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.

Jan- 2021 -

22 January

Papa John to expand into ‘non-traditional franchises’

Papa John’s has announced it will be looking for additional “non-traditional” franchised outlets to join the franchise as the company…
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19 January

Prezzo’s chair joins Build Back Better Council

Karen Jones, the executive chair of Prezzo, will represent the hospitality industry on the government’s new Build Back Better Council.
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13 January

The Breakfast Club appoints interim MD

The Breakfast Club has appointed Steve Locke, co-founder of the UK pub chain All Bar One, as its interim managing…
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13 January

14-year-old boy charged with murder of stockport restaurant owner

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Mohammed Islam, a stockport restaurant owner, following a robbery on…
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11 January

Electra eyes TGI Friday’s sale

The private equity owner of TGI Friday’s Electra is reportedly planning to put the restaurant chain up for sale later…
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11 January

Pandemic costs D&D London £2.5m a month, owner warns

Des Gunewardena, the owner of restaurant group D&D London, has written to the government calling for greater support ahead of…
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7 January

The Pony and Trap owners to open new Bristol restaurant

Josh Eggleton, owner of The Pony and Trap gastropub has announced the opening of a second restaurant in South Bristol.
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5 January

Ex-Michelin-starred Plas Bodegroes closes restaurant permanently

Plas Bodegroes, a former Michelin-starred restaurant located in Pwllheli, Gwynedd has permanently closed the doors to its restaurant. Instead, the…
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5 January

Restaurant duo banned for £173k tax avoidance

Two brothers who operated a restaurant in South East London are now banned from acting as directors or becoming involved…
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4 January

Pandemic fuels 30,000 restaurant job losses

Almost 30,000 job losses were recorded by the UK’s restaurant and casual dining firms in 2020, according to data compiled…
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