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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16 December

Delivery and takeaway sales plateau in November

Managed restaurant groups saw their delivery and takeaway sales continue to plateau in November, after 12 months of decline following record highs during the pandemic, CGA has found. CGA and Nielsen IQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker found that combined sales in November 2022 were 1% behind November 2021, the…
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15 December

Vapiano opens new Paddington restaurant

Made-to-order Italian restaurant, Vapiano, has opened a new location in Paddington, London, on 14 December. This is the first launch in the capital for the brand since Vapiano Tottenham Court Road, which was launched in 2018. The new Paddington location, which is only 4,500 sq ft and will serve 168…
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14 December

Azzurri Group lays out new sustainability strategy

Azzurri Group, the owner of Zizzi, Ask and Coco di Mama, has “cemented its commitment” to sustainability through a new strategy entitled ‘Recipe for a Better Future’. The strategy lays out 19 “ambitious” goals that are aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and structured across three pillars: People, Planet…
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14 December

Heavenly Desserts opens first international site

UK artisan dessert restaurant Heavenly Desserts has opened its first store outside of the UK in Mississauga near Toronto Canada. The new store will have room for 60 diners and will have an interior unique to the restaurant. This new opening is part of a wider expansion plan into Canada…
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13 December

Scarlet Hotel names new head chef

Scarlet Hotel has appointed Jack Clayton as the latest head chef of the hotel’s sea view restaurant in Mawgan Porth, Cornwall. Since starting his career in 2009 Clayton has achieved three rosettes, two Bib Gourmand awards and the Nottingham head chef of the year award. The Scarlet Hotel restaurant is open to both…
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13 December

Dorset restaurant Robin Wylde unveils bakery offering

Lyme Regis restaurant, Robin Wylde, will be getting a ‘wild food’ bakery this winter. The new offering aims to provide bread and pastries for the local community, while also supplying its sister restaurant Lilac. The bakery will be open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays, with an online shop…
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12 December

Dusty’s Pizzeria to close Cardiff restaurant

Dusty’s Pizzeria has announced that it has had to close its Cardiff restaurant as a result of rising costs. This is the second location that owners Phil and Deb Lewis have had to close after closing its branch in Barry’s Goodshed earlier this year. The company’s Swansea branch is said…
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12 December

69% of hospitality staff worry about financial implications of sick leave

Some 69% of UK employees in the hospitality and leisure sector are worried about the financial implications of taking time off work for a physical or mental illness, according to a cross-sector survey commissioned by wellbeing and performance experts GoodShape in conjunction with YouGov. The survey also revealed that four…
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12 December

Quo Vadis to open in February 2023 following refurb

Soho restaurant Quo Vadis has revealed that it will reopen on 8 February 2023 following a refurbishment of its reception area and ground floor restaurant, which will be taking place between 2 January and 7 February. The refurbishment efforts will reportedly double the restaurant’s covers to 40 in the public…
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9 December

25 hospitality leaders host zero carbon roundtable

Some 25 leaders from hospitality organisations including Azzuri, Greene King, IHG, Gaucho, Revolution Bars, Peach 2020, Punch Pubs and WSH joined together as part of the Zero Carbon Forum CEO/CFO roundtable held at Carousel, London, to discuss how the sector can decarbonise while the industry is facing multiple crises. The…
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