Category: The Caterer

A look at the latest food, drink and equipment to hit the market.

Restaurants, pubs and hotels across Wales will be subject to tougher coronavirus restrictions ahead of the Christmas period, first minister Mark Drakeford has said.

M Restaurants is to start using robot waiters to serve Champagne in two of its sites over Christmas.

Shiva Hotels has defied the current climate to open two hotels: the locally inspired Guardsman near Buckingham Palace and the cutting-edge Middle Eight in the heart of Theatreland.

Fuller’s chairman Michael Turner has said the country needs its hospitality businesses fully open again “for the financial contribution they make, the jobs they create, and the significant role they play in the emotional wellbeing of our customers and our teams”.

Mitchells & Butlers has confirmed it has had to make approximately 1,300 redundancies alongside site closures.

The Individual Restaurants estate, including Piccolino, the Restaurant Bar & Grill, Opera Grill and Bank brands, has been sold in a transaction worth more than £40m.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has confirmed grant aid for foodservice equipment supply companies in the form of grants from local councils.

AGO Hotels has announced that it has secured at least nine hotel leases from Travelodge.

Canvin & Catchpole, a family butchers specialising in high quality, sustainable produce, have released a selection of Christmas hampers to support the Felix Project.