Demand
Understand what’s driving, or dampening, customer demand across restaurants, pubs, bars, cafés, and contract catering. Our focused reporting features dining trends, footfall patterns, booking behaviour, menu shifts, delivery and takeaway volumes, and the wider economic factors impacting consumer spend in hospitality. Whether you’re adapting to shifting weekday trade, reacting to seasonal fluctuations, or planning promotional strategies, this archive offers data-driven insights to help operators, chefs, and F&B leaders align operations with real-time market dynamics.
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Jun- 2024 -7 JuneAdvice
It’s all gravy: cutting costs while maxing sustainability
The hospitality and catering industry experienced a hugely challenging few years during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. With venues and events immediately closed and revenues devastated as a result, keeping the administrators at bay was about as much as most businesses could hope for. However, as the UK returned…
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May- 2024 -29 MayNews
Today’s news in brief – 29/05/24
Revolution Bars has rejected Nightcap’s “highly conditional” non-binding proposal yesterday (28 May), which required Revolution to proceed with the restructuring plan but not the existing fundraising of £12.5m. Following legal advice, Revolution’s board also concluded that the Nightcap proposal was “incapable of being delivered”, as a number of challenges had…
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29 MayRestaurants
Wagamama to debut in India
UK-based Pan-Asian restaurant operator Wagamama is set to launch in India after agreeing a new partnership with Travel Food Services. Wagamama will open its first restaurant at Mumbai Airport’s International Terminal later this year. Wagamama first opened its doors in 1922 in London’s Bloomsbury. Following the latest deal, the group…
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24 MayNews
Today’s news in brief – 24/05/24
SSP Group has reported a 19% rise in revenues to £1.5bn in H1. The global travel concessions operator also revealed that it is on track to deliver on its full-year expectations. The group expects FY24 demand for travel to remain resilient despite macroeconomic and political uncertainty. Spaces at The Spine…
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24 MayFood and Drink
SSP Group revenues rise 19% to £1.5bn in H1
Global travel concessions operator, SSP Group, has reported that it is on track to deliver on its full-year expectations, as revenues rose 19% on a constant currency basis to £1.5bn during the half-year ended 31 March. This comes as like-for-like sales rose 12% during H1, with a very strong performance…
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20 MayFood and Drink
Drinks sales up 13% as sun shines on pubs
Drinks sales in the UK’s managed venues rose 13% for the week ended 11 May as the warm weather encouraged consumer demand. Trading was well up on all seven days of the week, beginning with a 17% uplift on Bank Holiday Monday, 6 May. The Bank Holiday fell in the…
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10 MayNews
Krispy Kreme revenues hit $442.7m in Q1
Krispy Kreme’s revenues increased 5.7% to $442.7m (£353.2m) during the first quarter ended 31 March 2024. Organic revenue for the group grew 6.7% to $440.9m (£351.8m), fueled by a 19.4% increase in points of access and the success of global brand activations including Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day doughnuts…
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Apr- 2024 -30 AprilPubs and Bars
Punch Pubs expands portfolio with acquisition of 24 pubs
Punch Pubs and Co has completed the acquisition of the Milton 3 portfolio, adding 24 pubs to the Burton-based, independent pub company’s 1,300-strong portfolio. The pubs are located in the North East and Yorkshire, including The Black Bull in Morpeth, The Cross Keys in Washington, and The New Inn in…
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30 AprilFood and Drink
Foodservice price inflation below 10% for first time since 2022
Foodservice price inflation has fallen below 10% for the first time in two years, according to data from CGA. This comes after a 1.4% decline in foodservice price inflation in March, the largest month-on-month decline ever recorded by the Foodservice Price Index. The softening of inflation has also been seen…
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25 AprilBreweries and Distilleries
Hogs Back owner saves Mondo brewery in pre-pack deal
Brewing industry veteran Rupert Thompson has agreed an investment deal with London craft brewer Mondo, which secures the future of the Mondo brands, as well as its brewery and taproom in Battersea. Following a pre-pack administration, the deal will see brewing continue at Mondo’s Battersea site. As well as delivering…
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