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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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Nov- 2024 -29 November
Pasta Evangelists launches at Manchester Airport Terminal 2
Pasta Evangelists has announced the opening of its first ever airport takeaway store at Manchester Airport Terminal 2, building on its rapidly expanding portfolio of consumer stores and take away kitchens across the UK. The latest launch follows the opening of the first Pasta Evangelists’ consumer stores in Richmond, Greenwich…
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29 November
Pizza Express launches new grab and go concept in Southampton
Pizza Express has announced the launch of its Pizza Express Pod, located at Tesco Extra in Southampton. Positioned outside Tesco Extra’s main entrance, the Pizza Express pod allows customers to order and collect when on the move, ordering their meal from an open kitchen and collection window. Tesco Clubcard members…
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29 November
The Compton Arms to launch new kitchen residency in January
The Compton Arms pub has announced that Rake will take over the kitchen for a long term residency from 9 January. Following a short incubation period at The Compton’s sister pub, The Gun in Hackney, Rake will move to the kitchen’s pub in 2025. The pub has long been known…
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29 November
Great Northern Hotel appoints new pastry chef at its Rails restaurant
Luxury Grade-II listed Great Northern Hotel in King’s Cross has appointed Albio Ziu as pastry chef for the hotel’s restaurant, Rails. Ziu joins Great Northern Hotel with over 10 years’ experience having worked in pastry at The Bloomsbury Hotel, Searcy’s Pall Mall and with Firmdale Hotels Group. Working alongside Rails’…
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28 November
Loungers sold to US investment firm in £338m deal
Café, bar and restaurant chain Loungers is set to be sold for £338m to US investment firm Fortress Investment Group. Loungers, which operates the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside concepts, currently has 280 venues across the UK. Under the terms of the acquisition, Fortress has offered 310p for each Loungers…
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28 November
Royal Shakespeare Company appoints new head chef
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced the appointment of James Eaves as its new head chef. Chef Eaves brings extensive expertise having started his career as an apprentice chef at De Vere Hotels and Restaurants’ Manor House Hotel meaning he has close ties to Stratford-upon-Avon. He has also held…
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28 November
Just Eat to delist from London Stock Exchange
Just Eat has given a notice of intention to delist from the London Stock Exchange in order to reduce the administrative burden, complexity and costs associated with the disclosure and regulatory requirements of maintaining the LSE listing. It added that in the context of low liquidity and trading volumes of…
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28 November
Cé La Vi rooftop restaurant to launch in London in 2025
Cé La Vi, part of award-winning ADMO Lifestyle Holding (ADMO), is bringing its rooftop bar-restaurant concept to West London in Summer 2025. Renowned for its modern Asian flair, it will be the brand’s first European outpost, located atop the Renzo Piano Building Workshop – Paddington Square. Opening in West London’s…
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27 November
Today’s news in brief – 27/11/24
Mitchells and Butlers total revenues hit £2.6bn in FY24, with like-for-like sales growing by 5.3%. This comes as the pub group has risen to a profit of £19m in its full-year results, up from a previous loss of £13m, following a strong trading performance. Post year-end, Mitchells and Butlers has…
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27 November
Compass operating profit up 16.4% to $3bn
Compass catering has announced that its operating profit has risen 16.4% to $3bn (£2.38bn) for the year ended 30 September 2024. Alongside this, the company’s revenues rose 10.6% to $42.2bn (£33.5bn) compared with $38.1bn (£30.2bn) in the previous year. This was accompanied by a net new business growth of 4.2%,…
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