Brakes
Coverage of industry developments linked to a major UK foodservice wholesale supplier, including new distribution centre launches, e‑commerce platform upgrades, supply chain partnerships, and executive appointments. Trends feature innovations in delivery logistics, consolidation deals, sustainability initiatives in bulk procurement, and roadmap shifts for retail and catering partnerships. Designed for procurement teams, caterers, hotel F&B leads, and hospitality operators seeking insight into wholesale dynamics affecting their sourcing and operational efficiency.
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Oct- 2024 -30 OctoberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 30/10/24
Honest Burgers has plans to quadruple the size of its business by 2030, as it announced “exceptional” H1 results with like-for-like sales rising 11% to hit £30m in revenues. The brand’s profitability is also ahead of forecast, with over 60% growth in EBITDA performance. Moreover, Honest Burgers has consistently been…
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30 OctoberCatering Companies
Brakes owner acquires Scottish specialist meat supplier
Sysco GB, parent company of Brakes, has announced the acquisition of Scottish specialist meat supplier Campbell’s Prime Meat. Campbell’s Prime Meat currently employs 325 people at its Linlithgow site in Scotland. The company will continue to operate as a separate business but will now have the support and strength of…
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Sep- 2024 -16 SeptemberBusiness
Business rates relief end could cost hospitality £1bn, says UKH
The end of business rates relief could cost hospitality businesses £928m in April, according to data from UKHospitality. Hospitality and leisure businesses face their bills quadrupling, totalling tens of thousands of pounds per venue, if business rates relief ends as planned on 31 March. Data from UKH found that A…
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Jul- 2024 -17 JulyNews
Starmer vows to ‘make work pay’ in King’s Speech
The new Labour government has outlined its main goals for the new parliament as part of the King’s Speech today (17 July) with a central focus of “ improving living standards for working people through economic growth”. Key points outlined in the speech, read by the King but written by…
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May- 2024 -8 MayNews
Today’s news in brief – 08/05/24
JD Wetherspoon expects top-line of profit guidance as like-for-like sales rose by 5.2% in Q1, with year-to-date sales rising 8.3% despite this year’s bank holiday (6 May) being a week later. The company had opened two pubs and either sold or surrendered to the landlord a total of 18 “smaller…
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8 MayRestaurants
Hospitality closures slow in Q1
Closures in Britain’s hospitality sector slowed from eight sites a day in 2023 to four a day in the first quarter of 2024, according to data from CGA. The sector saw a 0.4% decline in total numbers between the start of January and the end of March, the third smallest…
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Oct- 2023 -13 OctoberTrade Associations
Some 4,738 hospitality venues begin net zero journey
UKH’s carbon calculator, in partnership with Sky Zero and Zero Carbon Forum, has seen 375 companies operating across 4,738 sites have begun their journey to net zero. The figures, which were unveiled at the trade body’s annual sustainability seminar, showcased the success of the carbon calculator and the partnership between…
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May- 2023 -5 MayCatering Companies
Q Catering wins sole supply agreement with ICM
Q Catering has announced that it has won a sole supply agreement with Independent Catering Management (ICM). After 15 years of sharing the business with Brakes, Q Catering has been awarded a sole supply agreement for frozen and chilled products. ICM is a school meal provider in the Southeast of…
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Apr- 2020 -8 AprilPubs and Bars
Punch launches ‘Pub Shop’ initiative amid the coronavirus pandemic
Punch pubs has launched its new ‘Pub Shop’ initiative allowing customers to buy staple groceries from their local Punch pub, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Pubs up and down the country will offer a range of food boxes to local customers, providing a “safe, hygienic and accessible way” for people to…
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Mar- 2019 -28 MarchPubs and Bars
Star Pubs & Bars opens menus up to leased and tenanted licensees
Star Pubs & Bars (SP&B) has announced it is making its Just Add Talent (JAT) managed operator food menus available to its leased and tenanted licensees, enabling them to benefit from the negotiated discounts and food insight support it provides to its managed operators. Aimed at the company’s community pubs,…
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