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- 2022 -4 November
Las Iguanas to launch in Peterborough
Las Iguanas has announced it will officially launch in Peterborough on 14 November, following a transformation of the new Church Street site. The new restaurant and cocktail bar will create over 30 jobs in the city, and it will have an outdoor terrace which will provide more seating. The site…
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3 November
Hospitality sector confidence plummets further amid inflation crisis
Soaring costs and economic uncertainty have “severely dented” confidence in Britain’s hospitality sector, according to new research from CGA by NielsenIQ and Fourth. The October Business Confidence Survey found that just 8% of leaders of multi-site businesses feel confident about the next 12 months for the eating and drinking out…
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3 November
Jamaica Blue opens café in Manchester Arcade
Café brand Jamaica Blue has opened its first café in Manchester after agreeing to take a 4,206 sq ft two-floor unit in Manchester Arcade on a 10-year lease. Founded in Australia in 1992, Jamaica Blue currently has over 130 cafes, in seven different countries, seventeen of which are in the…
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3 November
Yum Brands digital sales reach £5.3bn in Q3
Yum Brands, the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, revealed its digital sales reached approximately $6bn (£5.3bn), with digital mix exceeding 40%, during the third quarter ended 30 September 2022. The parent company also revealed that its Q3 GAAP operating profit grew by 4%, while its core…
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2 November
Marugame Udon to open in The Kensington Arcade
Marugame Udon has announced it will open a new restaurant at The Kensington Arcade on December 22, after signing a 10-year lease. It is one of the six new restaurants the noodle brand plans to open in the next six months. It will join existing tenants including Pret A Manger,…
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1 November
Leavers rate in hospitality jobs highest since March 2020, research finds
More staff are leaving jobs in hospitality now than at any time since the start of the pandemic, with the latest data from Fourth showing that 8.3% of the workforce left the sector between August and September. That’s the highest percentage of leavers since 15.6% of people left their roles…
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1 November
Fulham Shore H1 revenues up 35% on pre-Covid levels
Fulham Shore has reported that its revenues for the six months to 25 September 2022 (H1) have increased by 35% compared to the same period in 2019 prior to the onset of Covid-19, and revenues have also grown 25% year-on-year. Overall, the group traded in line with management expectations in…
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Oct- 2022 -31 October
Star Inn the Harbour forced to close citing ‘lack of support’
Whitby’s Michelin-listed Star Inn the Harbour has announced it is set to close on November 12, with co director Andrew Pern, noting a “lack of support” during Covid as the primary reason. The Star Inn the Harbour, which opened in June, 2017, is part of the Star Group of Restaurants,…
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31 October
Chopstix unveils franchise partnership with Butlin’s
Chopstix has announced a new franchise agreement with holiday resort operator, Butlin’s. The Asian QSR brand will open a site at Butlin’s Bognor Regis resort next year following the move, with ambitions to roll out to resorts in Minehead and Skegness in the future. Butlin’s will also open Skyline Eats…
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28 October
Gaucho to open first Liverpool restaurant
Restaurant group Gaucho has announced it is opening its first ever location in Liverpool in November 2022. Housed within a Grade II listed property on Water Street, the new restaurant will see a interior design scheme implemented by award-winning agency, DesignLSM. The group said “Split over two floors, the restaurant…
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