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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May- 2018 -10 May
Travelodge partners with Itsu Grocery to offer on-the-go snacks
Hotel chain Travelodge has partnered with high street food brand Itsu Grocery, to offer a specially selected ‘eat beautiful’ range of convenience noodles and Asian-inspired snacks in its non-bar café hotels. This new range offers Travelodge customers the option to enjoy a restaurant-inspired meal in the comfort of their room…
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10 May
Named and shamed: Underpaid hospitality staff among 200,000 to receive £15.6m back pay
HMRC has identified £15.6m in pay owed to more than 200,000 of the UK’s lowest paid workers, following an investigation from 2017 to 2018. This was an increase from the £10.9m that was owed to 98,000 workers in the previous year. Earlier this year, Wagamama, TGI Fridays, Starbucks and Subway…
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9 May
Kebab shop worker jailed after threatening owner with kebab knife
An Exeter kebab shop worker has been jailed for 15 months after threatening his boss with a kebab knife and throwing it around the street. Nazim Musa had first burst into his previous workplace, Best Kebab, threatening to kill its owner and stealing a large kebab knife. Musa then made…
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9 May
Restaurants left to starve as door-to-door service bites
The UK restaurant industry is under grave threat from the growing trend of customers wanting food delivered to their door according to new research. A study by consultants Duff & Phelps found demand for food delivered to customers’ homes has grown 10 times faster than takeaway. Examples include food delivery…
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9 May
Feast It predicts 600% growth as it prepares for expansion
Feast It, London-based street food caterers, has predicted growth of 600% by next year as it prepares for national expansion. The expansion comes off the back of a £680,000 investment, including support from John Ayton, co-founder of Links of London, Brown’s restaurants founder Jeremy Mogford, David Abramovich founder of cafe…
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9 May
JD Wetherspoon Q3 sales grow 3.5%
JD Wetherspoon has reported a 3.5% sales increase in the 13 weeks up to 29 April 2018. The pub group’s like-for-like sales increased by 3.5% and total sales increased by 2.8%. Year-to-date like-for-like sales have increased by 5.2% and total sales have increased by 3.8%. The third quarter last year…
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8 May
UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year announces finalists
The Restaurant Competition has announced the finalists for UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year. The finalists will compete at the Skills for Chefs Conference on 4 July. The finalists are: Colette’s at The Grove Hotel Kendal College Fischer’s and Rowley’s Loughborough College North Warwickshire and Hinckley College Competition director…
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8 May
Caskade Caterers secures £29.4m funding for UK Taco Bell plans
Caskade Caterers has secured a £29.4m funding package from HSBC to fund plans to roll out American classic fast food chain Taco Bell across the UK. The HSBC package is made up of a £13m loan, £10m revolving credit facility, and a £6.4m commercial mortgage. The package will help with…
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8 May
Cote Restaurants ‘outperforms market’ with 15.8% sales growth
Cote Restaurants has seen a 15.8% rise in sales for the 52-week period to 30 July 2017. Revenue was at £140.7m, up from £121.5m the previous year, with operating profit remaining flat at £10m. Its like-for-like growth stood at 4.1% while it had EBITDA growth of 8.9% versus the 52-week…
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4 May
Hollywood’s Mark Wahlberg to bring burger chain to London
Mark Wahlberg and his brothers Paul and Donnie will be debuting their burger eatery in London’s Covent Garden. Wahlburger, founded in 2011, currently has 22 chains across America. The new outlet will be at 8-9 James Street. The first UK site will be a 6,000 sqft, two-storey building and will…
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