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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Mar- 2021 -18 March
Nando’s accelerates digital ordering rollout
Nando’s has extended its multichannel business operations, now operating with 85% of orders placed digitally at its restaurants. While the group did not provide any digital ordering possibilities before the pandemic, a recent partnership with hospitality technology company, Vita Mojo, has enabled the acceleration of the digital experience rollout. In…
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12 March
Jollibee invests £30m to grow UK presence
Asian inspired fast-food restaurant Jollibee has announced it is investing £30m into growing its brand in the UK. The chain, which was originally founded in the Philippines, is set to open a new flagship restaurant in Leicester Square this May. This will be followed by two more store launches in…
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12 March
Kitchen Barbers Bazaar opens second London site
Kitchen Barbers Bazaar is set to open its second restaurant for takeaway in Kentish Town today (12 March). Founded by Abdul Yaseen, the site will serve modern Indian cuisine, extending the group’s operations from its Crouch End restaurant which opened in 2020. Having moved to the UK almost two decades…
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11 March
Camden Market to welcome new restaurant in spring
LabTech, the owner of Camden Market, has announced it will welcome a new neighbourhood pub and restaurant, The Farrier, in spring 2021. The venue will span 2,100 sq ft, and will be located in the former horse hospital and stables building. According to LabTech, the venue will be Camden Market’s…
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10 March
The Restaurant Group to raise £715m to offset Covid-19 impact
The Restaurant Group (TGR) has announced it plans to raise £175m in a move which will aim to enhance liquidity, accelerate deleveraging and support selective growth as the company continues to struggle with the ripple effects of Covid-19. The plans mark the end of the group’s “deep restructuring” programme and…
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5 March
Scottish chef launches new pie takeaway venture in London
Scottish chef Mark Greenaway has announced the opening of a new takeaway venue in Villiers Street, London. Greenaway’s Pie and Mash, which was created by the chef to sell “traditional London pies”, is set open 12 April. Greenaway, who has 25 years of culinary experience said he wanted to craft…
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3 March
The Blues Kitchen set to open in Manchester
The Columbo Group has announced plans to open The Blues Kitchen, a “deep south” inspired restaurant and bar in Manchester this summer. The venue will open on 20 May 2021, and will feature a restaurant and bar space on the ground floor and a concert hall on the first. The…
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1 March
Wimpy profits surge to almost £1m
Wimpy Restaurants Group, owner of the Wimpy burger chain, has reported a rise in profits to almost £1m for the year ended 29 February 2020. Climbing from £716,319 to £990,663, the firm’s profits for the year represented a year-on-year increase of 38%. While the group’s revenue for the period did…
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Feb- 2021 -26 February
Various Eateries FY20 revenues fall 36%
Restaurant group Various Eateries has reported revenues for the year ended 27 September 2020 of £16.5m, a year-on-year decline of 36%. The group also revealed that it swung to an EBITDA loss before exceptional costs of £1.7m, down from profits of £817,000 in 2019. While Various Eateries partly attributed its…
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25 February
Bad Vegan to open first site at Buck Street Market
Plant-based restaurant Bad Vegan is to open its first-ever site at Buck Street Market, the “UK’s first eco-conscious consumer market”. The brand said Bad Vegan was born from a lockdown conversation between experienced brand creator Mark Emms and chef Tom Kerridge, who have since co-founded the business. The new food…
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