Venison Pies with Vanilla Sauce
We are, as you can imagine, big fans of sweet filled pies and we often whip up batches of sweet pastries for LittlePod gatherings. However,…
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Food and Drink
Hospitality Spending Slows in September Due to Cost-of-Living Concerns
Consumer card spending grew 1.8 per cent year-on-year in September – the smallest uplift since February 2021, and well below the 9.9 per cent rise…
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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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Year-on-Year Drinks Sales Up Again Despite Rail Strikes
CGA’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker shows average sales in managed venues in the seven days to Saturday (1 October) were 3% ahead of the same…
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Study Finds Less than Half of People Trust That All Allergens Have Been Correctly Identified in Food
A year on from the introduction of Natasha’s Law, which requires food businesses to include full ingredients labelling on prepacked for direct sale foods, new…
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Two Thirds of Customers Priced Out by Expensive Bar Prices
With the cost of living crisis deepening as energy prices hikes up this week, new research reveals that two thirds of consumers feel priced out…
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Sweeping Deregulation Could Threaten Food and Environmental Standards, says CIEH
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has expressed concern that the UK Government’s new The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022 could…
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Foodservice Price Index Tops 15% for the First Time as Costs Soar
Food and drink price inflation in hospitality hit 15% for the first time in the history of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index in August,…
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Connecting Food Professionals from All Fields
Free From Functional & Health Ingredients Expo 2022, 22-23 November, Amsterdam The Free From Functional & Health Ingredients Expo 2022 takes place in RAI Amsterdam…
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Liquid CO2 Price 3,000% Higher Than a Year Ago
The price of a tonne of liquid CO2 is up 3,000% higher than it was a year ago, according to a new report That’s according…
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Bidfood Reveals the Food and Drink Trends Set to Take Off in 2023
After another difficult year involving inflation, conflict overseas and plenty of new legislation, Bidfood, one of the UK’s leading foodservice providers has released the latest…
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Skinner’s Brewery Entering Administration
Skinner’s Brewery has confirmed it will be going into administration next week after suffering from funding problems. The move came after the independent brewery, well-known…
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East Anglia Hospitality Group Raises Funds for Food Hubs
East Anglia hospitality business Chestnut is supporting Nourishing Norfolk by cycling in excess of 500km to raise much needed funding for the food hubs within…
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Burger King UK Acquires Largest Franchise Partner’s Restaurant Portfolio
Burger King UK (“BKUK”) announces the indirect acquisition of all 74 Burger King restaurants from its second largest franchise partner, through the acquisition Karali Limited…
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