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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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Aug- 2018 -15 August
The Cheese Bar announces £200,000 crowdfunding campaign
The Cheese Bar has announced a £200,000 crowdfunding campaign as it prepares to open a new restaurant and subterranean wine bar in central London this winter. The Cheese Bar’s first crowdfunding campaign for its Camden Market home reached the target of £100,000 in three days, with an additional £26,000 pledged…
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14 August
City Pub Co acquires historic Milkmaid Pavilion restaurant
Brighton’s historic Milkmaid Pavilion on its promenade has been acquired by City Pub Co after it previously ran under the name Alfresco. Most recently owned by Brighton & Hove City Council, the premises was originally built as part of the Festival of Britain in 1951. The transaction was brokered by…
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14 August
Rick Astley to open London bar
Rick Astley is to open a London bar alongside Danish brewery Mikkeller, the bar will represent Astley’s first foray into the catering industry. Mikkeller Bar, based in Shoreditch, will serve drinks inspired by the pop star including a craft beer with a red tint in reference to Astley’s hair. The…
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14 August
London Cocktail Club opens new site in Bristol
London Cocktail Club (LCC), the cocktail bar group founded by world-renowned bartender JJ Goodman and investor James ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins, has launched its first venue outside London. The new site is on the Triangle district in Bristol, returning to the city where Goodman and Hopkins filmed the BBC television series ‘The…
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14 August
Carlsberg launches ‘waterfall powered’ pub
Carlsberg UK has launched a ‘Carlsberg Cabin’ pub which was built using only sustainable materials and is powered with hydro and solar technology. The pub follows the rejuvenation of firm’s Carlsberg Export brand and its Danish Way campaign, which taps into the ‘hygge’ trend celebrating nature, work-life balance and cosiness.…
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13 August
Hospitality consumer spending increases 2.5% in July
Consumer spending in the hospitality sector increased by 2.5% in July, according to Visas’ UK Consumer Spending Index. The group said the warmer weather supported solid increases in spend across food and drink and hotels, restaurants and bars categories. However, overall household spending dropped 0.9% in July due to “disappointing…
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13 August
Honest Burgers opens first restaurants up north
Honest Burgers has announced it is to open its first Liverpool and Manchester restaurants, with the Manchester site set to open as soon as this summer. The London-based burger chain is said to be looking at moving outside of the capital due to ever increasing competition. Manchester Hall will host…
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13 August
HIT Training launches new qualification for health and social care sector
HIT Training has become the first training provider to launch a Level 2 Award in Professional Cookery in Health and Social Care. The company will be working in partnership with St Andrew’s Healthcare to deliver it to an initial cohort of learners. The qualification, which is specifically for people who…
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13 August
Corbin & King launch ‘learn while you earn’ apprenticeship scheme
Restaurant group Corbin & King has launched a new apprenticeship scheme, giving its employees the opportunity to learn while they earn. The scheme was designed to address the industry-wide shortage of skilled chefs and underpins the group’s mantra: ‘hire for will, train for skill’. The scheme has been devised in…
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13 August
Lush to offer free coffee
Cosmetics retailer Lush is to offer free coffee in an attempt to cut down on single use coffee cups. Customers in Lush’s Soho store will be eligible for the coffee if they bring along a reusable cup between 7am and 3pm in the four weeks commencing 14 August. The coffees…
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