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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Jan- 2022 -12 January
Fridays opens 86th UK site
Fridays has announced it is set to open its latest and 86th UK restaurant in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The flagship site will be located at The Glass Works, a destination food and shopping centre that is situated near Superbowl UK and Cineworld. Spanning 5,300 square feet, the site will feature…
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12 January
The Double Red Duke names new executive chef
The Double Red Duke has named Henrik Ritzén as its new executive chef. Ritzén will continue to develop a menu, alongside Country Creatures’ Sam Pearman, that focuses on British, locally sourced, and seasonal ingredients, as well as cooking over fire. The restaurant said Ritzén grew up on a sheep farm…
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12 January
UKH Scotland criticises continued restrictions
UKH Scotland has criticised Nicola Sturgeon’s decision to keep restrictions on indoor hospitality. The Scottish Cabinet said it will next review the state of the epidemic on Tuesday 18 January and consider whether it may be possible to lift capacity caps on indoor live events, including theatre performances and concerts,…
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11 January
Gastrono-me to open second site in Cambridge
Gastrono-me Restaurants has revealed plans to open a second site in Cambridge in March 2022 as it looks to expand the group across the UK. The group, which currently operates only one site in Bury St Edmunds, first announced its expansion plans for the all-day concept last year. Founders Gemma…
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11 January
Elior appoints director of innovation
Leading contract caterer, Elior, has appointed Claire Small to take on its newly created director of innovation role. Small will lead Elior’s new eight-strong innovation team. They are responsible for delivering digital, concept development, photography and menu management across its UK business. Prior to Elior, Small held senior roles with…
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10 January
UK restaurant groups see losses increase 174% to £673m
Losses at the the top 100 UK restaurant groups increased by 174% last year to £673m, up from a loss of £246m in September 2020, revealed UHY Hacker Young. Lost sales reportedly cost the hospitality sector around £200m a day during lockdown, with restaurants continuing to incur “substantial” costs such…
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7 January
UKH welcomes Scotland’s reduced isolation period
UKHospitality Scotland has welcomed the decision from Scotland’s government to reduce the self-isolation period from 10 to seven days, but have warned without reversing restrictions in place until 17 January livelihoods “remain in the balance”. First minister Nicola Sturgeon made the announcement that people who test positive for Covid in…
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6 January
Happy Face Pizza expands with two new sites
Neapolitan Happy Face Pizza has announced the opening of two new restaurants in London, marking its expansion in the capital. Following in the footsteps of the 2018 flagship site in Kings Cross and underground Supermax bar, the first of the new sites has now opened in Victoria, followed by a…
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6 January
Gallio opens in Canary Wharf
A new Mediterranean pizza restaurant Gallio has opened its doors in Canary Wharf in The Atrium Kitchen on Upper Level 2 of Cabot Place. The restaurant offers a modern style of pizza, alongside sharing mezze-style small plates, seasonal salads, Mediterranean bowls and fully loaded flatbreads. Gallio revealed that seasonal salads…
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5 January
The Hush Collection sees FY20 turnover fall to £8m
The Hush Collection has revealed that turnover for the year ending 27 December 2020 dropped 20% to £8.42m from £10.57m as a result of Covid-19 restrictions. However, through a combination of tight controls, landlord rent negotiations and government support, the company said it had narrowed its EBITDA loss to £388,915…
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