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.
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Oct- 2022 -20 October
Hospitality loses 2,200 sites in three months amid cost challenges
Britain’s hospitality sector saw a net decline of one closure every hour in the third quarter of 2022, including pubs, bars, restaurants, cafes and hotels, according to the latest Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners. The closures over the last quarter follow a “sharp rise” in prices in energy,…
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19 October
Chopstix opens latest Kent site
Chopstix has announced the opening of a site in Canterbury. The new restaurant, located on St George’s Street in the city centre, is Chopstix’s 82nd site. Last year Chopstix conducted a complete training overhaul, in partnership with Mapal One, launching a new digital training model, delivering a new induction module…
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18 October
Leon welcomes three new sites in London
Leon has announced the opening of three new sites across central London, in Euston Rd (26 September), Battersea (10 October) and Brixton (TBC). The news follows several recent London openings including Angel, Waterloo Bridge and Kensington. The group has also confirmed further plans to expand in other areas of London…
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18 October
Alcohol duty u-turn a ‘huge blow’, says BBPA
Trade bodies in the hospitality industry have criticised the decision to scrap the proposed freeze on alcohol duty, claiming it represents a “huge blow” to pubs and brewers. Newly appointed chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt confirmed a u-turn on the planned freeze of alcohol duty proposed by his predecessor…
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18 October
Vegan burger restaurant Frost Burgers enters administration
Frost Burgers, a vegan burger restaurant in Manchester and Liverpool, has entered into administration following “financial distress”. Paul Stanley and Jason Greenhalgh from Begbies Traynor have been appointed as joint administrators after the vegan restaurant chain ceased trading last month. The firm is now looking for someone to buy the…
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17 October
Hospitality driving recovery in cities post-Covid, CGA finds
The hospitality sector is driving the economic recovery of major cities post-pandemic, with Birmingham reported as the most vibrant city thanks to its restaurants, pubs and bars, the CGA has found. Its latest ‘Top Cities’ report, conducted alongside connectivity solutions provider Wireless Social, provided a ‘vibrancy’ ranking of Britain’s 10…
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17 October
Bournemouth hotel names new head chef
Bournemouth based Hotel Miramar has announced the appointment of Robert Feuillet as its new head chef. Feuillet replaces Chris Rackam, who is retiring after 32 years in the role. He brings many years’ experience as a two- rosette chef in restaurants and hotels across the UK. Hotel Miramar is a…
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17 October
Beerd Craft Beer and Pizza brought to market
Bristol’s first pizza and craft beer restaurant, Beerd Craft Beer and Pizza, has recently been brought to market for an undisclosed amount. The venue, which has been nominated for the Uber Eats ‘Restaurant of the Year’ 2022 award, is positioned in the historic area of St Michael’s Hill in Bristol,…
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14 October
Battersea Power Station Restaurants set to open
Battersea Power Station is set to re-open on Friday 14 October, with restaurants including Le Bab, Where The Pancakes Are, Poke House, Clean Kitchen Club and Paris Baguette set to open their doors to the public. Also launching is Control Room B, a new bar concept from Inception Group, London’s…
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14 October
Loungers LFL sales rise 17%
Loungers plc has reported like-for-like sales growth of 17% for the 24 weeks to 2 October 2022, and the group is on track to open 30 sites this year. Additionally, the group’s non-property net debt at 2 October 2022 was £9.5m, down year-on-year from £11.9m, reflecting the timing of September…
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