Margherita Pizza is UK’s Most Popular Vegetarian Takeaway Meal
The humble margherita pizza is the most popular vegetarian item ordered by UK takeaway fans, according to new national research. To celebrate World Vegetarian Day…
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Food and Drink
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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Free From Functional Food & Health Ingredients Returns to Demonstrate Sector Opportunities as Plant-based Trends Hold Firm With Consumers
The free-from and plant-based food market has witnessed a transformation over the past 12-24 months, with the pandemic helping to drive greater consumer awareness of…
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World Steak Challenge 2022 Results Revealed
The 2022 World Steak Challenge results are hot off the grill following this evening’s event at the Round Room at the Mansion House in Dublin….
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Convenience Reigns King as Food Delivery Sales Soar Over Takeaways
Britain’s consumers have switched from pick-up food takeaways to third-party deliveries, continuing the habits they picked up during COVID-19 lockdowns, the latest CGA Hospitality at…
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Hospitality Businesses Can be At the Heart of Economic Growth, but Further Support Critical to their Survival
Leaders of trade bodies representing pubs, brewers, bars, restaurants, hotels and consumers have written to the Chancellor following the mini-budget last week, highlighting the urgent…
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Drinks Sales Down Year-on-Year, but Energy Caps Bring Relief
Drinks sales fell just behind the levels of 2019 and 2021 in an unusual week for the On Premise, CGA by NielsenIQ’s latest Drinks Recovery…
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Guidance Launched to Prevent “Drink Spiking”
The Local Government Association, and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners are urging young people to learn about the dangers of spiking and take…
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Fresh Look for Cask Beer Unveiled in a New Campaign to Save Our National Drink
A fresh look and bold new marketing campaign, unveiled at today’s Future of Cask Seminar (22 September), is seeking to modernise the image of cask…
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Surge in Hospitality Insolvencies as Energy Costs Rise
The has been a surge in the number of UK insolvencies over the past year, as the current cost of living crisis shows no signs…
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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...Nation Pays Tribute to Queen’s “Remarkable Reign”
The State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen will take place today September 19 at Westminster Abbey beginning at 1100hrs. The Service will pay tribute to The…
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CAMRA Joins Calls to Save National Brewery Centre from Closure
Responding to the announcement that Molson Coors is to close the National Brewery Centre in Burton upon Trent in October, CAMRA’s National Director for Real…
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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WSET to Hold First Virtual Open House
WSET (the Wine & Spirit Education Trust) is to hold its first ‘virtual open house’ event on 19th – 20th October 2022 as part of…
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