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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.

  • Oct- 2018 -
    1 October
    Kuti’s Brasserie opens in Southampton’s Royal Pier

    Kuti’s Brasserie opens in Southampton’s Royal Pier

    Kuti’s Brasserie, a fine dining Indian restaurant has launched in the former gate house of the historic Royal Pier in Southampton. Set in a two-story property, Kuti’s Brasserie has four dining areas with 110 covers on the ground floor; 60 on the first floor; 30 upstairs in the Chandelier Cocktail…

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  • 1 October
    Restaurants and bars to be banned from taking employees’ tips

    Restaurants and bars to be banned from taking employees’ tips

    New legislation banning restaurant bosses from deducting or keeping employee tips is set to come into force, Theresa May has announced. Speaking at the Conservative Conference today (1 October), the prime minister named high street chains Prezzo, Strada and Zizzi as some of the worst offending restaurants for taking staff…

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  • 1 October
    InterContinental London’s O2 branch to source all produce locally

    InterContinental London’s O2 branch to source all produce locally

    Intercontinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) London O2 branch is to source all produce for its Market Brasserie restaurant locally via a new rooftop garden. The hotel chain has recently introduced initiatives to redefine and enhance the Market Brasserie restaurant experience, focusing on locally sourced British produce. The chain claims the rooftop…

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  • Sep- 2018 -
    28 September
    Coroner calls Pret A Manger labelling ‘inadequate’ in allergy death

    Coroner calls Pret A Manger labelling ‘inadequate’ in allergy death

    Pret A Manger’s allergy labelling has been deemed “inadequate” by the coroner investigating the death of a 15-year-old girl who died of an allergic reaction to a baguette she purchased from the store. Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, went into cardiac arrest on a flight after buying a sandwich at Pret A…

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  • 28 September
    Chapel Down Group to launch new ‘Gin Works’ bar

    Chapel Down Group to launch new ‘Gin Works’ bar

    The Chapel Down Group has exchanged a lease agreement for a 5,000 sq ft site in King’s Cross by the Regent’s Canal where it will open the ‘Chapel Down Gin Works’. The new opening is being touted as an “experiential bar, restaurant and ginnery”, and the completion of the lease…

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  • 27 September
    Hotel chain re-launches The Bridge restaurant in Prestbury

    Hotel chain re-launches The Bridge restaurant in Prestbury

    Cheshire hotel group, Flat Cap Hotels, have re-launched The Bridge in Prestbury, with a new bar and restaurant. The restaurant is the third property to be launched by the Cheshire-based hotel group. Following the successful refurbishment of The Vicarage in Holmes Chapel, and The Courthouse in Knutsford. The first phase…

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  • 27 September
    Inception Group to open Mrs Fogg’s Maritime Club and Distillery in London

    Inception Group to open Mrs Fogg’s Maritime Club and Distillery in London

    Inception Group has announced it is to open a new restaurant named, Mrs Fogg’s Maritime Club and Distillery, located in Broadgate Circle. Spanning two floors the restaurant will take guests on a journey aboard the Rangoon Steamer. Guests will step into Mrs Fogg’s Maritime Club, which will be complete with…

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  • 26 September
    York Brewery fined £44,600 after man fell through pub trapdoor

    York Brewery fined £44,600 after man fell through pub trapdoor

    York Brewery has been fined £44,600 after a man fell through a trapdoor in its Last Drop Inn pub located in Colliergate, York. The incident happened as a delivery driver was delivering gas cylinders to the pub, the driver was led into a pitch black room where he stepped aside…

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  • 26 September
    Cornish restaurant wins third rosette at AA Hospitality Awards

    Cornish restaurant wins third rosette at AA Hospitality Awards

    Cornish restaurant Rastella located at the Merchants Manor hotel has won its third AA rosette in this year’s AA Hospitality Awards. The restaurant was presented with the award at a ceremony at Grosvenor House, London on Monday 24 September. Rastella has become renowned for its traditional Cornish cuisine made from…

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  • 26 September
    New award created in memory of tragic Masterchef semi-finalist

    New award created in memory of tragic Masterchef semi-finalist

    The Craft Guild of Chefs has introduced a new award created in memory of MasterChef: The Professionals semi-finalist, Matt Campbell, who died running the London Marathon in April. Next week the Craft Guild of Chefs will reveal the winner of The National Chef of the Year award and when judging…

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