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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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Sep- 2018 -21 September
City Pub Group reports 24% sales increase
City Pub Group’s sales are up 24% to £16.1m for the 26 weeks to 1 July 2018, as the group focused on wet-led sales and increased its portfolio. The pub company has saw its adjusted EBITDA increase by 25% increase to £3m compared with £2.4m in 2017. Its adjusted profit…
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21 September
UberEats eyeing up Deliveroo purchase
American food delivery and ride share company Uber is reportedly looking at purchasing UK-based delivery firm Deliveroo. Deliveroo was recently valued at just over £2bn and according to a Bloomberg report, sources close to the companies say the deal could be worth “several billion dollars”. The interest comes as Uber…
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21 September
Chefs admit free-from options will contain small amounts of ‘restricted ingredients’
New research has found that ‘free-from’ options at some restaurants “contain small amounts of restricted ingredients”, according to London chefs. The study by The Change Group revealed that, while more than 95% chefs report that their restaurant caters for food intolerances and healthy eating, and half are providing on the…
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21 September
Food-to-go market growing three times as fast as on-premise spend
The food-to-go market has become one of the fastest growing segments of Britain’s out-of-home (OOH) foodservice industry, as Britons increasingly eat pre-prepared food and drink on-the-go. Latest figures from global information company, The NPD Group, showed that off-premise consumption (excluding delivery and drive thru) was growing while on-premise was shrinking.…
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20 September
McDonalds, TGI and Wetherspoons staff to go on ‘historic strike’ for better pay
Hospitality staff from McDonalds, TGI Fridays and Wetherspoons will be coming together to collectively strike for better pay and union recognition. In what has been described as a “historic move” by the organisers, hospitality workers in the McStrike, TGI Fridays Strike and SpoonStrike [JD Wetherspoon] will stage coordinated walkouts to…
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20 September
Deliveroo to take on hotels and events with relaunched corporate offering
Deliveroo has announced that it will relaunch its revamped corporate offering, ‘Deliveroo for Business’, with aims to provide food delivery services to over 7,000 corporate customers in 15 minutes. The service, which launched in September 2016, is being extended with the addition of new features and services. Deliveroo said it…
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19 September
Star Pubs & Bars appoints former Tesco wine buyer to ‘strengthen’ licensee support
Star Pubs & Bars has appointed a dedicated wine category buyer, Roberta Neave, to increase the company’s category support to licensees and to broaden and upgrade its wine range. Neave was formerly employed by Tesco as a wine buyer and part of her remit with Star is to make it…
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19 September
Traditional Suffolk pub becomes ‘first in UK’ to go cash free
The Boot pub in Freston, Suffolk has claimed to be the first traditional pub in Britain to go cashless. The pub only accepts payments by card or phone, there is no minimum spend and the landlord claimed its decision to go cashless had “pipped [London] to the post”. The Boot,…
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18 September
Deal Pier site set to reopen under new ownership
The cafe at the end of Deal Pier in Kent is set to reopen as Deal Pier Kitchen after it completes an extensive refurbishment programme. The cafe will be occupied by Deal Pier Kitchen Limited, which was founded by Tim Biggs and Rebecca Hodson. Once completed, the restaurant will offer…
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18 September
Coca-Cola ‘in talks’ to develop cannabis-infused beverage
Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola may be embarking on the cannabidiol (CBD) wellness trend with the release of a beverage infused with the pharmaceutical ingredient. CBD can be used for medicinal purposes and is said to aid in various ailments including chronic pain, stress, anxiety and epilepsy. It is non-psychoactive, meaning…
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