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.

Jul- 2023 -

10 July

Ivy Collection cuts employee tips after minimum wage increase

Employees at restaurant branches of The Ivy Collection have said they are being short changed on their tips after the company cut their share of the service charge paid by diners when the legal minimum wage increased in April, The Guardian has reported. A few staff at the restaurant group…
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7 July

Five Guys expands delivery service with UberEats partnership

American burger and fries chain, Five Guys has expanded its delivery channel and is now available to order via the UberEats app across the UK. UberEats customers will have access to over 250,000 burger combinations with Five Guys’ signature unlimited toppings offer, allowing users to create their own burger. UberEats…
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6 July

Edinburgh’s Kora introduces new restaurant manager

Edinburgh neighbourhood restaurant and bar, Kora by Tom Kitchin, has announced the appointment of David Messaoud as its new restaurant manager. The team behind The Kitchin, The Scran and Scallie and The Bonnie Badger said they have sought to establish Kora as a genuine neighbourhood restaurant, local in every sense…
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6 July

1711 opens at Judge’s Lodging Hotel

A brand new Asian-Mediterranean fusion fine dining restaurant, 1711, has opened inside Judge’s Lodging Hotel, a historic York city centre hotel. Based at the five-star Judge’s Lodging, the new 1711 restaurant has been launched by the team behind AA Rosette awarded Cellar Bar and is led by Philippine-born head chef,…
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5 July

Caravan to open largest site to date in Covent Garden

Caravan is set to open its largest site to date with a new flagship restaurant in Covent Garden. The opening will represent the group’s eighth site, and follows on from its last opening in Canary Wharf in 2022. Spanning two floors, it is the brand’s second central London restaurant since…
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5 July

Bunsik to open new site in Manchester

London-based Korean street food and corn dog specialist Bunsik has announced the launch of its fourth site in Manchester on 7 July 2023. With three branches in London – Chinatown, Embankment and Camden, the new site is its first non-London restaurant. Occupying a 2,000 square foot site on Manchester’s Piccadilly…
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3 July

Popeyes UK launches on Uber Eats and Just Eat as rollout accelerates

Popeyes UK has announced that customers across the country can order its food for delivery via Uber Eats and Just Eat. The move follows two years of sustained growth for the brand, which has seen it open 25 sites nationwide, with its Westfield Stratford restaurant crowned the most commercially successful…
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Jun- 2023 -

30 June

JKS Apprenticeship Academy set to return this year

The JKS Apprenticeship Academy is set to return after a successful launch in 2022, offering apprentices an opportunity to work across the full JKS portfolio, including Michelin stars and casual venues. The course will see apprentices split their time across 14 different JKS brands to learn a variety of skills,…
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30 June

Nightcap grants share options to staff

Nightcap has announced that it has granted a total of 1,160,000 share options to a number of the group’s employees, which have been granted on the same terms as all other share options. All of these shares have been granted with an exercise price of 11.00 pence, which represents the…
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30 June

Pidgin announces Naz Hassan as new head chef

Pidgin, the 28-seater Hackney neighbourhood restaurant by James Ramsden and Sam Herlihy, has announced Naz Hassan as its new head chef. Bangladesh-born Hassan brings 15 years experience working in the kitchens at some of London’s “most celebrated” restaurants including BiBi, The Cut at 45 Park Lane, Social Eating House and…
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