New Survey Reveals UK Residents Want Christmas Dinner in a Restaurant this Year
Now, new research from music licensing company PPL PRS reveals that over 1 in 6 of the UK households (16%) surveyed plan on tucking into…
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Eating Out
Consumers Take a “Direct Hit” as Cost-of-Living Crisis Eats into Christmas Finances
According to a survey among 1,000 consumers, 50% of those surveyed plan to spend less on socialising as the impact of the cost-of-living crisis begins…
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Costs Crisis Wipes Out Hospitality’s Growth Despite Increase in October Sales
October sales at Britain’s top managed restaurant, pub and bar groups were 1.5% ahead of the levels of October 2021, the latest edition of the…
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Half of Consumers Dining Out Less as Cost of Living Crisis Intensifies
Half of UK consumers surveyed for a new study said they are dining out less than at the start of 2022, while guests are increasingly…
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art’otel London Battersea Power Station Official Launch Date Confirmed
PPHE Hotel Group, has announced that art’otel London Battersea Power Station, the Group’s first UK managed art’otel, will open its doors to guests on 12…
Read more...Hospitality Spending Grows in October but Rail Strikes and Inflation Take its Toll
Consumer card spending grew 3.5 per cent year-on-year in October – higher than in September (1.8 per cent) but well below the 8.8 per cent…
Read more...Growth of +£5.4 bn year-on-year, as UK Restaurant Market Report forecasts Sector’s Value of £18.1bn in 2022
Value-led strategies, sustainability, innovation, and digitalisation have been some of the key growth drivers highlighted by Lumina Intelligence’s Restaurant Market Report 2022, an overview of…
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Candlelit Dining as Pubs Set to Hold Electricity-Free ‘Blackout Nights’
A country pub has announced it will hold another of its electricity-free ‘Blackout Nights’, where customers are invited to an atmospheric candlelit dining experience. The…
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Fighting for the Survival of the Great British Pub
Following the new Chancellor’s announcement earlier today, the CEO of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), Steve Alton, has written to him, calling for the…
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Greene King Offering Free Pub Food & Drink to Those Aged 66 and Over
Pub group chain Greene King is launching a competition which would allow some people aged 66 and over to get free food and drink at…
Read more...Consumers opt for Inexpensive Dining Out as Cost-of-Living Crisis Hits
The latest Lumina Intelligence Eating & Drinking Out Panel data has shown a decline in both penetration and spend across the eating out market as…
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New Research from Deliverect Finds Consumers are Ordering More Delivery and Takeaways in Spite of Inflation and Increased Cost of Living
Research by Deliverect,a digital ordering PLATFORM has today announced new global research which revealed that more people are purchasing takeaway or delivery orders today than…
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Calorie Counts on Menus Shift Consumers’ Choices
Calorie labelling on menus has changed people’s out-of-home food choices with research from CGA by NielsenIQ revealing that half of consumers (49%) would change their…
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Welsh Chef Who Cooked for the Queen Speaks of World’s “Huge Loss”
One of Wales’ top chefs has said the passing of Her Majesty the Queen is a ”huge loss” not only to the United Kingdom and…
Read more...Hospitality Sales Fall With Food Hit the Most
Hospitality sales fell by 4.1% over the six-week summer holiday period between 25 July and 4 September this year in comparison to 2021. Drink sales…
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