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UKH Scotland welcomes rates relief but cautions bills still set to rise

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Casual Dining

We report on the business of casual dining, a key segment of the UK foodservice sector encompassing high-street restaurant brands, all-day dining concepts, and accessible, mid-market hospitality. This includes our coverage of openings, closures, financial results, menu innovation, tech integration, and leadership moves across the casual dining space. Whether you’re managing a national chain or operating a regional brand, we deliver timely insight into the pressures, pivots, and opportunities shaping this highly competitive market, with a focus on operational performance, consumer trends, and commercial sustainability.

Casual Dining

We report on the business of casual dining, a key segment of the UK foodservice sector encompassing high-street restaurant brands, all-day dining concepts, and accessible, mid-market hospitality. This includes our coverage of openings, closures, financial results, menu innovation, tech integration, and leadership moves across the casual dining space. Whether you’re managing a national chain or operating a regional brand, we deliver timely insight into the pressures, pivots, and opportunities shaping this highly competitive market, with a focus on operational performance, consumer trends, and commercial sustainability.

A quarter of licensed premises yet to reopen

Nearly a quarter of licensed premises were yet to reopen at the end of August, according to…

The green initiative overlooked by the hospitality industry

The hospitality industry has a significant role to play if the UK is to achieve its…

Pizza Express to close 73 sites, 1,100 jobs at risk

Pizza Express has formally launched a CVA in a bid to reduce its restaurant estate and…

Yo Sushi to axe 250 jobs following CVA

Yo Sushi has announced it will shutter 19 sites and axe 250 jobs in a bid to restructure the…

Hospitality sales halve in July

Managed pub, restaurant and bars saw total July sales down 50.4% against the year before,…

22,000 restaurant jobs lost so far in 2020, double 2019 total

The number of jobs lost across the embattled restaurant and casual dining sector so far this…

Pubs ahead of restaurants in reopenings, says CGA

The pattern of reopening across hospitality sites has been “uneven” since lockdown eased,…

Casual Dining Group rebrands following takeover

The Casual Dining Group (CDG) has rebranded as The Big Table, following its acquisition by…

Casual Dining Group falls into administration

The owner of Bella Italia and Café Rouge, Casual Dining Group, has fallen into administration.

Creams welcomes ‘record’ sales

Creams has welcomed a “strong performance” in the full-year ended 31 March 2020, with group…
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