Demand
Understand whatโs driving, or dampening, customer demand across restaurants, pubs, bars, cafรฉs, 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 -12 DecemberNews
Nandoโs revenues hit ยฃ1.2bn in FY23
Nandoโs has reported that revenues increased to ยฃ1.2bn for the year ending February 2023 with sales for the group in excess of pre-pandemic levels.ย Operating profit for the company returned to ยฃ17m 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 ยฃ3bn in FY23
SSP Group revenues rose 38% to ยฃ3bn for the full year ended 30 September, as EBITDA doubled to ยฃ280m compared with last year.ย The group attributed its performance to strong revenue growth and profit conversion, with H2 revenues growing by 25% on a constant currency basis.ย While the group saw…
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4 DecemberFeatures
Why have London’s restaurants continued to become more expensive?
Data from Hardenโs London Restaurants 2024 guide found that the number of restaurants in London charging ยฃ150 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 ยฃ8.3m fundraising
Knoops, the chocolate cafe, has announced plans to more than double in size in 2024 following a ยฃ8.3m fundraising which leaves the business debt-free and positioned for higher profits next year.ย The fundraising, led by a ยฃ5.5m 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
Britainโs 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 ยฃ60.3m, increasing by 4%. This is despite the groupโs operating profit dropping from ยฃ9.9m last year to ยฃ8.8m for the half-year, which was attributed to the impact of property disposal at the hospitality group. Daniel Thwaites reported…
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9 NovemberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 09/11/23
Dominoโs expects its underlying EBITDA for FY23 to be between ยฃ132m and ยฃ138m, as Q3 like-for-like sales grew by 3.7%. The pizza chain experienced a 5.5% increase in Q3 sales, attributed to the acceleration in new store openings. Dominoโs plans to open at least 60 new stores by the end…
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9 NovemberFood and Drink
Dominoโs backs guidance as sales rise 3.7% in Q3
Dominoโs expects FY23 underlying EBITDA to be in the range of ยฃ132m to ยฃ138m, as like-for-like group sales increased 3.7% during Q3 and the pizza chain had a โgoodโ start to Q4.ย Across the entire group, Q3 sales increased 5.5%, which the company has attributed to its acceleration in new…
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