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 -16 October
Multiple operator undertakes Oxfordshire refurbishment with Star
Southern based multiple operator, S.I. Leisure. has taken on a second pub with Star Pubs and Bars, The Fox in Steventon, Oxfordshire, and is undertaking a joint £280k refurbishment. This latest venture brings the total number of pubs within the S.I. Leisure estate to five, which is run by Ian…
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16 October
Macleod’s restaurant awarded 2 AA Rosettes
The Coniston Hotel Country Estate and Spa near Skipton, Yorkshire, has announced that its flagship restaurant, Macleod’s, has been awarded 2 AA Rosettes. Following a visit from the AA inspector, the 71-room hotel’s restaurant is the latest to be awarded 2 AA Rosettes in Yorkshire. Macleod’s was originally opened as…
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16 October
Small batch US distiller launches whiskeys in UK
Kentucky-based Limestone Branch Distillery has announced it is bringing its Yellowstone Select Bourbon and Minor Case Rye Whiskey to the UK this October. Named after the Yellowstone National Park, award-winning Yellowstone Select Bourbon is a small batch of four and seven-year aged straight Kentucky bourbon whiskey made with locally grown…
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15 October
Koffmann & Mr White’s opens at the Abbey Hotel in Bath
Koffmann and Mr White’s, the new French English brasserie at the Abbey Hotel in Bath, has opened its doors to the public for the first time. The restaurant is the first venture between the chefs Pierre Koffmann and Marco Pierre White, and will be serving simple, affordable, French and English…
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15 October
Pub industry pleas for no rise in beer duty
Britain’s Beer Alliance, made up of brewers and publicans has issued a plea for the chancellor not to rise beer duty tax when the budget is announced on 29 October. The trade organisation has asked drinkers to contact their local MPs regarding the issue and released a report by Oxford…
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15 October
Patisserie Valerie boss resigns from Restaurant Group board
Patisserie Valerie chief executive Paul May has announced he has resigned from his position on the Restaurant Group board “with immediate effect”. May has stepped down from the group which also owns brands such as Garfunkel’s and Frankie and Benny’s, as the bakery chain is hit with claims of fraud.…
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15 October
Managed pubs see continued growth in September; restaurants decline
Sunny weather in September again proved good news for Britain’s managed pubs, with collective like-for-like sales up 1.9% on the same month last year, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. However, restaurant chains had another tough month with like-for-like trading down 0.2% compared with the same…
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12 October
Patisserie Valerie saved from collapse with £20m rescue plan
Crisis-hit cafe chain Patisserie Valerie has been saved from collapse after entrepreneur Luke Johnson offered the company a rescue plan with two loans of up to £20m. Johnson, who owns a 37% stake in the company, has committed to a bridging loan of up to £10m to help the company…
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12 October
Mustard restaurant to relaunch as Le Petit Citron
Brook Green restaurant, Mustard, is to relaunch as Le Petit Citron on 9 November, the former British brasserie will become a French bistro. The restaurant will serve a classic French menu alongside drinks such as Lillet martinis, Cassis and Lavender gin and tonics as well as Kir Framboises. Dishes served…
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12 October
Calorie cap introduced for some restaurant dishes
Public Health England is set to announce calorie caps for certain restaurant dishes, the cap would see the limit for pies set at 695 calories and pizzas at 928 calories. Under the new measures Pizza Express would breach the regulations on all but four of it classic pizzas. With the…
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