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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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Oct- 2018 -17 October
Technology at the table ‘feeds restaurant profits’, report finds
Consumers’ use of mobile devices to improve their restaurant experiences has risen sharply in the last quarter and this trend is set to continue, according to the latest GO Technology report from Zonal and CGA. Ordering takeaways and food deliveries has shown the biggest leap from 12% to 17%, followed…
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16 October
Gino D’Acampo to open new Leeds restaurant
Gino D’Acampo will be opening a new restaurant, named My Restaurant, at The Springs in Leeds Thorpe Park, on the 26 October. The 150-cover restaurant is the chef’s fourth in Yorkshire, and the third in-partnership with Next. My Restaurant will be complemented by an extensive new coffee and deli bar…
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16 October
POTUS restaurant to open in London near US embassy
A US presidency inspired restaurant named POTUS is set to open in London’s Albert Embankment on 31 October. The restaurant led by Pablo Peñalosa Najera, who previously worked at El Celler de Can Roca in Spain, will aim to represent the “different personalities” of the 45 presidents. Najera says he…
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16 October
Multiple operator undertakes Oxfordshire refurbishment with Star
Southern based multiple operator, S.I. Leisure. has taken on a second pub with Star Pubs and Bars, The Fox in Steventon, Oxfordshire, and is undertaking a joint £280k refurbishment. This latest venture brings the total number of pubs within the S.I. Leisure estate to five, which is run by Ian…
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16 October
Macleod’s restaurant awarded 2 AA Rosettes
The Coniston Hotel Country Estate and Spa near Skipton, Yorkshire, has announced that its flagship restaurant, Macleod’s, has been awarded 2 AA Rosettes. Following a visit from the AA inspector, the 71-room hotel’s restaurant is the latest to be awarded 2 AA Rosettes in Yorkshire. Macleod’s was originally opened as…
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16 October
Small batch US distiller launches whiskeys in UK
Kentucky-based Limestone Branch Distillery has announced it is bringing its Yellowstone Select Bourbon and Minor Case Rye Whiskey to the UK this October. Named after the Yellowstone National Park, award-winning Yellowstone Select Bourbon is a small batch of four and seven-year aged straight Kentucky bourbon whiskey made with locally grown…
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15 October
Koffmann & Mr White’s opens at the Abbey Hotel in Bath
Koffmann and Mr White’s, the new French English brasserie at the Abbey Hotel in Bath, has opened its doors to the public for the first time. The restaurant is the first venture between the chefs Pierre Koffmann and Marco Pierre White, and will be serving simple, affordable, French and English…
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15 October
Pub industry pleas for no rise in beer duty
Britain’s Beer Alliance, made up of brewers and publicans has issued a plea for the chancellor not to rise beer duty tax when the budget is announced on 29 October. The trade organisation has asked drinkers to contact their local MPs regarding the issue and released a report by Oxford…
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15 October
Patisserie Valerie boss resigns from Restaurant Group board
Patisserie Valerie chief executive Paul May has announced he has resigned from his position on the Restaurant Group board “with immediate effect”. May has stepped down from the group which also owns brands such as Garfunkel’s and Frankie and Benny’s, as the bakery chain is hit with claims of fraud.…
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15 October
Managed pubs see continued growth in September; restaurants decline
Sunny weather in September again proved good news for Britain’s managed pubs, with collective like-for-like sales up 1.9% on the same month last year, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. However, restaurant chains had another tough month with like-for-like trading down 0.2% compared with the same…
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