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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Jul- 2018 -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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5 July
Carluccio’s gets £10m cash injection to ‘revitalise’ 60 restaurants
Carluccio’s has announced it will receive £10m of new funding from majority shareholder Landmark Group to “revitalise” 60 restaurants. Funding will also go towards refreshing brand standards and on-going food development. The investment, which will go towards refreshing brand standards and on-going food development, comes after a 28-day ‘challenge’ period…
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5 July
Emily Roux to open first restaurant with husband Diego Ferrari
Emily Roux, the daughter of Michel Roux Jr is to open her first restaurant alongside her husband Diego Ferrari – head chef at her father’s twice Michelin-star-winning Le Gavroche restaurant. The restaurant – called Caractere – will open in Notting Hill, focusing on simple French and Italian dishes. The couple…
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