Drink Spiking: Key Signs and Preventative Steps for Hospitality Venues
By Arith Liyanage, CEO and founder of The Night Owl, the nation’s first-ever purpose-built Northern Soul and Motown club. Drink spiking is a pressing issue…
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Food and Drink
MPs to Debate Future of Small Breweries
MPs will today debate the future for small breweries as a tax system that defined the modern craft beer industry in the UK comes to…
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Chef Tom Kerridge Launches £15 Lunch Menu in Wake of Cost-of-Living Crisis
Chef Tom Kerridge is launching a £15 lunch menu at his Bull & Bear restaurant in Manchester to give people an opportunity to dine out…
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New Opening: Phil Howard Set to Launch Pasta Bar OTTO in November
Following the success of London-based pasta delivery company OTTO, Michelin-starred chef Phil Howard and business partner Julian Dyer (Pots & Co) are set to open…
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Ordering-in” Now Well-Established Part of Brits Mealtime Routine
New research suggests that the phenomenal growth in demand for “ordering in” seen during the pandemic has resulted in long-term changes to consumer dining behaviour,…
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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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Riso Gallo’s Fantastic Young Risotto Chef Competition is Now Open for Entries for 2023!
Now in it’s 6th year, the competition has gone from strength to strength and is a fixture on the culinary calendar for many. Open to…
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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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Just Half of Britain’s 10 Biggest Cities in Growth, as Sales Momentum Slows
Out-of-home food and drink sales are in growth in just half of Britain’s ten biggest city centres, new research from CGA and Wireless Social shows,…
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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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