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.

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21 April

D&D London names Baton Berisha as new MD

Restaurant owner and operating group D&D London has appointed Baton Berisha as managing director. Berisha was formerly chief executive of Richard Caring’s restaurants including the Ivy Collection. He will take up the position from 3 May and will work closely with Des Gunewardena and David Loewi on “all aspects” of…
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20 April

Nightcap to bring Blame Gloria to Bristol

Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia group of bars, has announced it is to open a new Blame Gloria site in Bristol. The latest Blame Gloria opening will be located at 22 Small Street, Bristol, BS1 1DW and covers an area…
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20 April

UK licensed premises contract as CGA warns of future closures

Britain’s number of licensed premises contracted 0.9% in the first quarter of 2022, the latest market recovery monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals. It indicates that Britain had just under 106,000 licensed premises at the end of March 2022. CGA said that “while this small decrease does represent a slowdown…
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19 April

LDC places D&D London up for auction

Private equity owners LDC has reportedly begun talks with financiers Interpath Advisory to launch a formal sales process for D&D London. According to Sky News, LDC has asked Interpath to begin talks with interested parties after exclusive talks with investment firm Montecito Equity Partners failed. D&D was originally founded by…
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19 April

Courtyard by Marriott Edinburgh West announces new head chef

Scotland’s first sports hotel, the Courtyard by Marriott Edinburgh West has announced the promotion of Varvara Sainti to head chef, following her performance as sous chef at the hotel. Studying Hospitality in Rhodes, Sainti gained practical experience working in a number of boutique hotels in Greece, as well as on…
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14 April

Sheffield’s Juke and Loe to close this May

Sheffield’s Juke and Loe restaurant has announced it is set to close this summer after failing to agree to a new lease with its landlord. The business, which was founded five years ago on Ecclesall Road, has been recommended in the Michelin Guide for the last two years. In a…
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14 April

Restaurant owners facing mental health crisis, research finds

Over a third of restaurant owners across the country reported that their mental health was worse at the end of 2021 than it was during the peak of the pandemic in 2020, new research from Flipdish has found. A study from 200 UK hospitality decision-makers revealed that 37% of restaurant…
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13 April

Swingers to extend presence in the US and UK

Swingers has announced it is extending its crazy golf socialising experience in the US with the opening of its newest venue, Swingers NoMad, on Friday 17 June, as well as the extension of its original London site in London, West End. The New York City opening follows the success of…
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12 April

Scottish Government urged to listen to businesses over calorie labelling

UKH Scotland has called on Scottish businesses to “take the opportunity to get involved” in the consultation on calorie labelling, after the introduction of the scheme in England received a mixed response. It has also said it is important that the Scottish Government “hears views from businesses on the impact…
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11 April

Corbin & King new owners to develop three new UK sites

After being selected by the joint administrators to restaurant group Corbin and King, Minot International Public Company Limited (MINT) has announced it plans to place its initial focus on recommencing the development of three new UK sites. MINT was already the existing majority shareholder in Corbin and King Limited –…
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