Restaurants

The latest news and updates on restaurants, 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.

May- 2022 -

6 May

Yum Brands sales rise 8% in Q1

Yum Brands, the owner of KFC and Pizza Hut, has announced that sales rose by 8% in Q1 despite a “difficult” trading environment over the period. Worldwide system sales in the quarter ended 31 March grew by 9% at KFC, 8% at Taco Bell and 3% at Pizza Hut. Reported…
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6 May

Chotto Matte to open new Marleybone site this month

Chotto Matte will open its newest site in Marylebone on 20 May, expanding on its existing UK presence in Soho. The restaurant group also has international sites in Miami and Toronto. Chotto Matte has said its Marylebone location will provide a more “relaxed” hub, compared to the hustle of downtown…
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3 May

SushiDog to open third site on Brewer Street

SushiDog has announced it will open its third site on Soho’s Brewer Street on 10 May, joining the brand’s two sites in Covent Garden and Shepherd’s Bush. Founders Greg Ilsen and Nick Goldstein confirmed they will be opening two new sites for the quick service sushi roll restaurant this year,…
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Apr- 2022 -

29 April

Black and White Hospitality to open new MPW Restaurant

Black and White Hospitality, which owns and manages the franchise rights to eight Marco Pierre White restaurant concepts, has signed a deal to open a new restaurant in South Gloucestershire. Located at The Gables Hotel in Falfield, the 104-cover restaurant (60 in restaurant / 44 in bar), which is planned…
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29 April

Hospitality in London welcomes recovery as city centres rebound

Pubs, bars and restaurants in London are gradually returning to their pre-pandemic levels of visits after two years of disruption, according to new research from CGA and Wireless Social. Their joint Top Cities Vibrancy Report provides a “vibrancy” ranking of Britain’s 10 most populous cities over the four weeks to…
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28 April

Gusto Italian appoints new chief operating officer

Gusto Italian, the casual dining restaurant group, has announced the appointment of Scott Grimbleby as its new chief operating officer (COO) to “drive expansion and growth as the business seeks to open in more locations across the UK”. Grimbleby joins from Living Ventures and replaces Tim Selby, who is leaving…
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28 April

Whitbread brings back dividend as it returns to profitability

Whitbread PLC has reported it has returned to profitability in the 53-week period ended 3 March 2022 (FY22) as it hailed pre-tax profits of £58.2m, compared to a loss of £1bn in FY21. As a result, Whitbread is reinstating dividend payments with the board declaring a final dividend per share…
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27 April

Augusto Pizzeria opens in Chester

Turin and Neapolitan pizza restaurant, Augusto Pizzeria, has revealed it opened a new site Chester, Northgate Street on 14 April. The restaurant is the latest accomplishment of husband and wife Valentina Aviotti and Fabrizio Gobbato, owners of Da Noi on Bridge Street. The pair said Augusto Pizzeria has been “years…
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27 April

City Pub Group hails recovery as it eyes 65 sites by 2023

The City Pub Group has reported a loss of -2.9m for the year end 2021, up from a-£6.5m loss over the same period in 2020, as it revealed trading is beginning to reach pre-pandemic levels. The group, which operates 41 pub sites, said Its revenues increased 37% during the period…
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26 April

The Patate to open two restaurants in Clerkenwell and Seven-Dials

Street food burger brand The Patate has announced it has now secured its first permanent bricks-and-mortar venues in Clerkenwell and Seven-Dials. It has already opened its Clerkenwell site with the Seven-Dials property opening from 27 April. Founders Paul-Henry De Vassoigne and Eatventure’s Jacob Young will bring their “herb-filled” bourguignon patties…
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