Restaurants
The Restaurants section on Catering Today delivers comprehensive coverage of the UK restaurant industry, from independent operators to national chains. It reports on business performance, openings, acquisitions, and leadership changes, alongside analysis of market trends, menu innovation, and consumer behaviour. With insight into finance, operations, technology, and sustainability, Catering Today provides hospitality professionals with the intelligence and updates shaping commercial strategy across the UK dining landscape.
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Nov- 2020 -27 November
Slim Chickens expands UK portfolio
Slim Chickens, a US brand whose UK franchise is run by Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG), will extend its presence in the UK with the launch of a Cardiff restaurant. The 92-cover restaurant will be the brand’s second establishment in the UK, with its flagship eatery located just off Oxford Street,…
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26 November
Hospitality businesses claim £849m through EOTHO
Hospitality businesses claimed £849m through the Eat Out to Help Out scheme (EOTHO) providing discounts for over 160 million meals in August, new government figures show. According to HMRC, over 52,000 businesses registered for the scheme and 49,000 of these had made a claim for the scheme by 30 September.…
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25 November
Bird announces five-year expansion plan
Bird Restaurants has announced an “ambitious expansion plan” with several new site launches planned for early 2021. News of the expansion closely follows the appointment of the group’s new managing director, Andrew Clover. The fried chicken and waffles chain currently has a range of sites across London, including Brixton, Westfield,…
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25 November
Former Jamie Oliver employees win £200k legal claim
Former employees from Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant in Cornwall have won a legal claim for £200,000 after being made redundant without notice, according to The Daily Mail. 70 former staff members will reportedly receive the equivalent of eight weeks’ pay after the restaurant closed last year, the paper said. It…
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24 November
Leon mulls CVA proposal
Leon is reportedly exploring a CVA proposal in a bid to “preserve” its future amid the pandemic, Sky News has reported. The plans, which are at an early stage, would reportedly include asking property-owners for permanent rent cuts. The consultancy firm Quantuma was appointed by the chain in June to…
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23 November
The Three Chimneys shutters for remainder of 2020
Isle of Skye restaurant, The Three Chimneys, is closing its doors until 2021 on 25 November, as Scottish travel restrictions and rulings make it “impossible” to continue trading. Owner Gordon Campbell Gray made the announcement on the venue’s website, stating that “getting on top” of the spread of Covid-19 is…
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20 November
North-East restaurateur banned for tax abuse
A Sunderland restaurant boss has been disqualified from running companies for seven years after owing tax authorities £130,000. Church View Restaurant Ltd was incorporated in July 2014 and traded as Ministers Restaurant on Church View, Sedgefield, in Stockton on Tees. Abdul Amin, was the sole director of the company and…
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19 November
Breakfast Club founder searches for new MD
Founder of The Breakfast Club, Jonathan Arana-Morton, has announced that he is looking to step down as managing director of the brand. In an online statement, Arana-Morton suggested that the appointment of a new managing director would enable the group to “reach our potential”. Writing on LinkedIn, Arana-Morton said: “I…
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18 November
Henley restaurant owner fined for food safety breach
The owner of the Mezo Restaurant and Café in Henley, Tahsin Kan, has been ordered to pay over £22,000, after his business was forced to close in 2019 due to a repeated breach of food safety laws. The charges follow a series of inspections by South Oxfordshire District Council environmental…
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18 November
Eataly Broadgate to open in 2021
Eataly, the Italian food market, is set to launch its first UK site in early 2021 with a flagship market on Broadgate, London. The complex will contain three restaurants, a market comprising 5,000 Italian products, the largest winery in London, a cookery school, and a cheese-making facility. Situated near Liverpool…
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