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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 -9 August
Be At One pub criticised over white faces on historic photo
A Soho Be At One pub has been forced to remove a photograph from its walls after patrons objected to an edited image which superimposed the faces of exclusively white investors over those of black drinkers in the original. The original historic photo, which has hung in the pub for…
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9 August
Prescott and Conran ‘was in £14m debt’ during collapse
Restaurant group Prescott and Conran owed £14m to its creditors when it collapsed, recent documents from its administrators Duff and Phelps have revealed. The chain fell into administration in June, resulting in the closure of its three remaining sites in London; Parabola in Kensington, Lutyens on Fleet Street and Albion…
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8 August
Former The Ivy owner in bid to save Gaucho
Restaurant investor and former owner of The Ivy, Luke Johnson, has been revealed as one of the bidders seeking to save Gaucho from administration. The steak chain entered administration in July, leading to the closure of its sister chain Cau and according to reports Johnson is looking to purchase Gaucho…
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8 August
Restaurant boss banned for fake five-star hygiene rating
A restaurant owner has been banned from running companies for five years after he falsely advertised a five star food hygiene rating in a magazine. Rushan Ahmed, 31, claimed his Moza restaurant in Derby had been awarded a five-star food hygiene rating in three adverts he ran in a local…
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8 August
BTA urges restaurants and pubs to open their toilets to the public
The British Toilet Association (BTA) has urged restaurants and pubs to open their toilets to the public after the number of public facilities in the country slumped from 3,955 in 2000 to 2,414 this year. Pubs and restaurants are being asked by the association to join a Community Toilet Scheme…
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8 August
Rockfish plans expansion amid strong sales growth
The seafood restaurant group founded by food writer Mitch Tonks, Rockfish, has reported 15% like-for-like sales growth in the May to July quarter, ahead of three planned openings in the next 18 months. Rockfish has five well-established coastal sites in the south west and also owns the Seahorse restaurant in…
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8 August
Wetherspoon launches Brexit beer mats
Pub group Wetherspoon will introduce beer mats in favour of a no-deal Brexit, signed by its chairman Tim Martin, and outlining 10 points to the leaders of the three main political parties. The mats bear the headline ‘Free Trade (ie no deal) means lower prices’, and Martin said they will…
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7 August
Chinese restaurant Salmonella victims awarded £275,000 compensation
As many as 28 people who fell ill after dining in an Eastleigh Chinese restaurant in 2014 have been awarded £275,000 in compensation. The diners at The Real China restaurant who reported falling ill with sickness and diarrhoea, were represented by law firm Irwin Mitchell. Many of those who ate…
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7 August
UK’s ‘largest vegan’ and plastic-free restaurant opens at former steakhouse site
Erpingham House, a plastic-free and vegan restaurant which claims to be the UK’s largest, has opened in Norwich city centre. Founded by vegan influencer, Loui Blake and championship footballers Declan Rudd and Russell Martinthe restaurant has already been named in The Times’ top 20 vegan restaurants list! Erpingham House, the…
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7 August
CAMRA: ‘Pub closures are making us all poorer’
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has said that UK pub closures are “making us all poorer” claiming that four out of five people in the UK have experienced a local pub closure in the last five years. As many as 80% of British people have witnessed at least one…
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