Food and Drink
The latest news and updates on food, 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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Aug- 2018 -28 August
Food prices to increase following ‘extreme’ UK weather
Food prices in the UK could increase by as much as 5% due to the heatwave and ‘Beast from the…
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23 August
Frederick Forster returns to D&D London as Plateau’s head chef
Luxury restaurant group D&D London has appointed Frederick Forster as the new head chef at its Plateau restaurant in London’s…
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23 August
New research reveals beef burger is the most popular restaurant meal
New research has revealed the beef burger as the most popular “out of home dinner” for the second year in…
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21 August
MP accuses Jamie Oliver of ‘cultural appropriation’
Labour MP Dawn Butler has accused chef Jamie Oliver of “cultural appropriation” over his ‘Jerk Rice’ product. In a Tweet…
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9 August
AccorHotels reports ‘success’ with UK urban gardens initiative
AccorHotels has reported successful growth in its sustainable food initiative, with 26 of the group’s UK properties now containing an…
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7 August
Pret A Manger introduces genderless gingerbread men
Pret A Manger has decided to make its gingerbread men genderless and call them gingerbread biscuits instead. The decision was…
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1 August
Food operators hit by 75% heatwave vegetable price hike
Food operators face a price increase of up to 75% for high quality root vegetables, due to the recent heatwave…
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Jul- 2018 -30 July
Chipotle launches first vegan protein item
Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle has introduced its first ever vegan protein item to its menu, available at all six of…
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20 July
Frozen food sector warned against listeria outbreak
UK retailers and suppliers have been advised to protect their businesses as a dozen more frozen food products feel the…
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20 July
London ice-cream restaurant kicks out Unilever scouts
London ice-cream restaurant Chin Chin Lab has kicked out a Unilever ‘inspiration team’ after they were found to be writing…
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