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.

  • Mar- 2024 -
    13 March
    RestaurantsHonest Burgers turnover rises 26% in FY23

    Honest Burgers turnover rises 26% in FY23

    Honest Burgers has reported a “strong” restaurant performance as turnover increased by £10.1m to £48.3m during the year to 29 January 2023, spelling a 26% rise on the previous year.  The burger chain also revealed that adjusted EBITDA before exceptional items rose by 247% to £4.2m, as operating losses narrowed…

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  • 7 March
    NewsGaucho launches VAT-free Friday lunches

    Gaucho launches VAT-free Friday lunches

    Gaucho has decided to launch VAT-free lunches on Fridays during March in all its ten central London locations. The decision follows the decision for the Chancellor not to abandon the ‘tourist tax’ in the Spring Budget as well as the Mayor of London’s campaign to bring back Friday trading in…

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  • 7 March
    RestaurantsThe Guinea Grill reopens following expansion

    The Guinea Grill reopens following expansion

    Young’s pub, The Guinea Grill in Mayfair, has reopened its doors following an expansion of the pub to create additional dining space and two new private dining rooms. Located on Bruton Place, the pub has increased its ground-floor dining area by an additional 60 covers, whilst upstairs is now home…

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  • 5 March
    Food and DrinkGreggs profits and sales soar

    Greggs profits and sales soar

    Greggs has reported pre-tax profits of £188.3m for the 52 weeks ended 30 December 2023, compared with £148.3m from the previous year. Its sales also increased 19.6% to £1.8bn and its underlying profit before tax excluding exceptional income was up 13.1% to £167.7m. The group opened a “record” 220 new…

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  • Feb- 2024 -
    13 February
    Pubs and BarsDrinks sales drop for fourth straight week

    Drinks sales drop for fourth straight week

    Drinks sales in Britain’s pubs and bars have dropped 0.6% for the seven days ended 3 February, a fourth successive week of decline, with train strikes adding to the challenges facing operators. Footfall was also hit by rolling train strikes, which contributed to year-on-year drops in sales of 11% on…

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  • Jan- 2024 -
    31 January
    Pubs and BarsIncipio Group revenues hit record £26.4m amid bumper Xmas

    Incipio Group revenues hit record £26.4m amid bumper Xmas

    Incipio Group has reported that like-for-like sales rose 66% on the same period last year, contributing to a “record” year in sales of £26.4m after it experienced its strongest ever month of trading in December 2023.  The company, which operates hospitality venues including Pergola on the Wharf, The Libertine and…

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  • 23 January
    Cafes and Coffee ShopsCreams Cafe reveals record festive trading

    Creams Cafe reveals record festive trading

    Creams Cafe has announced that it saw record trading over the festive period with like-for-like in-cafe sales up 5.8% in December against the same period in 2022. The company also revealed that its delivery sales experienced an uplift with an increase in sales of 2.5%. The year-on-year growth comes following…

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  • 19 January
    Food and DrinkMarket Halls reports record festive period

    Market Halls reports record festive period

    Market Halls has revealed that its like-for-like sales were up 55% in December, a record for the company in the festive period. The company stated that sales were boosted by large corporate bookings, a high-profile appearance on BBC’s MasterChef: The Professionals and an extensive Christmas campaign. The campaign offered a…

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  • 18 January
    FeaturesUKHospitality

    ‘It’s everyone’s responsibility’: are 50% plant-based menus the future for restaurants?

    This year is the 10th anniversary of Veganuary, I’m curious to know your opinion on it. How has the trend evolved in 10 years? I think plant based food has developed enormously in the last 10 years, and I think the rise of vegan restaurants has helped enormously with that.…

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  • 5 January
    Awards & EventsCulinary Association of Wales launches Green Chef Challenge

    Culinary Association of Wales launches Green Chef Challenge

    The Culinary Association of Wales has launched the Green Chef Challenge, a brand new competition to find the best green chef team in the UK.   The final of the Green Chef Challenge, sponsored by Compass Cymru, will be held at the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC), which will take place…

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