Category: The Caterer

The Mecure Aberdeen Ardoe House Hotel and Spa in Scotland has entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation, with the loss of 68 jobs.

The UK managing director of sandwich chain Pret A Manger has been forced to change its London-centric model into something suitable for a post-pandemic audience.

This week’s issue of The Caterer includes the bumper 2020 Foodservice Equipment Association’s Buying Guide.

A crowdfund has been launched to help fund moving Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala’s Café Spice Namaste to a new home as the original site is closing after 25 years.

Around 800 jobs are expected to be lost at Greggs following a consultation process with the group’s 2,500 staff, however no stores are expected to close.

TGI Fridays has announced it is opening a new cocktail bar and restaurant concept in Surrey called 63rd+1st.

Premier Inn owner Whitbread has exchanged contracts to convert two Travelodge hotels into Premier Inns.

Steve Hobbs has been announced as the new chair of the Foodservice Equipment Association (FEA) and has set an ambitious agenda as the association looks to meet the twin challenges of Covid-19 and Brexit.

Mitchells & Butlers has confirmed some of its sites will close permanently and the group’s redundancy process is understood to be nearing completion.

Michael Caines has revealed plans to open two beachside outlets in Exmouth’s multimillion-pound Sideshore regeneration project in March 2021.