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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Nov- 2024 -5 November
KFC to hire 700 permanent staff ahead of Christmas
KFC has announced plans to recruit over 700 new permanent staff to join the UK and Ireland’s leading chicken brand ahead of Christmas. Open to anyone eligible to work in the UK and Ireland, KFC is offering both part-time and full-time permanent roles at restaurants across the country – from…
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4 November
Deliveries rise and takeaways stabilise as at-home sales grow
British restaurant groups achieved like-for-like sales growth of 6% in delivery and takeaway sales in September 2024, according to CGA. The figure represents a slight strengthening from growth of 4.6% in August. Year-on-year trading has been comfortably above the rate of inflation in every month of 2024 so far. Restaurants’…
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1 November
The Horseshoe Inn up for sale for £950,000
Restaurant with letting rooms The Horseshoe Inn has been brought to market with a freehold fixed price of £945,000. The business located in Eddleston, 30 minutes outside of Edinburgh, has eight en-suite letting rooms alongside a restaurant and bar. The restaurant and bar has been recognised with multiple awards, including…
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1 November
Ikea unveils first Swedish restaurant in UK
Ikea has opened its first Swedish restaurant in Hammersmith, next to its recently revamped Ikea Hammersmith city store. The new restaurant is the first time Ikea has created an exclusive dining space on the high street. The space, formerly home to a Wasabi restaurant, has been kitted out to seat…
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Oct- 2024 -31 October
The Macallan Estate unveils TimeSpirit restaurant
The Macallan Estate has officially opened the new dining concept TimeSpirit in collaboration with three-time Michelin star Spanish restaurant El Celler de Can Roca. The Macallan and El Celler de Can Roca’s collaboration – TimeSpirit – will be the Spanish restaurant’s first dining concept outside of Spain and will offer…
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30 October
Le Môme restaurant to open at The Berkeley in January
French restaurateurs Ugo and Antoine Lecorché will bring a version of their Cannes restaurants La Môme to The Berkeley hotel in January 2025. La Môme London will be the Lecorché brothers fourth venture, having opened La Môme Plage in 2018 and La Môme Monte Carlo in 2022. Like the sister…
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30 October
Honest Burgers unveils growth plans amid ‘exceptional’ H1 results
Honest Burgers has unveiled plans to quadruple the size of its business by 2030 amid “exceptional” H1 results with like-for-like sales growth of 11%, hitting £30m in revenues. The brand’s profitability is also ahead of forecast, with over 60% growth in EBITDA performance. Moreover, Honest Burgers has consistently been “outperforming”…
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28 October
54% of hospitality firms to cut jobs and investment if rates relief ends
More than half of pubs and hospitality businesses would cut jobs (54%) and cancel investment (51%) if bills quadrupled when business rates relief ends in April, according to a new joint survey conducted by the British Beer and Pub Association, British Institute of Innkeeping and UKHospitality. The report also highlighted…
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25 October
Dim Sum by China Tang opens at Harrods Dining Hall
Cantonese restaurant Dim Sum by China Tang has opened its doors at Harrods Dining Hall, nearly two decades after opening its doors at The Dorchester. Located on the ground floor of Harrods in the Dining Hall, with 25 covers, Dim Sum by China Tang marks a significant expansion for this…
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24 October
New all-day restaurant Silva to open in Mayfair
New all-day restaurant Silva has announced that it is set to open in Mayfair in November. Serving breakfast/brunch, lunch and dinner, Silva boasts 91 covers across two floors and an outside terrace. The restaurant is joined on the first floor by a snug bar and a private dining room, ‘The…
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