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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May- 2020 -20 May
Wagamama to reopen 67 sites amid Covid-19 pandemic
Wagamama has announced it will reopen 67 of its sites for delivery and collection by the end of June. The restaurant has revealed from tomorrow (21 May) 24 of its sites will reopen, following a further 20 to be opened next week (28 May). The move comes after Wagamama temporarily…
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19 May
Boparan set for Carluccio’s takeover
Boparan Restaurants is reportedly set to rescue Carluccio’s in a move that will save roughly 900 jobs. According to Sky News, the restaurant group is poised to conclude a rescue deal “in the coming days”, with an announcement expected as early as today (19 May). Boparan, owned by tycoon Ranjit…
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18 May
Maggie Fu to open second restaurant in Liverpool
Grosvenor Europe has announced the signing of Maggie Fu, a Liverpool-based independent Asian street food restaurant, for a 4,700 sq ft unit on Liverpool One’s Hanover Street. The new restaurant will serve as Maggie Fu’s flagship restaurant, and will launch once the lockdown lifts. Maggie Fu will provide a range…
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13 May
Police appeal following arson attack at Alderley Edge restaurant
Detectives investigating an arson attack at a Chinese restaurant in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, are appealing for information from members of the public. The YU restaurant on Wilmslow Road was broken into at around 3.30am on Saturday 9 May. Cheshire Police said the fire only caused “relatively minor” damage to the…
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6 May
TGI Fridays launches click and collect service
TGI Fridays has today (6 May) launched its click and collect service amid the Covid-19 crisis. The new ordering system will allow guests to order their food and pay for it online then collect it from outside their nearest restaurant, where safety is a priority and social distancing measures are…
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1 May
Five Guys reopens eight more UK sites for delivery and takeaway
Five Guys has reopened a further eight of its UK sites for takeaway and delivery amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Restaurants in Norwich, Cambridge, Colchester, Chelmsford, Reading,York, Southampton and London’s Kensington reopened their doors this week, following government guidelines to temporarily close last month. It comes a week after the burger…
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Apr- 2020 -30 April
KFC announces reopening of 80 UK sites amid Covid-19 crisis
KFC has announced it is to reopen 80 more of its stores this week amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The news comes as, earlier this month the fast food chain reopened 11 of its sites for takeaway orders, following the decision to temporarily close its doors last month “protect the wellbeing…
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28 April
Shake Shack reopens for delivery amid Covid-19 crisis
American burger chain Shake Shack has announced it has reopened its central London Tottenham Court Road store for takeaway and delivery, with plans to open its Canary Wharf site on Thursday (30 April). Customers will be able to order home delivery via Deliveroo from the stores, as the restaurant said…
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23 April
Nandos reopens seven sites for NHS staff amid Covid-19 crisis
Nandos has announced it is reopening seven of its city-centre restaurants to provide 1,700 free meals to NHS and frontline workers each day amid the Covid-19 crisis. The restaurants reopening include four in London, two in Manchester and one in Dublin and will operate behind closed doors exclusively for NHS…
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22 April
66% of hospitality businesses ‘will not survive’ another three months of lockdown, study finds
Some 66% of hospitality businesses do not think they can survive a further three months of lockdown measures. According to a study by Kam Media, which involved 211 hospitality companies – ranging from businesses operating pubs and bars to restaurants, cafes and street food venues believe they will not survive…
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