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.

Jun- 2020 -

24 June

City of London to consider al fresco dining as lockdown eases

The City of London Corporation will explore reallocating some street space to al fresco dining as part of its plan to safely reopen the Square Mile’s cafés and restaurants. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic all 138 ‘Tables and Chairs Licences’ in the city were suspended but, as the lockdown is gradually…
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23 June

Eviction moratorium for hospitality must be extended, says Blick Rothenberg

Tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg urged the chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to extend his moratorium on evictions into 2021. Mark Hart, a partner at the firm, said many businesses will “struggle with payments” this month, and that this is the first rent quarter since lockdown began with…
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23 June

The Ivy Chelsea to reopen on 4 July

The Ivy Collection has announced the reopening of the first of its restaurants within the group, The Ivy Chelsea Garden, on 4 July, on the basis that the government lifts its existing restrictions on its two-metre social distancing guidelines. The restaurant said whilst service “remains a priority”, it will be…
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22 June

Edinburgh’s Tower Restaurant to close

The Tower Restaurant, located on top of the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, is to close permanently. The restaurant said that in the light of the “many problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic” it has made the “difficult decision” to close The Tower. In a statement posted on its website,…
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19 June

Camile Thai Kitchen opens new London site

Camile Thai Kitchen has announced the opening of a new site in Barnes South West London, with further units to follow later this year in the capital. The group said it has seen its like-for-like sales in London grow by over 35% in 2020, which also takes into account trading…
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19 June

D&D London to reopen 17 UK restaurants on 4 July

D&D London has announced the reopening of 17 of its restaurant venues on 4 July, pending the lifting of government restrictions. These restaurants, located in London, Manchester and Leeds, form the first phase of reopening of the full D&D London portfolio. The other of its UK restaurants, as well as…
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17 June

Spanish restaurant group Ultracomida invests in online ‘deli deliveries’

Spanish bar and restaurant group Ultracomida has announced plans to expand its ‘deli home delivery’ service, click and collect, and online tasting events, after a successful trial period. The independent boutique operators run two deli-restaurants in the coastal towns of Narberth and Aberystwyth, as well as Curado Bar and Vermut…
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15 June

Le Caprice to close premises after 38 years

Le Caprice, the London restaurant that became a favourite for celebrities such as Princess Diana, will no longer reopen its doors after 38 years of trading. According to a statement received by the Daily Mail, The restaurant, which is owned by millionaire businessman Richard Caring, said that it would be…
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8 June

Revolution bars secures £15m from share placing

Revolution Bars Group has revealed it has raised £15m from a share placing. Revolution Bars said that subject to resolutions being passed at its general meeting to be held on or around 26 June 2020, in aggregate, 75,017,495 New Ordinary Shares are to be issued pursuant to the Firm Placing…
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5 June

87% of people to ‘confidently’ return to restaurants, says Raymond Blanc

A recent survey by Brasserie Bar Co, the group behind Raymond Blanc’s Brasserie Blanc restaurants and The White Brasserie pubs, has revealed that 87% of people will “confidently” return to restaurants and pubs once they open. The survey also found that of those 87%, nearly 40% said they’ll dine out…
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