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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Oct- 2018 -18 October
Keanan Pattison wins North East Young Chef of The Year 2018
Keanan Pattison, junior sous chef at Rockliffe Hall’s Clubhouse restaurant, has won the coveted title of North East Young Chef of the Year 2018. The 21-year-old was one of seven finalists to compete for the accolade on 11 October at the Lancastrian Suite, Gateshead. Organised by NECTA (North East Culinary…
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18 October
Manchester Irish pub wins award for ‘Best Chef in Europe’
A Manchester pub – O’Sheas on Princess Street – has beaten off competition from around Europe to win Irish Pubs Global’s award for the Irish pub with the ‘Best Chef in Europe’. The pub was also shortlisted for the ‘Best Cocktail Experience’ and the Best Food Experience Awards. The city…
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18 October
Suites Hotel & Spa appoints new head chef and restaurant manager
Suites Hotel and Spa has announced the launch of its new culinary chapter following a recent £1.2m refurbishment, which includes two new appointments. The award-winning venue, located in Knowsley, has welcomed on board a duo of appointments in the form of head chef Robbie Cardwell and restaurant manager Adrian Howard.…
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18 October
Hungry Horse looks for ‘pub-licist’ to be paid to spend time in its pubs
Hungry Horse has announced it is looking for a ‘pub-licist’ to visit its pubs and sample food, drink and entertainment. The pub chain says it will pay the chosen drinker £500 to attend pub quizzes and play pool and darts amongst other tasks, whilst reporting back to Hungry Horse bosses…
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17 October
Hospitality sector ‘faces £113m business rates hike next April’
UKHospitality (UKH) is warning that a large part of the UK economy, including hotels, pubs, restaurants, nightclubs and cafes, face a £113m business rates bombshell. The inflation figures are used to set the annual increase in business rates, and analysis by UKH shows that “thousands of businesses” will be hit…
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17 October
Restaurants ‘getting away with fish fraud’ experts claim
Restaurants have been “getting away” with passing off catfish as cod due to the seafood testing being intelligence-led, experts have claimed. The term “fish fraud” describes the passing off or mislabelling of seafood products as a more expensive type to boost margins. In 2017, seven of 91 samples sent to…
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17 October
Timothy Taylor restaurant put up for sale
Harrogate Brasserie, the restaurant owned by regional pub operator Timothy Taylor Brewery, has been brought to the market by specialist business property adviser, Christie and Co. The restaurant is situated in the centre of the spa town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire and occupies a stone built, three story building. The…
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17 October
Technology at the table ‘feeds restaurant profits’, report finds
Consumers’ use of mobile devices to improve their restaurant experiences has risen sharply in the last quarter and this trend is set to continue, according to the latest GO Technology report from Zonal and CGA. Ordering takeaways and food deliveries has shown the biggest leap from 12% to 17%, followed…
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16 October
Gino D’Acampo to open new Leeds restaurant
Gino D’Acampo will be opening a new restaurant, named My Restaurant, at The Springs in Leeds Thorpe Park, on the 26 October. The 150-cover restaurant is the chef’s fourth in Yorkshire, and the third in-partnership with Next. My Restaurant will be complemented by an extensive new coffee and deli bar…
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16 October
POTUS restaurant to open in London near US embassy
A US presidency inspired restaurant named POTUS is set to open in London’s Albert Embankment on 31 October. The restaurant led by Pablo Peñalosa Najera, who previously worked at El Celler de Can Roca in Spain, will aim to represent the “different personalities” of the 45 presidents. Najera says he…
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