United States
Coverage explores hospitality, foodservice, and QSR trends emerging from key U.S. markets, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Austin, with reporting on fast-casual innovation, tech-led service models, menu development, and the global expansion of American restaurant brands. Insight is tailored for UK operators, chefs, and strategists tracking U.S.-led influence in areas such as premium fast food, delivery integration, loyalty platforms, and culinary branding.
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Oct- 2023 -23 OctoberFood and Drink
Pret A Manger to expand in US with Dallas International JV
Pret A Manger has announced a new joint venture partnership with existing franchisee, Dallas International, to expand its operations in the US through a combination of new equity shops and additional franchise agreements. As part of the new partnership, Dallas will have operational control of approximately 50 Pret shops in…
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Sep- 2023 -15 SeptemberFood and Drink
Chick-fil-A plots UK return
US fast food brand Chick-fil-A has announced that it is set to relaunch in the UK in early 2025. The move comes a few years after the company closed its UK locations following protests from LGBTQ+ groups. Chick-fil-A currently has more than 2,800 restaurants across the United States, Puerto Rico…
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Feb- 2023 -20 FebruaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Costa Coffee appoints new CEO
Costa Coffee has announced the appointment of Philippe Schaillee as its new CEO. Schaillee joins Costa from Groupe SEB, where he served as executive vice president in charge of Products and Innovation since April 2021. He began his career with the Sara Lee Group in Belgium in 1994, where he…
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Jan- 2023 -23 JanuaryFeatures
Heaven on earth: Heavenly Desserts’ international expansion
Catering Today sits down with Heavenly Desserts co-founder and managing director Yousif Aslam. He discusses the company’s 2022, its first Canadian store and future expansion plans. Could you just tell me a little bit about the history of the company? We opened our first store in Birmingham in 2008 and…
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Nov- 2022 -1 NovemberFeatures
Operations behind Lusin, Mayfair’s first Armenian restaurant
Can you tell me about your career and how you came to be director of operations at Lusin Mayfair? I started hospitality management back in Lebanon, my home country, and I continued my master’s degree in the same field. At the same time I was working in restaurants, starting from…
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Oct- 2022 -11 OctoberFeatures
In conversation with the executive chef of Steak and Company
Can you tell us a little bit about your background as a chef? I was classically trained as a chef. I started as a pastry chef in Poland before going on to travel around the world. I was in the United States for five years and that’s when I got…
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6 OctoberRestaurants
Chipotle to open new Hampstead restaurant
Chipotle has announced it is opening a new restaurant in West Hampstead on 11 October. Earlier this year, Chipotle opened its first location outside the greater London area in Watford. The company currently has 12 locations in the UK. Chipotle had over 3,000 restaurants as of June 30, 2022, in…
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Jun- 2022 -8 JuneRestaurants
Food chain regulation company Fresho secures £8m funding round
Fresho, a company that aims to make food supply chains more sustainable between restaurants and their suppliers, has announced a recent series A capital raising of £8m. More than 38,000 foodservice venues across the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States have used Fresho’s solution, with more than £700m…
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Dec- 2021 -3 DecemberPeople
Domino’s UK founder to step down from board
Domino’s Pizza Group has announced that Domino’s UK founder Colin Halpern, now the non-executive vice chairman of the group, is to step down from his position on the board. He will step down at the conclusion of the company’s AGM in 2022 in order to focus on his other business…
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Jun- 2021 -15 JuneFood and Drink
Just Eat Takeaway.com enters US market with Grubhub acquisition
Just Eat Takeaway.com has announced that it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Grubhub for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition follows the clearing by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of the £6.2bn merger between Just Eat plc and Takeaway.com. The merger was previously under investigation…
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