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- 2018 -19 June
International director of the Michelin Guides departs for hotel role
The international director of the Michelin Guides since 2011, Michael Ellis, has announced he will leave the Michelin group on 14 September. He will join Dubai-based luxury hotel group Jumeirah in a newly created role as its chief culinary officer. During his time, Ellis led the Michelin Guide teams through…
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18 June
McDonald’s to remove plastic straws from restaurants
McDonald’s is to remove all plastic straws from its restaurants by 2019, with a transition to paper alternatives due to begin in September. The move has already been trialled in several restaurants with McDonald’s claiming its customers have “reacted positively to the change”. All its restaurants currently keep plastic straws…
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18 June
Pubs fare well in May sunshine as restaurant sales suffer
Managed pubs saw collective like-for-likes jump 3.5% for May, with drink-led outlets doing best, according to new data. The Coffer Peach Business Tracker, produced by business insight consultancy CGA in partnership with Coffer Group and RSM, showed casual dining brands also saw like-for-like sales drop 2.1% against the same period…
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15 June
Waitress claims restaurant took almost £700 of tips and charged staff for mistakes
A waitress has resigned for her job after claims that the restaurant “deducted £650 of her tips” and charged staff for mistakes. Emma Smith shared her payslips from Albert’s in Didsbury on Facebook along with her resignation letter and screenshots of Facebook posts supposedly from manager Wendy Unsworth. https://www.facebook.com/dancingblonde222/posts/10160360748410304 The…
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14 June
50 firefighters called to Cardiff restaurant inferno
As many has 50 firefighters were sent to deal with a blaze at a Cardiff restaurant shortly before 3:45am this morning. https://twitter.com/GriffithsJECtrl/status/1006775202808782848 The restaurant La Shish is still being dampened down by four crews and a support team at the time of writing. The fire has seen road closure on…
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13 June
5,000 restaurants to join Deliveroo as it introduces self delivery
Deliveroo has announced it is to allow restaurants to use their own delivery networks with its the new service ‘Marketplace+’, which will lead to 5,000 more restaurants available on the app by the end of the year. Deliveroo said it expects the new service will improve delivery times, “result in…
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12 June
Police called to restaurant after loaf of bread is mistaken for bomb
An East London Italian restaurant has been the subject of a bomb scare and subsequent police visit, after a customer called police after mistaking a loaf of bread with the word ‘bomb’ written on it for an explosive device. The restaurant says the bread is delivered in the parcels every…
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12 June
Chinese restaurant still serving despite car crashing through window
A Chinese restaurant is still serving takeaway despite the fact the front was destroyed after a car plowed through the window. Last Friday night at around 10:40pm the front of the restaurant was hit by a car smashing the window. Owners boarded the store up following the incident however sprayed…
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12 June
Manchester Taco Bell to open until 4am everyday
Tex-mex chain Taco Bell’s new Manchester store, one of the first of the chain’s UK restaurants is to open until 4am everyday. The new restaurant will have 70 covers and will serve the Mexican-inspired food it has become synonymous with in the US. Free wi-fi and phone charging stations will…
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12 June
Soho restaurant Kiln named best in the UK
Casual Thai restaurant Kiln in London’s Soho has won first place at this year’s Estrella Damm’s National Restaurant Awards. The restaurant’s achievement was announced by Restaurant magazine at a ceremony at the Hurlingham Club in London on Monday 11 June. The outlet, owned by chef Ben Chapman, climbed up eight…
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