Category: The Caterer

*The Caterer* has launched its Technology Prospectus for 2022, designed to guide operators through the software and systems that will help drive business in the coming year.

Caribbean food brand Natty’s Jerk is to open a permanent restaurant in Portsmouth after crowdfunding over £20,000.

The Texan owners of England’s oldest purpose-built hotel have expanded their portfolio by acquiring the Grade I-listed Abbey House & Gardens in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.

Chef Peter Lloyd, owner of London’s Sticky Mango restaurant, has signed a two-year deal to collaborate with the JW Marriott Marquis City Centre Doha in Qatar.

Cheshire-based Flat Cap Hotels has bought the Vicarage hotel in Cranage for an undisclosed sum, having operated the property since 2015.

Pub group Marston’s pre-tax losses widened from £22m to £100m due to pandemic restrictions, but Christmas bookings were “encouraging and in line with 2019” following strong sales since reopening.

The Bannatyne Group, owned by former *Dragon’s Den* star Duncan Bannatyne, has put the Charlton House Hotel and Spa in Somerset up for sale with a guide price of £4m.

The opening of Matthew Kenney’s Selfridges restaurant Adesse has been delayed until January 2022 due to “unforeseen circumstances”.

Millionaire hotelier Sir Richard Sutton was stabbed to death at his country home and his partner left permanently injured by her son who had sent a text message saying he wanted them to “suffer”, a court has heard.

Although no restrictions were announced for the hospitality sector, concerns over the new Omicron variant and the prime minister’s announcement last weekend apparently dented consumer confidence with operators reporting cancellations in the wake of Saturday’s press conference.