News
The News section on Catering Today delivers the latest updates and developments across the UK hospitality and catering industry. Covering restaurants, pubs, quick service brands, and catering groups, it reports on company announcements, market performance, government policy, and sector-wide trends. With a focus on commercial and operational impact, Catering Today’s news coverage keeps hospitality professionals informed of the events and decisions shaping business conditions and strategic opportunities across the sector.
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Nov- 2018 -1 November
‘Racist’ sauce taken off the menu at Norwich restaurant
A Norwich restaurant has removed a sauce named ‘Cotton Pickin’ from its menu following accusations of “racism”. Osa Odeh, 39, raised concerns that the term was associated with slavery in the southern states of America, after seeing it on the menu at Mambo Jambo. Odeh told restaurant staff he had…
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1 November
Hospitality wages ‘significantly outstripping’ new NLW thresholds
The average hourly pay of workers over 25 in the UK hospitality industry is currently £8.60 – 39p above the new £8.21 threshold for over 25s outlined in the Autumn Budget. This is according to the latest statistics from Fourth, global software provider for the leisure and hospitality industries. The…
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Oct- 2018 -31 October
The Ivy Collection to launch in Manchester
Restaurant group the Ivy Collection has confirmed it will be launching The Ivy Spinningfields in Manchester on 27 November. The restaurant is located in the city’s financial district and is set across four floors. Its 535 cover makes it the largest restaurant to open in the UK this year. The…
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31 October
Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville’s Manchester restaurant to close
Former Manchester United footballers, Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, are to close their Manchester restaurant on 17 November. Restaurant group GG Hospitality confirmed that The Rabbit In The Moon was to close despite the restaurant undergoing a rebrand earlier this year, after head chef Michael O’Hare departed from his position…
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31 October
Guinness Storehouse launches new ‘selfie pints’
The Guinness Storehouse in Dublin is introducing ‘The Guinness STOUTie’, a pint with the ability to feature selfies and other images on its head. Launching on 1 November to mark International Stout Day, visitors to the Guinness Storehouse will experience The STOUTie which uses a natural malt extract to print…
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31 October
Breckland Lodge restaurant and pub to reopen after ‘devastating fire’
The Breckland Lodge hotel and pub in Norfolk will reopen on 1 November, following the “devastating fire” that destroyed the property on 6 February. Some 14 fire engines were called to the 33-room hotel in Attleborough after the alarm went off at 9:20am, and more than 70 firefighters tackled the…
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30 October
Mrs Fogg’s Maritime Club and Distillery opens in The City
The Mrs Fogg Maritime Club and Distillery inspired by Aouda, the explorer Phileas Fogg’s Indian wife, in Jules Verne’s adventure novel, Around The World in 80 Days has opened at Broadgate Circle, London. The bar will serve up cocktails and dishes with a nod to the character’s heritage and her…
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30 October
Quique Dacosta to open Fitzrovia site
Chef Quique Dacosta has announced he is to open one of his Arros QD restaurants in London’s Fitzrovia. The restaurant would follow on from sites in Valencia and Alicante for which Dacosta has earned three Michelin stars. Backed by by the London-based Spanish restaurant group behind Iberica, the restaurant was…
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30 October
Major Parisian chain to open in Shoreditch
Parisian restaurant group, Big Mamma, are to open an Italian trattoria in London’s Shoreditch early next year. The group currently runs La Felicitá, Pink Mamma, and six other businesses in Paris, with its new Shoreditch restaurant following a similar blueprint. The new restaurant will feature 160-covers and will be styled…
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30 October
The Restaurant Group buys Wagamama
Frankie and Benny’s owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) has announced it has conditionally agreed to purchase Mabel Topco, operating as Wagamama for a cash payment of £357m. TRG said its offer valued Wagamama at £559m and it would convert some of its existing sites into Wagamama restaurants. It plans to…
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