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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Jun- 2018 -14 June
Banksy bar to open under Waterloo station
A Banksy themed bar is due to open under London’s Waterloo station, and will exhibit an unseen piece of his work. The graffiti, entitled ‘Giant Rat’ will be the feature piece of the bar along with many other items of street art. The bar will be located at 26 Leake…
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13 June
England fans to buy 14 million extra pints during World Cup
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has predicted that England fans will drink 14 million extra pints at the pub during the World Cup group stages, as the England team faces Tunisia, Panama and Belgium. The extra number of pints drunk during the World Cup group stages could provide…
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13 June
5,000 restaurants to join Deliveroo as it introduces self delivery
Deliveroo has announced it is to allow restaurants to use their own delivery networks with its the new service ‘Marketplace+’, which will lead to 5,000 more restaurants available on the app by the end of the year. Deliveroo said it expects the new service will improve delivery times, “result in…
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13 June
Wetherspoon replaces champagne with British sparkling wine in run-up to Brexit
The pub chain JD Wetherspoon has announced plans to replace champagne with UK sparkling wines for next month. Wetherspoon, with its two million customers per week, will use sparkling wines such as Hardys Sparkling Pinot Chardonnay from Australia and Denbies vineyard for the replacement. The pub chain will also replace…
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12 June
Police called to restaurant after loaf of bread is mistaken for bomb
An East London Italian restaurant has been the subject of a bomb scare and subsequent police visit, after a customer called police after mistaking a loaf of bread with the word ‘bomb’ written on it for an explosive device. The restaurant says the bread is delivered in the parcels every…
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12 June
Adam Leyland Simpson wins HIT Training’s Apprentice MasterChef competition
Adam Leyland Simpson, 25, has won the HIT Training’s Apprentice MasterChef in a competition which was held on 6 June at Central Street Cookery School in St Luke’s. The competition’s finalists had to create a ‘stand-out dish’ in 60 minutes and produce four plates of their own signature dish within…
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12 June
Drama nightclub denies charging black women double to get in
Drama nightclub in London’s Mayfair has denied accusations that it charged a woman more to enter because she was black. Nadine Marsh-Edwards said on her Twitter that her daughter was made to pay £20 for entry while white women were charged £10. She wrote: “My daughter went to a club…
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12 June
Chinese restaurant still serving despite car crashing through window
A Chinese restaurant is still serving takeaway despite the fact the front was destroyed after a car plowed through the window. Last Friday night at around 10:40pm the front of the restaurant was hit by a car smashing the window. Owners boarded the store up following the incident however sprayed…
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12 June
Manchester Taco Bell to open until 4am everyday
Tex-mex chain Taco Bell’s new Manchester store, one of the first of the chain’s UK restaurants is to open until 4am everyday. The new restaurant will have 70 covers and will serve the Mexican-inspired food it has become synonymous with in the US. Free wi-fi and phone charging stations will…
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12 June
Soho restaurant Kiln named best in the UK
Casual Thai restaurant Kiln in London’s Soho has won first place at this year’s Estrella Damm’s National Restaurant Awards. The restaurant’s achievement was announced by Restaurant magazine at a ceremony at the Hurlingham Club in London on Monday 11 June. The outlet, owned by chef Ben Chapman, climbed up eight…
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