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The latest industry news 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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Mar- 2022 -25 March
Drinks sales hit record for 2022 amid good weather and St Patrick’s Day
Out-of-home drinks sales were 7% up on pre-pandemic levels last week, according to the CGA’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker, in…
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25 March
Weekend pub and bar transactions up 83% on pre-pandemic levels
Transaction volumes for pubs and bars over the weekend of 18-20 March were up 83.2% on the same weekend in…
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25 March
Matsudai Ramen to open first restaurant in summer 2022
Cardiff pop-up Matsudai Ramen has announced it will open its first bricks and mortar restaurant in summer 2022. Taking over…
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24 March
High streets face £3bn rates rise on 1 April
Hospitality, leisure and retail businesses in England are facing a “dangerous cost of doing business crisis”, according to real estate…
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24 March
Itsu appoints new CFO
Itsu has appointed Greg Thorp as its new group CFO after a successful 16 years at Pret a Manger. Thorp…
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24 March
Return to 20% VAT a ‘massive missed opportunity’, UKH says
A return to 20% VAT for the hospitality and tourism industry will be met with disappointment by thousands of hospitality…
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24 March
The Grand Brighton promotes new executive chef
The Grand Brighton hotel’s head chef, Neil Gooding, has stepped up to take the position as executive chef after more…
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23 March
Spring Statement: Chancellor raises NI threshold to £12,570
The chancellor has outlined a series of measures to help combat the rising cost of living in his latest spring…
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23 March
Revolution Bars raises wages ahead of NMW
As part of the group’s ‘fair day’s pay for hard day’s work’ pledge, Revolution Bars Group has implemented wage enhancements…
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23 March
ESS wins catering contract for Scouts Scotland
ESS, the defence, energy and government services sector of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has been awarded a new catering…
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