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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Nov- 2021 -8 November
On Premise footfall builds in Ireland and NI, CGA finds
CGA’s August On Premise Measurement Service (OPUS) data research revealed that “footfall is building” in Ireland and Northern Ireland as 80% of people had been back to venues after restrictions on indoor eating and drinking were eased in July. The research, drawing on a survey of around 2,500 nationally representative…
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8 November
Romulo café and restaurant launches new meal kits
Romulo café and restaurant has announced the launch of a new range of Filipino-inspired meal kits. Created by executive chef Jeremy Villanueva, each ‘Finish at Home Kit’ will include all the ingredients, condiments and sauces to create a five-course menu. The kits comprises Salmon Sinigang, fresh vegetable spring roll, crispy…
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8 November
Restokit unveils new partners
Food delivery service Restokit has celebrated its one-year anniversary by revealing a number of brand new restaurant partners lined up for Autumn/Winter 2021 and its new “Restokit Pro” service. The partners include Quilon, Fallow, Bocca di Lupo, Goila Butter Chicken, Chick’n’Sours and Japan Centre. The company will now also offer…
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8 November
Restaurant staffing improves in October, data finds
Eating and drinking places added a net 119,400 jobs in October on a seasonally-adjusted basis, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It revealed this is nearly four times more jobs than the net payroll growth of just 31,000 in August and September combined. Between April 2020…
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5 November
Top restaurant brands see turnover decline 20% in 2020, report finds
The top 25 restaurant groups in the UK have reported a reduced combined turnover of -20.1% year-on-year in the 2020 financial year at £2.1bn, the latest data from the Lumina Intelligence Operator Data Index revealed. The report found that the average operating profit across the leading 25 restaurant groups has…
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4 November
Marcus Belgravia appoints masterchef winner as head chef
Marcus Belgravia has announced that Craig Johnston – winner of Masterchef: The Professionals 2017 – has been promoted to the role of head chef. Johnston joined the team in April 2018 as a senior chef de partie, and since, has worked his way up to junior sous, sous and now…
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4 November
Harry Guy to open debut restaurant
Award-winning Chef and Roux Scholar, Harry Guy, has announced the opening of his new restaurant housed at boutique hotel, Wildes Chester. It revealed ‘X’ will offer a “showcase culinary excellence”, with the 50-cover restaurant to serve British dishes, sourcing produce from across the UK to curate ingredient-focused food that embodies…
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3 November
Cubitt House appoints new executive team to manage expansion
Cubitt House has announced the appointment of a new executive team to develop its six existing sites in central London and to drive expansion throughout the group. Ben Tish will join the brand’s team as chef director, bringing with him over 20 years of culinary expertise having recently worked at…
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2 November
Wasabi founder to take step back from business
Wasabi has announced that Dong Hyun Kim, who founded the business in 2003, will be stepping away from the business. Whilst Kim will no longer play an executive role in the company, he will remain a minority shareholder and director in Wasabi. Following the investment by Capdesia in May 2019…
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2 November
Coppa Club opens in Putney
Coppa Club, the restaurant, bar and cafe chain, has announced the official opening of Coppa Club Putney, which opened its doors today on 2 November 2021. Following the opening and as part of Coppa Club’s home-from-home ethos, Coppa has also partnered with Grind at Coppa Club Putney, a sustainable cult…
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