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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Dec- 2021 -17 December
Delivery sales surge 192% from pre-Covid levels, CGA finds
Delivery sales in November were 192% higher than pre-Covid levels in November 2019, with a 25% growth in takeaways, revealed the latest edition of the CGA and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker. CGA said this reflects the trend of home deliveries boosted by lockdowns and the popularity of third party…
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16 December
Domino’s reaches franchisee resolution
Domino’s Pizza Group plc has announced that it has reached a resolution with its franchisees after the board reportedly recognised that Domino’s “lagged” in recent years compared to its businesses around the world. The resolution is set to tackle this issue and to accelerate both near-term and long-term growth. The…
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15 December
The Jones Family Affair opens in Covent Garden
The Jones family have announced the opening of their latest restaurant, The Jones Family Affair, in Covent Garden. As a sister to The Jones Family Kitchen in Belgravia, this independently-owned steak restaurant and cocktail bar is situated just off Trafalgar Square. The new site has 150 covers which are spread…
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15 December
Ugly Dumpling to open new Fitzrovia restaurant
Ugly Dumpling has announced it will open a brand new restaurant in Fitzrovia on 4 January 2022. It also revealed that to celebrate the launch and mark veganuary, it has created a limited-edition vegan cheeseburger dumpling exclusively for the new site. From traditional Asian fillings to modern Western flavours, Ugly…
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13 December
Catering towards change
Humdingers Catering began with a vision to bring unpretentious but delicious food to as many people as possible. Based on Hoxton Street, the business consists of Humdingers Catering and Humdingers Bakery and Soup Kitchen. The latter venture was launched as a social enterprise during the pandemic. Despite the negative effects…
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13 December
Prospect Pubs’ The Cambria to undergo £600k refurb
Multiple operator Prospect Pubs and Bars has taken on the lease of The Cambria in Camberwell and is undertaking a £600,000+ upgrade of the pub with Star Pubs and Bars. It is the third Star Pubs and Bars pub that Prospect Pubs and Bars has taken on in 16 months,…
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13 December
Drinks sales dip for second consecutive week, CGA finds
Britain’s drinks sales have fallen short of pre-pandemic levels for the second week in a row, as average sales by value in managed pubs, bars and restaurants in the week to last Saturday (4 December) were 14% down on the same week in 2019, CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows. Drinks…
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10 December
63rd+1st appoints new operations director
Cocktail bar and restaurant, 63rd+1st, has announced that Graeme Nesbitt has been appointed as its newest operations director. Arriving just two weeks after the opening of the third venue in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Nesbitt brings more than 30 years’ experience to this new role. Formerly an executive chef, he has…
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10 December
Industry faces ‘severe pressure’ this Christmas, CGA warns
Christmas trading is under severe pressure following the introduction of restrictions due to the Omicron variant of Covid, and with supply and staffing costs all rising, revealed the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker. The tracker, produced by CGA in partnership with TheCoffer Group and RSM, revealed that rising costs in…
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9 December
Shutters Canary Wharf opens its doors
Shutters Canary Wharf, a new restaurant inspired by Southern California, has opened its doors. Opening in the new Conran designed, hotel-styled ground floor of One Canada Square, Shutters is an ever-evolving restaurant and bar, open seven days a week, for brunch from 8am to 11am and all-day dining from noon…
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