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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Jun- 2019 -27 June
Sky Garden’s Fenchurch restaurant awarded two AA rosettes
Fenchurch Restaurant, the refined dining venue operated by hospitality group Rhubarb within Sky Garden, has been awarded two AA Rosettes as part of the AA culinary excellence scheme. Located on level 37, the destination restaurant offers fine dining menus using the seasonal ingredients with views of the capital. George Farrugia…
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26 June
Chipotle launches lifestyle bowls
Restaurant chain Chipotle has launched four new lifestyle bowls in a bid to give customers healthier options to work alongside their diets. The four dishes: keto salad bowl, containing Romaine lettuce, shredded pork, red salsa, cheese and guacamole, protein pump bowl, containing Romaine lettuce, brown rice, pinto beans, double chicken,…
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26 June
Tripadvisor ‘more influential’ than Google for restaurant reviews
Consumer reliance on online reviews for the hospitality sector has steadily increased as a survey by location marketing firm Uberall has found that 79% of consumers who have checked online reviews have done so for hotels and 77% for restaurants. The survey of 2,111 UK consumers found that online customer…
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25 June
Tamarind staff dismissed after claiming chicken stock was used in veggie meals
The former assistant manager of Michelin-starred Indian restaurant Tamarind in Mayfair, London, has won a legal dispute with the restaurant after he was made redundant when he raised concerns regarding the use of Knorr chicken stock in vegetarian dishes. According to employment tribunal documents, on 4 June Mafis Ali made…
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25 June
The Dorchester appoints eighth executive chef in 88 year history
Dorchester Collection’s iconic British hotel, The Dorchester, has announced its first executive chef appointment in over two decades, as Stefan Trepp takes the helm. Trepp follows an alumni of ]executive chefs including; Jean Baptiste Virlogeux who launched the hotel’s Chef’s Table in the 1940s, Eugene Kaufler, Anton Mosimann, Willi Elsener,…
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24 June
Five people arrested over Patisserie Valerie ‘accountancy fraud’
The Serious Fraud Office has confirmed that five people have been arrested in connection with fraudulent activity at embattled cafe chain Patisserie Valerie. This is part of the SFO’s ongoing investigation into fraud in the company which saw its former chief financial officer Chris Marsh arrested. In total, six arrests…
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24 June
Pod sold to ASK Italian owner in pre-pack administration
Pod Food Limited has been sold to Azzurri Group, owner of the ASK Italian, Zizzi, Coco di Mama and Radio Alice brands. The sale was via a pre-pack administration after Damian Webb and Allan Kelly of RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP were appointed administrators of Pod Food Limited on the 21…
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24 June
Island Poké to launch the UK’s first vegan tuna poké bowl
Hawaiian-inspired food company Island Poké has launched its new vegan tuna poké bowl, the first of its kind in the UK. The Vegan Ahi bowl, developed in-house, will offer a vegan alternative to Island Poké’s existing poké bowls. The restaurant group’s plant-based tuna is made through a natural process by…
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21 June
The Goring appoints Richard Galli as executive chef
The Goring has appointed Richard Galli as it new executive chef, following the departure of Shay Cooper earlier this year. Galli has previously worked at restaurants including The Square, working with then executive chef Yu Sugimoto, and was appointed head chef at the hotel in 2017. Galli said: “It is…
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20 June
Anna Hansen leaves The Modern Pantry after 10 years
Following 10 years, chef and owner Anna Hansen has made the decision to step away from The Modern Pantry in Clerkenwell, London. Robert Mcleary, who joined The Modern Pantry shortly after it opened in 2008 and has acted as head chef for the last five years, will now become executive…
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