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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May- 2018 -8 May
Caskade Caterers secures £29.4m funding for UK Taco Bell plans
Caskade Caterers has secured a £29.4m funding package from HSBC to fund plans to roll out American classic fast food chain Taco Bell across the UK. The HSBC package is made up of a £13m loan, £10m revolving credit facility, and a £6.4m commercial mortgage. The package will help with…
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8 May
Cote Restaurants ‘outperforms market’ with 15.8% sales growth
Cote Restaurants has seen a 15.8% rise in sales for the 52-week period to 30 July 2017. Revenue was at £140.7m, up from £121.5m the previous year, with operating profit remaining flat at £10m. Its like-for-like growth stood at 4.1% while it had EBITDA growth of 8.9% versus the 52-week…
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4 May
Hollywood’s Mark Wahlberg to bring burger chain to London
Mark Wahlberg and his brothers Paul and Donnie will be debuting their burger eatery in London’s Covent Garden. Wahlburger, founded in 2011, currently has 22 chains across America. The new outlet will be at 8-9 James Street. The first UK site will be a 6,000 sqft, two-storey building and will…
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3 May
Pizza Express turnover up by 6.3%
Pizza Express has announced a turnover of £534.2m for the year, a 6.3% increase on last year’s results. Like-for-like sales for the group, which exclude new store openings and store closures, also increased, by of 1.4%. The pizza chain opened 27 new restaurants of their own overseas last year, with…
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3 May
Marco Pierre White opens new Chophouse restaurant in Manchester
Marco Pierre White’s new Manchester restaurant Mr White’s English Chophouse has officially opened its doors. Situated below the Velvet Hotel on Canal Street, Mr White’s English Chophouse will focus on a menu featuring quality steaks, chops and grills and pies, all created by the celebrity chef. The Manchester venue is…
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3 May
£1.5m of cocaine found in Luton chicken shop
Shaheriz Khan, 37, has been found guilty of possession with intent to supply after £1.5m of cocaine was found in his Peri Peri Grill chicken shop in Luton. Police found 13 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside a holdall in the kitchen and a further two kilograms in a brown takeaway…
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1 May
New bar and music venue opening in Ayr
Independent restaurant and bar operators Buzzworks Holdings has announced it is opening its first pub, hosting live music and offering beer, cocktails and food. With the opening of the pub, named T-Bar, Buzzworks Holdings has invested over £750,000 in its Ayr venues over the past six months. The pub will…
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1 May
Edinburgh Grand unveils The Register Club
New five-star hotel, the Edinburgh Grand, has unveiled its ‘Register Club’ champagne and cocktail lounge bar. The bar will occupy the entire west wing of the St Andrew Square building’s fourth floor, which welcomes its first guests on 1 June, serving simple dishes that focus on local and artisan producers…
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1 May
Restaurant denied takeaway service amid fears it would ‘encourage illegal parking’
A restaurant in East Lothian has been denied a takeaway service after fears it would encourage drivers to “park on the footpath” and “manoeuvre dangerously”. Sava Estates, the developers behind the restaurant have compared the ruling to halting the construction of a jewellers to avoid encouraging break-ins, and have appealed…
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1 May
The Grand Eastbourne’s Mirabelle restaurant reopens following £200k refurbishment
Award-winning Eastbourne restaurant The Mirabelle at The Grand Hotel has reopened following a two-month, £200,000 refurbishment. The 2-AA rosette restaurant now has a blue, grey and gold colour palette reminiscent of the beachfront landscape directly opposite the restaurant. As part of the refurbishment, the private entrance hallway leading to the…
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