Drinks Sales Flat Year-on-Year, Down on Pre-COVID
On Premise drinks sales last week were virtually level with summer 2021 and well behind the pre-pandemic markers of three years ago, the latest insights…
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Plant-Based Food Alliance UK Backs Legal Action Against Food Strategy
The Plant-based Food Alliance UK has today given its full support to legal action launched by the food NGO Feedback against the UK Government for…
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Contract Catering Sales Down on 2019 Levels in Second Quarter as Cost Pressures Mount
Sales in the contract catering sector remain below pre-COVID-19 levels, though slow but steady growth is being seen, new research from CGA by NielsenIQ and…
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Patisserie Valerie Set to Close Nine Sites
Patisserie Valerie, which is backed by Irish private equity firm Causeway Capital, is to close nine sites that the company feels will “not recover sufficiently”…
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Delivery and Takeaway Sales Double Pre-COVID Levels but Drop Year-on-Year
Restaurant and pub groups’ delivery and takeaway sales have fallen since COVID restrictions ended, the latest CGA Hospitality at Home Tracker reveals—but they remain well…
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UK Restaurants Welcome a Bank Holiday Boost in Trade as Brits Enjoy the End of Summer
Data from Barclaycard Payments shows that during the Summer Bank Holiday (27-29 August), UK restaurants benefited from an 8.32 per cent increase in transactions as…
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Consumer Priorities Have Changed Since EOTHO Discount Scheme, Analysis Reveals
This month marks two years since Rishi Sunak launched the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, aimed at getting people into restaurants during the pandemic….
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Drinks Sales Cool After Summer Surge
On Premise drinks sales dropped back below pre-COVID-19 levels last week after a short boost from the summer heatwave.
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Consultation Launched to Bring Clarity to British Edible Insect Industry
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has set out plans to allow edible insects to remain on the market while they go through the Novel Foods…
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Hospitality SMEs Report Revenue Growth but Brace Themselves for Turbulent Times Ahead
More than half (55 per cent) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) saw revenue increases in the second quarter of this year against 2021, reveals…
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It’s High Steaks At This Year’s World Steak Challenge
The World Steak Challenge has returned for a two-day ‘meat up’ taking place from 27-28 September in Dublin putting the best cuts of beef to…
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Licensees to Take on Second Pub With Greene King Pub Partners
Licensees Steve and Maria Harris – alongside daughter-in-law Nathalie Harris – are to take on their second pub with Greene King Pub Partners, The Old…
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MPs and Lords Wasted 2.6 Million Subsidised Meals Last Year as Food Poverty Surges
Campaigners against food poverty have condemned MPs and Lords after Freedom of Information requests revealed that Parliament wasted the equivalent of 2.6 million subsidised meals…
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Conservative Leadership Contenders Invited Down to their Local to Talk About the Future of the UK’s Pubs
Conservative leadership contenders Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have been invited for a drink of their choice at their favourite pub for a chat with…
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Growth “Off the Menu” for Small Firms as Cost Crunch “Bites Deep”
Publication of FSB’s full Small Business Index report for Q2 2022 finds growth expectations are down, and cost pressures are weighing heavily on small firms…
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