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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Jul- 2018 -11 July
Pep Guardiola makes first foray into restaurants with Tast
Manchester City FC manager Pep Guardiola is set to open his first restaurant in the city alongside Michelin star chef Paco Perez and the Fazenda Group. The restaurant, named Tast, is set to open on 20 July specialising in food native to the pair’s home of Catalonia. Guardiola, alongside his…
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10 July
KFC and Pizza Hut found to be underpaying workers
Over 20 UK restaurants and pubs including branches of KFC and Pizza Hut have been found to be underpaying workers in a list published this morning by HMRC. HMRC found that nearly 240 employers were found to be underpaying staff on the minimum wage, with many companies that employ caterers…
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10 July
Chef Andrew Wong to open new Kym’s restaurant
Chef Andrew Wong’s latest restaurant Kym’s is set to open its doors in London later this year in September. The new outlet will be located in Bloomberg Arcade, at Bloomberg’s new European headquarters in the City, with aims to be a modern premium casual Chinese restaurant with a relaxed and…
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10 July
World Cup fever sees Brits spend 33% more in pubs
During England’s first World Cup match consumers spent 33% more in pubs compared with the week before, figures from Barclaycard show. The Barclaycard Consumer Spending Index showed customer spend in pubs for the month of June increased by 9.5% year-on-year. Entertainment spend proved to be strong for the month with…
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9 July
New British-sourced menus launch at Market Brasserie
The Market Brasserie at IHG’s O2 hotel, led by executive chef Johan Rox, has launched a new menu celebrating the best of British produce. The restaurant, overlooking London’s River Thames and Canary Wharf district, will serve dishes created from produce sourced from across the British Isles, including salad of smoked…
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9 July
Trio of bidders including Osmond queuing up for Gaucho
Hugh Osmond’s eponymous Osmond Capital group is said to be one of three companies bidding for struggling steak chain Gaucho. Osmond is thought to have bid less than the £50m owed by Gaucho to its creditors, and according to Sky News, is competing with Core Capital and Limerston Capital for…
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6 July
Carluccio’s reports £27.7m pre-tax loss for 2017
Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s has reported a pre-tax loss of £27.7m for the year ending 24 September 2017. Describing 2017 as a “challenging trading year”, the company attributed its decline in profits to increasing competition and costs. Turnover also declined by 2% to £138.2m. The chain’s EBITDA fell to £6.5m…
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6 July
Whitbread to cut 250 management jobs in restaurant business
Whitbread is set to cull 250 management roles from its restaurants business in a bid to make the company more “efficient and effective”. It is understood that the decision has not been prompted by the company’s decision to demerge from Costa, which was announced in April. The decision to make…
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6 July
New Yotam Ottolenghi restaurant forced to close for a week after new technology fails
Yotam Ottolenghi’s new Rovi restaurant has been forced to close for a week after a new eco-friendly heat recovery system failed. The restaurant, based in London’s Fitzrovia, had installed the new system to replace the current heat extraction equipment with an eco-friendly alternative. The restaurant said in a statement: “Rovi…
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5 July
Pubs on the upturn thanks to warm weather sales boost
Pubs are set to see a resurgence bolstered by the World Cup and warm weather, the BDO Restaurants and Bars report has suggested. Hot weather in May helped boost trade across the UK for pubs, however, the Coffer Peach Business Tracker indicated a decrease in restaurant sales. Overall, pub, restaurant…
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