The Caterer

The Caterer stands out as the top multimedia brand serving the UK hospitality sector, focusing on areas like restaurants, hotels, foodservice, and pubs & bars. Established in 1878, The Caterer has been a source of inspiration and connection for the hospitality industry. It offers suppliers an opportunity to present their most creative products and services to a wider audience.

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English

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#281857

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#16431

Food and Drink/Food and Drink

#62

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Northcote sold by Stafford Collection owner to Silkstone Finance

21 hours ago | thecaterer.com | James Stagg

Northcote hotel, which has been part of the Britannia Hospitality-owned Stafford Collection since 2019, has been sold to Silkstone Finance. The 26-bedroom, four-red-AA-star hotel in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, had been on the market since 2024. General manager Craig Bancroft, who will continue to lead the hotel under its new ownership, said last year that Northcote was “looking for a new long-term investor who wants to take the work the Stafford started to the next level”.
Café owner sentenced over £150,000 Covid loan fraud

1 week ago | thecaterer.com | Sophie Witts

A café owner has received a suspended prison sentence after falsely claiming £150,000 in Covid support loans. Mehmet Akyuz, 36, fraudulently obtained three Bounce Back Loans worth £50,000 each in 2020 for his Green and Hove Limited and Leathers Wear Limited companies. Neither company was trading at the start of the pandemic, and the funds were transferred to his personal bank account, the Insolvency Service said.
Hrishi's Table at Farlam Hall: 'It’s about breaking all the rules of gastronomy'

1 week ago | thecaterer.com | Sophie Witts

Mon May 12, 2025ExCeL, LondonFor the first time, the definitive trade event for food & drink takes place on a Monday & Tuesday! Natural Food Expo showcases the very best in natural, organic, plant-based and free-from food and drink under one roof. Head to Excel London this May where you’ll find new products and ingredients from 500+ exciting suppliers. Registration is now open. Get your free ticket now.
Deliveroo accelerates growth in Q1 2025

1 week ago | thecaterer.com | Clare Nicholls

Deliveroo has posted strong performance in Q1 2025, with gross transaction value (GTV) up 9% year-on-year in UK and Ireland, building on the same increase rate in Q4 2024. The food delivery platform’s UK and Ireland order growth accelerated to 7% (5% in Q4 2024) with both GTV and orders growing ahead of the market. Internationally, GTV growth was also 9% year-on-year in constant currency (10% in Q4 2024).
Big Mamma Group sees turnover rise to £44m

1 week ago | thecaterer.com | Sophie Witts

Big Mamma Group saw turnover rise to £44m in 2024, up from £40.8m in 2023, as it opened its first restaurant outside of London. The Italian restaurant group said its six UK restaurants “continued to have resounding results” with “exciting media coverage and a real public success”. Big Mamma runs five London sites and its debut Birmingham restaurant, La Bellezza, opened in November 2024. Its extravagant design includes displays of 5,000 vintage bottles, hanging Murano glass chandeliers and plants.
Hospitality staff agency fined £30,000 for employing illegal workers

1 week ago | thecaterer.com | Sophie Witts

A recruitment agency has been fined £30,000 for employing illegal staff to work at a top London hotel. Recruitachef Ltd has been named and shamed in a government report as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal working practices. It is one of several hundred employers that were given a total of 366 civil penalties worth over £18m in the three months between July and September last year.
Hospitality staff agency fined £30,000 for employing illegal workers

1 week ago | thecaterer.com | Sophie Witts

A recruitment agency has been fined £30,000 for employing illegal staff to work at the London Marriott Hotel Regents Park. Recruitachef Ltd has been named and shamed in a government report as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal working practices. It is one of several hundred employers that were given a total of 366 civil penalties worth over £18m in the three months between July and September last year.
Seckford Hall given green light for 'transformational' project

1 week ago | thecaterer.com | Sophie Witts

To continue reading register for free, or if you’re already a member login HotelThe country house hotel is planning to add new bedrooms and treehouse lodges Seckford Hall hotel in Suffolk has been given the green light for a major new development project to update the historic site. Plans have been approved to build seven new treehouse lodges, a 27-room accommodation building and a new F&B glazed pavilion at the country house hotel.
Further details revealed for Brilliant Gastro by Dipna Anand

1 week ago | thecaterer.com | Jungmin Seo

Chef Dipna Anand has revealed further details of her upcoming restaurant, Brilliant Gastro by Dipna Anand, which is due to open later this month. Located in Parkside Yards at the Green Quarter, a regeneration project in London’s Southall, the 80-cover Punjabi-inspired gastropub will serve dishes such as crazy corn chilli ribs, chicken biryani arancini, smoking robata chop and cardamom-infused sticky toffee pudding.
Houston & Hawkes appointed in-house caterers at Regent’s Events

1 week ago | thecaterer.com | Jungmin Seo

B Corp caterer Houston & Hawkes has been named in-house caterers at central London venue Regent’s Events. Houston & Hawkes will be supplying the Regent’s Park-based events provider with chefs, sommeliers and mixologists. Regent’s Events owns several events spaces, including the York Lawns, Tuke Hall auditorium and Herringham Hall, and can host gatherings such as corporate summer parties, team building sessions, outdoor weddings and private dinners.