People

The latest news and updates on people in the industry, 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.

Oct- 2018 -

25 October

M Restaurants’ CEO to lead Gaucho through next phase

Martin Williams, CEO of restaurant group M Restaurants, will be leading steak chain Gaucho through its next phase after the business was bought out of administration. Gaucho was acquired by newly formed company Lomo Bidco – owned by Gaucho creditors Investec and SC Lowy – and the firm will support…
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25 October

Deliveroo to display allergy information in menu overhaul

Deliveroo has announced changes to how the platform displays allergen content on menus in an effort to increase transparency for consumers and promote restaurant action. Until now restaurants and takeaways have not been able to display granular information for each dish on delivery apps, instead it has tended to be…
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24 October

Licensee celebrates 60 years in pub trade

Jean Thompson, 83, is celebrating 40 years at The Sea View in Whittle, a pub she ran with her husband Frank, who died earlier this year and is now run by her son Lee. Thompson, who was brought up in Chorley and visited The Sea View as a child, said…
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23 October

UK chef numbers drop by 17%, ONS stats show

An analysis of Office of National Statistics (ONS) employment data from 2018 by luxury hospitality recruiter The Change Group showed a 17% drop in the total number of chefs reported to be working in the UK compared with the same time period in 2017. Overall, the data indicated the number…
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22 October

Study finds uplifting music prompts more restaurant tips

New research has found that customers are more likely to tip restaurant staff when they hear uplifting music. The study by the University of Innsbruck also found that sad music prompted customers to leave slightly larger tips than “neutral” music. The university named The Beatles’ Eleanor Rigby as one of…
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18 October

Hungry Horse looks for ‘pub-licist’ to be paid to spend time in its pubs

Hungry Horse has announced it is looking for a ‘pub-licist’ to visit its pubs and sample food, drink and entertainment. The pub chain says it will pay the chosen drinker £500 to attend pub quizzes and play pool and darts amongst other tasks, whilst reporting back to Hungry Horse bosses…
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17 October

Technology at the table ‘feeds restaurant profits’, report finds

Consumers’ use of mobile devices to improve their restaurant experiences has risen sharply in the last quarter and this trend is set to continue, according to the latest GO Technology report from Zonal and CGA. Ordering takeaways and food deliveries has shown the biggest leap from 12% to 17%, followed…
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15 October

Koffmann & Mr White’s opens at the Abbey Hotel in Bath

Koffmann and Mr White’s, the new French English brasserie at the Abbey Hotel in Bath, has opened its doors to the public for the first time. The restaurant is the first venture between the chefs Pierre Koffmann and Marco Pierre White, and will be serving simple, affordable, French and English…
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5 October

Gino D’Acampo officially launches My Coffee & Deli Bar

Italian celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo has visited Manchester today (Friday 5 October) to officially launch his first My Coffee and Deli Bar. The new Italian fast-casual dining offer, which is located on the ground floor of his Pizza and Prosecco bar in fashion retailer Next, is the chef’s third venue…
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4 October

Workers from McDonald’s, Wetherspoons, UberEats, TGI Fridays and Deliveroo hold demonstration

Workers from McDonald’s, Wetherspoons, UberEats, TGI Fridays and Deliveroo are holding a demonstration in Leicester Square from 11am, with some workers on strike. GMB Union regional officer, Steve Garelick, said: “The continued attacks made on workers from rate reduction without consultation to gratuities being hived off show that there is…
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