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.
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Apr- 2018 -20 April
Owner of ‘best restaurant in the world’ to open second outlet
A chef whose North Yorkshire restaurant has been described as the ‘best in the world’ in the annual in TripAdvisor awards last year, is set to open a new restaurant called Roots in the heart of York. There is no firm opening date for the new restaurant as of yet…
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20 April
Wyboston Lakes Resort chef awarded top honour at international competition
Wyboston Lakes Resort has announced that one of their young chefs Leanna Bromley-Higgs, has won the IACC Copper Skillet Global Chef of the Year competition at this year’s conference held in Philadelphia. IACC recognises the vital role that foodservice plays in conference venue operations and stages an Annual Copper Skillet…
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20 April
Costa, Wetherspoon, Greggs and Mitchells & Butlers named customers’ favourite brands
Costa, JD Wetherspoon, Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery, Miller & Carter and Greggs are among the businesses with the most momentum in the out of home eating and drinking sectors at the moment, a new report reveals. The ‘CGA EI | Stone & River Brand Momentum Report’ analyses CGA data to…
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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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13 April
Nottingham restaurant owner jailed for VAT fraud
The owner of a restaurant in Nottingham’s city centre has been jailed for pocketing the VAT charges made to customers. A HRMC investigation found that Ali Elbahtini Ibrahim, 48, owner of Marrakesh Moroccan bar and restaurant, kept £55,000 in VAT charges for himself. Investigators went to the restaurant and paid…
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12 April
Men earn more at UK’s top 10 catering firms
Eight out of the UK’s 10 leading contract caterers have reported a gender pay gap of more than 10% in hourly wages, according to a new analysis report by sustainable foodservice advisor Footprint. The study also found that there was an imbalance in the proportion of women who feature among…
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12 April
TGI Fridays hit with first ever strike over tips and minimum wage
TGI Fridays staff members are to be balloted by trade union Unite for strike action over tips and minimum wage. In the first of a series of strikes over the coming months, waiting staff from the chain’s Milton Keynes and Covent Garden restaurants will be balloted from 18 April to…
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5 April
Moro and Morito founders launch bespoke catering company
Sam and Sam Clark of Moro and Morito are launching a brand new bespoke outside catering company, Casa Moro, and new private dining room space in Hackney Wick, in May this year. Casa Moro will offer Moro and Morito’s unique Spanish, Middle Eastern and Cretan flavours, created and cooked by Morito head…
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4 April
‘Undervalued’ hospitality workers want 42.4% pay rise
Professional CV writing specialists Purple CV, carried out a survey of 2,500 British workers and found that those in the hospitality sector believed they deserved an average of a 42.4% pay rise. This is compared to lawyers who felt they deserved a 30% wage increase, charity workers who desired a…
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4 April
Drop in younger diners could cost foodservice industry £800m
Global information company The NPD Group is predicting a decrease in eat-out or out-of-home (OOH) visits by consumers aged 25-to-34 between now and 2022. In its new report, The Future of Foodservice: Great Britain 2022, it suggests OOH visits in Britain’s foodservice industry among this age group will decrease from…
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