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 -3 June
Crussh to open its first healthcare site in the summer
Healthy food chain Crussh, will open its first healthcare site, in Birmingham Children’s Hospital this summer, in partnership with global services supplier Sodexo. The new Crussh café will stay true to the Crussh Fit Food and Juice Bars classic menu, offering a large range of healthy food from breakfast pots…
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May- 2019 -31 May
Deliveroo announce restaurant makeover project
Food delivery company Deliveroo, has launched a restaurant makeover competition, which will see three restaurants receive a £25,000 makeover. The Restaurant Makeover project launched after its research revealed that 88% of Brits find ambience and service just as important as the food. After the shortlist of finalists is selected, it…
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30 May
The Goring to launch first restaurant in 109 years
Five-star hotel The Goring, Belgravia will open a new Siren restaurant,on 12 June whilst also relaunching The Goring Bar. Siren will be the first new restaurant at the hotel in more than 109 years, with CEO Jeremy Goring looking to create a second more casual dining option; a seafood restaurant…
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29 May
Sloane Place restaurant and hotel launches in Chelsea
Sloane Place restaurant and hotel has launched in Chelsea, London by a team which includes executive chef, Bernhard Mayer and Matt Hobbs, former managing director of The Groucho Club. Sloane Place is also dog friendly and invites guests to bring their pooches with them when they dine. Mayer will oversee…
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29 May
Baozi Inn to open new flagship restaurant in Borough
London-based dim sum chain, Baozi Inn has announced it is to launch a new flagship restaurant in the city’s Borough area. The new 120-cover site, which will be located on Southwark Street opposite Flat Iron Square, will join existing premises in Soho and Victoria’s Market Halls. It will serve Baozi…
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29 May
UK’s top restaurant groups lost £82m in the last year
The UK’s top 100 restaurants made an £82m loss in the last year, down from a pre-tax profit of £102m 12 months ago, research by accounting firm UHY Hacker has found. Furthermore, pre-tax profits at the UK’s top 100 restaurant groups have fallen from £345m since the first quarter of…
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28 May
Award winning East Sussex restaurant listed for sale
The Curlew restaurant in Bodiam, east Sussex, has been put up for sale. Nick Earee, divisional director of Fleurets, has recently announced listing of the freehold of the 64-cover restaurant which previously won ‘Sussex Best Dining Experience’ in 2012 and 2015 as well as ‘Restaurant of the Year in the…
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28 May
The Providores to close after 18 years
London restaurant, The Providores has announced it is to close at the end of July after 18 years in business on Marylebone High Street. The restaurant’s owners Peter Gordon and Michael McGrath said they had closed the restaurant in order to “pursue other personal projects and travel and relax after…
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23 May
Carluccio’s accelerates Fresca revitalisation programme
Carluccio’s has accelerated its £10m Fresca revitalisation programme with the announcement that the group plans to refresh at least five more sites over the coming months. Following the Fresca pilot at Richmond earlier this year, Carluccio’s at Heathrow Terminal 5 and at Bluewater shopping centre are set to undergo a…
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23 May
Gaucho CEO invites Jamie Oliver employees for final interviews
Martin Williams, CEO of Gaucho and M Restaurants, has invited all employees of Jamie Oliver’s restaurant group a fast track to a final interview at his restaurants if they have found their jobs at risk as a result of the recent administration. The administration which includes Jamie’s Italian, Barbecoa and…
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