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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Dec- 2023 -18 DecemberFood and Drink
Hackney Gelato secures £1.3m investment
Hackney Gelato has secured a £1.3m follow-on investment from venture capital trust Pembroke VCT to fuel global expansion. The new funding will support increased production, recruitment into the team and a consumer marketing drive. Hackney Gelato is also targeting an expansion into new international markets and further growth in the…
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13 DecemberComment
How digitisation across the restaurant sector is set to evolve in 2024
As we reflect on the last year, it’s fair to say that the restaurant industry has continued to go through unprecedented digital transformation, as innovation in the sector accelerates. While these changes have presented disruptions and challenges, they have also provided restaurants with the opportunity to get creative and find…
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12 DecemberNews
Nando’s revenues hit £1.2bn in FY23
Nando’s has reported that revenues increased to £1.2bn for the year ending February 2023 with sales for the group in excess of pre-pandemic levels. Operating profit for the company returned to £17m for the first time since 2020 as margin on returning sales exceeded its fixed operating costs. The group…
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6 DecemberFood and Drink
SSP Group revenues hit £3bn in FY23
SSP Group revenues rose 38% to £3bn for the full year ended 30 September, as EBITDA doubled to £280m compared with last year. The group attributed its performance to strong revenue growth and profit conversion, with H2 revenues growing by 25% on a constant currency basis. While the group saw…
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4 DecemberFeatures
Why have London’s restaurants continued to become more expensive?
Data from Harden’s London Restaurants 2024 guide found that the number of restaurants in London charging £150 per head or more per person for a meal has risen 46% to 54 up from 37 last year. The data also found that there has also been a 59% jump in the…
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1 DecemberFeatures
Behind the opening of The Cotswold Butcher and Caterer
Can you tell us about your extensive hospitality career? I’ve spent about 25 years in the leisure and hospitality industry, primarily managing health clubs, spas, hotels, and two pubs. The catering concept stemmed from the pub experience and my aim to improve yield, reduce kitchen waste, and keep staff engaged…
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Nov- 2023 -30 NovemberNews
Knoops to double in size following £8.3m fundraising
Knoops, the chocolate cafe, has announced plans to more than double in size in 2024 following a £8.3m fundraising which leaves the business debt-free and positioned for higher profits next year. The fundraising, led by a £5.5m investment from the London-based retail and property group Morleys Stores Limited, allows Knoops…
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15 NovemberPubs and Bars
Wet weather dampens managed hospitality venue sales in October
Britain’s leading hospitality groups saw year-on-year growth slow to 3.2% in October amid widespread poor weather, according to data from CGA. It is a 13th consecutive month of like-for-like growth for managed restaurants, pubs and bars however, it represents a slowdown from a 5.9% rise in September. The data shows…
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14 NovemberNews
Joe & the Juice acquired by General Atlantic
General Atlantic, a leading global investor, has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Joe and the Juice, a fast-growing freshly-made juice, coffee, and sandwiches concept, from Valedo Partners. General Atlantic first partnered with Joe and the Juice through a strategic minority growth investment in 2016. Since this…
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13 NovemberPubs and Bars
Daniel Thwaites turnover jumps 4% in H1
Daniel Thwaites has revealed that turnover for the half-year ended 30 September hit £60.3m, increasing by 4%. This is despite the group’s operating profit dropping from £9.9m last year to £8.8m for the half-year, which was attributed to the impact of property disposal at the hospitality group. Daniel Thwaites reported…
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