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.

Jan- 2022 -

5 January

Burger King acquires 12 franchise restaurants

BKUK, the franchisee for Burger King in the UK, has agreed to acquire 12 new restaurants from existing franchise partners. The acquisition of all the BKUK restaurants operated by franchise companies, Kaykem Fast Foods Limited and Saxby, will increase the BKUK direct-owned portfolio to 172 restaurants. The acquisition will add…
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4 January

The Chester Grosvenor names new executive chef

The Chester Grosvenor has appointed Elliot Hill to head up the food offering at its ‘Arkle’ restaurant. Hill comes to the hotel having formerly been head chef at Liverpool’s Panoramic 34 restaurant where he “earnt and retained” an entry in the Michelin guide, and previously as part of the Bespoke…
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4 January

Hospitality industry sees signs of recovery in H2, Barclaycard finds

Prior to the arrival of the latest Covid-19 variant, Brits had made up for lost time with friends and family, with pubs, bars and clubs recording positive growth in the second half of the year, according to the latest research on consumer spending from Barclaycard. Barclaycard said this was earmarked…
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4 January

Tasty hit by ‘weaker’ Christmas trading period

Restaurant group Tasty has revealed that trading across for the second half of the year up until December 2021 was “disappointing” and “weaker” than previous years as a result of Covid-19 restrictions. The rising infection rates of the Omicron variant and in particular the reinstatement of working from home advice…
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Dec- 2021 -

23 December

Deliveroo to open new delivery-only kitchens

Deliveroo has announced the UK-wide expansion of its ‘Editions’ kitchens with the opening of new sites across London, in Acton, Brent and Dulwich. The restaurant partners at the new sites include: Five Guys, Dishoom, Shake Shack, Pho, Rosa’s Thai, Tao Tao Ju, Bleecker, Chilango, Tortilla, and Pasta Evangelists. The delivery-only…
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22 December

Cru Holdings bolsters its Scottish portfolio

Cru Holdings has taken over The White House on Inverness’ Union Street, adding to its stable of bars and restaurants in the north of Scotland. The acquisition comes with an extension of the property’s tenancy by 20 years. Fifteen jobs will also be retained in the Highland hospitality industry as…
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21 December

Rutland Hall appoints new restaurant and bar manager

Rutland Hall Hotel and Spa has welcomed Alex-Aurel Kurani to the team as its newest restaurant and bar manager. He brings with him a wealth of hospitality experience to the hotel, having started in the industry at a young age. He worked his way up through the restaurant to eventually…
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20 December

Leon to open 50 new sites in 2022

Leon has announced plans to more than double the pace of its store rollout programme, with more than 50 restaurants to be opened in 2022, creating 1,000 jobs next year and 4,000 jobs over the next three years. Earlier this year, the business announced plans to open 20 restaurants over…
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17 December

Geezy Foods announces UK expansion plans

Geezy Foods, one of the world’s fastest-growing digital food, grocery and hospitality brands is expanding into the UK. After launching in Australia and New Zealand, Geezy Foods is now looking to build a network of virtual brands across London and many other cities across the globe to meet the rise…
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17 December

Zero Carbon Forum adds five new members

Five hospitality industry groups; IHG Hotels and Resorts, McMullen’s Brewery, Wadworth Brewery, Côte Restaurant Group and Honest Burgers have joined the Zero Carbon Forum. The forum aim is to “radically” reduce emissions and achieve net zero in the hospitality industry. A non-profit organisation with 33 of the UK restaurants, pubs…
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