 December
Wine bar pair to open third Hackney site
Wine bar owners chef Will Gleave and businessman Phil Bracey are set to open their third Hackney site in addition to the existing P Franco and Bright sites. The new bar will be named Peg, after a Steely Dan song of the same name, and is set to open on…
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20 December
Glamping business opens first cafe
A Northamptonshire glamping company has completed its next phase of expansion as it opens the doors to a new onsite café. After launching the business, named Country Bumpkin in Great Oxendon in June 2017, childhood friends and owners Jenny Lyon and Lara Collis opened the new cafe last month to…
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20 December
Confidence ‘under pressure’ across eating and drinking-out market
Business confidence among leaders of Britain’s eating and drinking-out market remains strained, the latest edition of the CGA Business Confidence Survey, produced in partnership with Fourth has revealed. While 63% – slightly down from the last poll in July – are optimistic about their own businesses’ prospects for next 12…
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20 December
Wagamama to share £4m bonus among staff following TRG sale
Wagamama is to give its employees Christmas bonuses of up to £2,000 from a £4m pot following the sale of the Asian dining chain to The Restaurant Group (TRG) for £599m. Provided they have worked for the company for at least 12 months, head chefs and managers will receive £2,000…
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19 December
Spike in EU workers entering the hospitality industry
There has been an increase in EU workers entering the hospitality industry during November, with the number of EU entrants increasing to 44% according to global software firm Fourth. The news comes after several months of declining numbers, with new EU entrants to the industry falling from 41.5% in July,…
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19 December
‘Sloe Gin World Champions 2018’ announced
This year’s Sloe Gin World Championships, held at the George Inn village pub near Tunbridge Wells, on Sunday 16 December, saw two previous winners awarded the top prizes. The commercial title was retained by London-based Mother’s Ruin, who also won in 2017, while the homemade category was won by professional…
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19 December
The Goring enlists Nathan Outlaw for first new restaurant in 108 years
The Goring hotel in London’s Belgravia has teamed up with chef Nathan Outlaw to build a seafood restaurant, set to launch in late spring 2019, its first new restaurant since it was established in 1910. The casual space will sit alongside the five-star hotel’s flagship restaurant, The Dining Room, which…
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19 December
Harry Ramsden’s reaches 90th birthday
Today, Britain’s longest established restaurant chain, Harry Ramsden’s celebrates 90 years since it first opened in Guiseley. The chain will mark the day with 90th birthday parties in a number of its restaurants across the country, with families being offered the opportunity for kids to eat for free on the…
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19 December
New openings see Hancock’s site count double in a year
Hancock’s American Kitchen and Bar, the family owned, Rochester-based restaurant group has opened three new outlets and reveals it has also signed a deal for a seventh unit. The chain, which started 2018 with one outlet, is currently trading ahead of expectations at The Quays in Chatham, The Atrium in…
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18 December
Indian Farzi Cafe chain to open first UK site
Indian restaurant chain Farzi Cafe, is set to open its first UK site in London’s Haymarket area tomorrow (19 December). The chain specialises in experimental takes on traditional meals designed by young award winning chef Saurabh Udinia, such as deconstructed shepherd’s pie and Masala scotch eggs. Farzi Cafe currently operates…
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