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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 -12 September
Jamie Oliver joins Tesco after 11 years with rival Sainsbury’s
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been announced as the face of Tesco after spending 11 years in a similar role at rival Sainsbury’s. Oliver’s role at Tesco will be to front the company’s advertising campaigns and create “healthier” recipes for its own brand lines. A statement released by Tesco said…
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11 September
Hawker Union street food concept closes after 12 weeks
Hawker Union, the street food and bar concept by Street Feast, is set to close just 12 weeks after it opened in Wood Green, London. On Twitter, co-founder Jonathan Downey said Haringey council were “deliberately difficult” and claimed they tried “very hard” to stop the venue from opening which had…
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11 September
Locals ‘devastated’ as Norwich pub forced to close by major chain
A Norwich pub has been forced to close after it claims it was denied a renewal of its licence by landlord Enterprise Inns which plans to run the pub under its Craft Union Pubs brand. The Garden House announced the news on Facebook with a statement which read: “It is…
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11 September
Number of licensed F&B businesses drops by 3000 in a year
Britain has 3,116 fewer restaurants, pubs, bars and other licensed premises than 12 months ago, according to the latest Market Growth Monitor, from CGA and AlixPartners. The report showed there were 119,800 licensed sites across the country in June 2018 – a fall of 2.5% since June 2017. On average,…
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11 September
Pizza Express to introduce vegan soya milk in its restaurants
Pizza Express has announced it will launch vegan soya milk in partnership with the Animal Aid charity. The milk will be available from 18 September when Pizza Express will add several new items to its menu including chicken wings, along with the addition of an entirely separate vegan menu. The…
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10 September
Tommy Heaney to open new Pontcanna restaurant
Great British Menu chef Tommy Heaney is to open a new restaurant named Heaney’s in Pontcanna, Wales. The Great British Menu chef will open the 50-cover restaurant on 10 October after successfully raising £40,000 via a Kickstarter page. The restaurant will also feature a bar area with custom-made decor with…
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10 September
Padella faces vegan and vegetarian ‘backlash’ over Instagram post
Padella based in London’s Borough Market has faced a vegan and vegetarian backlash over an Instagram post which showed a dead grouse alongside a knife with the caption “Grouse soon to be ragu”. In the image the grouse is placed on a red chopping board with visible blood with the…
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10 September
Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill relaunched and rebranded
Frankie’s Sports Bar and Grill has relaunched following its refurbishment which included a rebranding of the bar and an extension of its menu. The new concept was created by Roy Westwood and Nick Leith-Smith from design firm Forward Associates. The project designer was Katharine Kiss, who is part of the…
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10 September
Vegan restaurant group launches reusable bowls
London-based vegetarian and vegan restaurant group Tibits has launched of a series of reusable products including its new reusable bento bowl, thermos and water bottle. The introduction of the boxes is said to further demonmstrate the group’s commitment to becoming a “zero waste” restaurant. Designed in Switzerland, the homeland of Tibits;…
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7 September
Sticks’n’Sushi to open eighth UK restaurant in Chelsea
Danish restaurant group Sticks’n’Sushi has announced that its eighth UK site will open on Kings Road, Chelsea in London on Monday 1 October. Described as the group’s largest restaurant to date, the opening fulfills the founders’ long term goal to open a business at the location. Situated at 113-115 Kings…
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