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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Apr- 2024 -24 AprilRestaurants
Tortilla revenues rise 14% to £65.7m in FY23
Tortilla has reported that revenues rose by 14% to £65.7m in the year to 31 December 2023, as it built on the momentum from the previous year’s record. Like-for-like revenues also grew 3.6% during the period, equivalent to 4.9% when adjusted for the Q1 VAT benefit from 2022. Meanwhile, adjusted…
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17 AprilPeople
Joe and the Juice appoints former Domino’s CFO to board
Joe and the Juice has announced that Jeffrey Lawrence, a seasoned foodservice and consumer retail industry executive, has joined its board of directors. Lawrence’s presence on the board will support Joe and the Juice as it further accelerates its growth and expansion in international markets. He brings more than 25…
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15 AprilFood and Drink
Liverpool One welcomes three new F&B concepts
Liverpool One is set to add three new food and beverage concepts to its line-up of hospitality operators. Making its Liverpool debut, Bagel Factory is bringing its bagel-based grab-and-go concept, joining two motorised food and drink pop-ups, The Bus Yard and Big Kahuna. Bagel Factory is set to bring its…
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12 AprilRestaurants
Deliveroo extends exclusive partnership with Wingstop
Deliveroo and Wingstop have announced an extension of their exclusivity partnership, which began in 2018. The chicken restaurant chain’s menu will be available exclusively to Deliveroo customers to order on demand in 15 cities across the UK. Wingstop currently has 43 restaurants nationwide, as well as a “robust” opening pipeline…
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11 AprilFood and Drink
Crêpeaffaire seeks franchise partners to support UK expansion
Crêpeaffaire has appointed property adviser Christie and Co to help in its search for new franchise partners to support its UK expansion plans. As a scalable lifestyle brand, Crêpeaffaire also has a vision to offer “the ultimate quick-serve meal and snack solution”, through a variety of formats. Founded in London…
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10 AprilFood and Drink
Sessions raises £3m to expand tech offering
Sessions has raised a further £3m from existing investors Guinness Ventures, in a bid to expand on its technology offering. The news comes as the hospitality growth platform is launching a new franchise arm, starting with SoBe Burger and Ivan Ramen. Since starting operations in 2020, the Sessions platform has…
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4 AprilBusiness
Gecko Hospitality expands into UK market through franchising
Gecko Hospitality, a provider of hospitality recruitment services in the United States, has announced its strategic expansion into the United Kingdom market through franchising. Spearheaded by Richard Pakey of Lime Licensing Group, it said this move marks a “significant milestone” in Gecko Hospitality’s global growth strategy. With over two decades…
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3 AprilRestaurants
Comptoir Group appoints new finance director
The Comptoir Group has announced the appointment of James Fisher as its new finance director. Fisher, who joins from Wahaca, will start at Comptoir in Summer 2024 and will be appointed to the board. He brings more than a decade of experience in senior financial roles across the consumer and…
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Mar- 2024 -21 MarchPubs and Bars
Shepherd Neame revenues surge to £89.0m in H1 2024
Shepherd Neame, Britain’s oldest brewer and owner and operator of 296 pubs in Kent and the Southeast has reported a record revenue growth of 4.3% to £89.0m in H1 2024. For the 26 weeks ended 23 December 2023, the group also saw its underlying EBITDA increase 5.2% to £12.0m and…
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14 MarchFood and Drink
Hospitality sales rise ‘modest’ 1.4% in February
Top hospitality groups across the country saw modest like-for-like sales growth of 1.4% in February, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker. The data has shown a slow start to 2024 within the sector, following marginal growth of 0.1% in January in the wake of strong trading over…
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