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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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Jul- 2018 -5 July
Pubs on the upturn thanks to warm weather sales boost
Pubs are set to see a resurgence bolstered by the World Cup and warm weather, the BDO Restaurants and Bars report has suggested. Hot weather in May helped boost trade across the UK for pubs, however, the Coffer Peach Business Tracker indicated a decrease in restaurant sales. Overall, pub, restaurant…
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5 July
Catering company probed as 70 fall ill at graduation ceremony
An investigation has been launched into catering company CH&Co after Public Health England (PHE) received reports that more than 70 people fell ill at a graduation ceremony in London. Multiple cases of gastrointestinal illness were reported following the event held by the Royal College of Art in London, the location…
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5 July
Carluccio’s gets £10m cash injection to ‘revitalise’ 60 restaurants
Carluccio’s has announced it will receive £10m of new funding from majority shareholder Landmark Group to “revitalise” 60 restaurants. Funding will also go towards refreshing brand standards and on-going food development. The investment, which will go towards refreshing brand standards and on-going food development, comes after a 28-day ‘challenge’ period…
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5 July
Emily Roux to open first restaurant with husband Diego Ferrari
Emily Roux, the daughter of Michel Roux Jr is to open her first restaurant alongside her husband Diego Ferrari – head chef at her father’s twice Michelin-star-winning Le Gavroche restaurant. The restaurant – called Caractere – will open in Notting Hill, focusing on simple French and Italian dishes. The couple…
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5 July
England/Colombia World Cup win scores UK a £1.3bn economy boost
England’s penalty shootout victory against Colombia has given the UK economy a £1.33bn boost according to new figures. The figures from the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) show that the UK will benefit from a £2.72bn boost if England make the final. It is thought that the majority of the…
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4 July
Winners of Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or enjoy prize at Royal Ascot
The winners of Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or will receive as one of their prizes for winning the 30th anniversary competition the opportunity to cook with respected chef James Tanner for hospitality members at Royal Ascot. After beating 80 college teams and 170 apprentices in the 30th annual nationwide challenge, winners…
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4 July
UKHospitality warns against PPL music licence tariff increase
UKHospitality has cautioned that any increases to the UK music licencing body’s ‘SFE’ tariff will place considerable burdens on venues and limit their ability to offer recorded music. The organisation which provides businesses with licences to play recorded music, PPL, has begun formally consulting on a revised Specially Featured Entertainment…
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4 July
Franco Manca apologises after turning away blind man with guide dog
A Franco Manca in London has apologised following an incident where a blind man and his guide dog were told they would have to stay outside. Dave Kent, 58, who has been blind for 40 years was refused entry to the Tottenham Court Road branch of Franco Manca in London…
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4 July
London bar reprimanded by ASA over ‘socially irresponsible’ advert
Savannah Cafe Bar in Haywards Heath has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) following an advert for Offshore Pilsner beer which was considered “socially irresponsible”. The advert notified customers of a change in alcohol percentage on Offshore Pilsner beer which it said made it “more sessionable”. The ASA…
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4 July
Pierre Koffmann and Marco Pierre White launch new restaurant
Chefs Pierre Koffmann and Marco Pierre White are working with The Abbey Hotel in Bath to launch a new restaurant in September 2018. Called Koffmann & Mr White’s, the joint venture is a brasserie style eatery that will serve a mix of English and French classics that gained the two…
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