Australia

Coverage explores hospitality and foodservice trends from across Australia, with a focus on key markets such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth. Reporting includes café culture influence on UK operators, plant-based and wellness-led menu development, premium casual dining trends, and the international expansion of Australian restaurant and coffee brands. Insight is tailored for chefs, concept developers, and brand strategists tracking global innovation, sourcing ideas, and consumer trends with crossover potential for the UK market.

Aug- 2025 -

12 August

Features

Are the delivery apps too big to fail?

Last month, Just Eat launched Just Eat Plus, a membership service offering free delivery and special deals from certain restaurants for a fixed monthly fee. This followed in the footsteps of Deliveroo which launched a similar service back in 2017. This move is the latest ploy to drive profitability at…
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Jul- 2025 -

31 July

Restaurants

Zambrero UK launches franchise recruitment programme

Mexican-inspired QSR franchise Zambrero has announced the launch of a franchise recruitment programme, as it plans to open 100 restaurants in the UK by 2030. The company is already on its way to achieving its target, having recently signed up its first three franchise partners who will open new sites…
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31 July

Food and Drink

SSP sales rise 6% in Q3 despite UK and Asia slowdown

Food and drink operator, SSP Group, has reported a 6% rise in sales in the third quarter of its financial year, helped by growth in Australia, Egypt and Malaysia, but warned of softer trading in the UK and Asia. The company, which runs restaurants, cafes and bars in travel hubs…
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May- 2025 -

20 May

Government

UKH urges UK and EU to agree on flexible youth experience scheme

UKH has urged the UK government and the European Union to pursue a youth experience scheme with “maximum flexibility” for critical cultural exchange and economic benefit. The call comes as the UK and the EU have recently announced a new deal which includes a number of measures intended to improve…
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Apr- 2025 -

28 April

Pubs and Bars

How pubs can score big during this summer’s Women’s Euros

This summer the reigning champion Lionesses will head to Switzerland to defend their Uefa Women’s Euro crown With no major men’s tournament this summer, pubs have a golden opportunity to drive footfall and revenue by tuning into a different kind of football fever: the Women’s Euros. As the Lionesses prepare…
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7 April

Features

Harder to hire, even tougher to keep: hospitality’s retention crunch

The hospitality sector stands at a crossroads, with financial pressures mounting and workforce satisfaction waning. A new survey from Hospitality Jobs UK and KAM Insights, in partnership with the Access Group, paints a stark picture: nearly half (46%) of hospitality employees now earn under £30k, up from 37% in 2024…
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Mar- 2025 -

7 March

Apps & Technology

Just Eat to kickstart drone-operated deliveries

Just Eat has announced the rollout of its new drone-operated deliveries in partnership with Manna, a drone delivery company. Following the new partnership, customers will have the choice to receive their orders from participating partners via drones, which will be deployed from local delivery hubs operated by Manna. Once the…
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Feb- 2025 -

10 February

Business

Red Engine unveils expansion plans amid ‘record-breaking’ Q4

Red Engine, the hospitality group behind Flight Club and Electric Shuffle, has unveiled its 2025 global expansion plans as its Q4 sales increased 24% to £25.3m. Its sales combined with its franchise partners reached £38.4m, up 23% year-on-year, with like-for-like sales increasing by 4%. Building on this success, Red Engine’s…
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3 February

People

Palé Hall Hotel appoints head chef and extends leadership team

Five-star country house in Snowdonia, Palé Hall Hotel, has announced the appointment of Laurence Webb as head chef as well as the expansion of its leadership team – with Tom James joining as deputy general manager and Vlad Pisarenco as F&B manager. As head chef, Webb brings international expertise and…
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Jan- 2025 -

29 January

Food and Drink

SSP Group holds guidance as sales rise 6% in Q1

The operator of F&B outlets in travel locations, SSP Group, has reiterated its full-year guidance as like-for-like sales rose 6% for the first quarter ended 31 December 2024. For the whole period, group sales were 14% higher than the previous year, with both net contract gains and contributions from acquisitions…
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