Rising Costs and Fall in Consumer Confidence Threatens Sector Recovery
A new report, Future Shock – Leaving COVID Behind, shows sales back to pre-pandemic levels – but 15% of roles remain vacant, costs are spiralling…
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Restaurants
All the latest restaurants news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Health Concerns Raised Over High Salt Content in Children’s Restaurant Meals
NEW research by Action on Salt, the scientific expert group based at Queen Mary University of London, shows restaurant chains’ are serving unacceptably high salt…
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Eating Out and Travel Bounce Back in June as Month-on-Month Spending Rises
Consumer card spending grew 6.2 per cent in June compared to the same period in 2021, with the entertainment, hospitality and international travel sectors all…
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Victors to be Included in New Top 100 Curry Restaurants Guide
At a glittering gala dinner hosted by BBC news anchor Samantha Simonds, winners at this year’s Asian Restaurant Awards received some of the hospitality sector’s…
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Hospitality: Disabled Consumers Experience Limited Choice, New Research Finds
Business Disability Forum (BDF) has published extensive new research which finds that disabled consumers in the UK experience limited choice and feelings of disempowerment when…
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Father’s Day Boom for Hospitality Breakfast Bookings
New stats indicate a fresh occasion for hospitality, as breakfast bookings up nearly 60% for Father’s Day last weekend, according to a survey from hospitality…
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Record Staff Shortages Causing Hospitality to Lose £21bn in Trade
Staff shortages in the hospitality industry are reaching critical levels, causing nearly half (45%) of operators to cut trading hours or capacity in order to…
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Public Will Cut Out Restaurant Visits if Businesses Do Not Adapt to Rising Inflation, says GlobalData
UK restaurants have been warned that the public will “cut out “ restaurant visits if the hospitality sector does not adapt to rising inflation ….
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Restaurants Risk Failing to Attract Gen Zers and Millennials if They Do Not Keep Up with Tech Revolution
Over four-fifths (84%) of Generation Z and Millennials (82%) choose to visit a restaurant with self-serve kiosks over and above those restaurants without, according to…
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Managed Groups’ Like-for-Like Sales Flat in May as Cost Crisis Deepens
Like-for-like sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant, pub and bar groups in May were just 0.1% ahead of the pre-COVID-19 levels of 2019, the latest…
Read more...The UK Eating Out Market is Set to Value £95.2 Billion in 2022, +4% versus its 2019 Value
According to the new Lumina Intelligence UK Eating Out Market Report 2022, the UK eating out market is set to value £95.2 billion in 2022,…
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Poke House Opens New Covent Garden Flagship Restaurant Location
AFTER opening its first location in the UK at the end of 2021, Poke House – Europe’s largest poke bowl brand – has opened its…
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Jubilee Holidays Boost Food and Drink Sales, but Weekend Trading Disappoints
Last week’s two Bank Holidays lifted sales for Britain’s pubs, bars and restaurants, CGA by NielsenIQ’s latest trading data shows—but street parties dented trading over…
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10,000 Pubs & Restaurants at Risk of Closure Says Hospitality Chief
An estimated10,000 pubs and restaurants are at risk of closure thanks to a ‘perfect storm’ of inflation, soaring energy costs and rising rents, according to…
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Cost-of-Living Squeeze Hits Dining Out
Consumer card spending grew 9.3 per cent in May compared to the same period in 2021, inflated both by the rising cost of living, and…
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