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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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Apr- 2018 -19 April
Nearly half of all hospitality companies are family run
Some 45% of hotel and restaurant businesses are family run, according to the latest UK Family Business Sector Report, conducted by Oxford Economics for the Institute for Family Business (IFB) Research Foundation. The report found that there are a total of 153,387 hotels and restaurants run by families, and collectively they…
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19 April
JVP partners with Tourism and Hospitality Academy to develop future workforce for North Wales
A new collaboration has been formed between North Wales Tourism and JVP Group, to provide a digital jobs platform and recruitment service as part of the recently launched ‘Go North Wales Tourism and Hospitality Academy’. The Academy was unveiled in 2017 with the purpose of connecting students, tourism and hospitality…
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19 April
Plastic straws set to be banned in the UK
The prime minister has set out plans to ban plastic straws and stirrers, which she said formed part of “one of the greatest environmental challenges facing the world”. May discussed this at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, using examples such as the plastic bag ban to show how the…
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18 April
Starbucks to close all US stores for racial bias training
Starbucks is set to close more than 8,000 stores across America for racial bias education on the afternoon of 29 May 2018. The training will be undertaken by 175,000 employees and will become part of training for new employees. The decision has come after two African-American men were arrested in…
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18 April
Country Valley Foods named first firm in north east to join Sterling Supergroup
Billingham-based food service supplier Country Valley Foods has become the first north east business to join the Sterling Supergroup. The firm, which was recently awarded AA status by the British Retail Consortium, was accepted to the buying co-operative. The Sterling brand is a recognised mark of quality within the catering…
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18 April
Pret ads banned over ‘misleading’ natural claims
Adverts claiming that bakery chain Pret A Manger baked its goods in store and was free of additives has been ruled as misleading by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA). Three adverts by the food company were investigated by the ASA, all of which were seen in December 2016. The first…
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18 April
Costa Coffee promises to recycle half a billion takeaway cups per year
Costa Coffee has promised that it plans to recycle up to 500 million cups by 2020, the same amount that the chain puts on the market, and the equivalent of a fifth of the 2.5 billion takeaway coffee cups consumed by the nation per year. The announcement came in partnership…
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18 April
UK restaurants continue to expand despite recent struggles
Many casual dining brands continued to expand on British high streets over the last year, despite the host of challenges facing the eating and drinking out sector. According to the Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners, Britain had 122,221 licensed premises at December 2017 – a drop of just…
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17 April
Chef Martin Morales to open London’s first Peruvian bakery next month
Chef and former iTunes head Martin Morales is due to open Andina Panaderia, London’s first Peruvian bakery in May. The bakery’s aim is to celebrate female Andean chefs and will be led by head pastry chef Ana Velasquez and the menu will consist of savory items such as Chancay bread…
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17 April
BII Licensee of the Year announces 2018 semi-finalists
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) – the professional body representing the UK’s licensees – has announced the twelve semi-finalists for this year’s Licensee of the Year competition. Sponsored by Sky, the Licensee of the Year competition is a longstanding award which has been held annually for over 20 years. Since the launch in January, people…
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