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.

  • Jun- 2023 -
    15 June
    CommentCooking up a solution – saving costs by recycling food waste

    Cooking up a solution – saving costs by recycling food waste

    According to a study of more than 200 catering sites by AI technology business Winnow, commercial kitchens typically throw away between 4-12% of all the food they purchase. From plate scrapings and spoiled produce to shells, gristle and bones, the vast majority of unwanted waste is simply binned. However, with…

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  • 15 June
    BusinessFoodservice price inflation goes back above 20% in April

    Foodservice price inflation goes back above 20% in April

    Foodservice price inflation has unexpectedly risen back above 20% to 21.4% in April, according to data from CGA. Price increases had begun to slow in Q1 this year, and inflation dipped below 20% in March for the first time since mid-2022. However, the rebound in April underlines the severe cost…

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  • 14 June
    RestaurantsSan Carlo Group to move Cicchetti restaurant

    San Carlo Group to move Cicchetti restaurant

    San Carlo Group has announced that it has signed a lease to move its Cichetti restaurant to a bigger site in Piccadilly. The move from 215 Piccadilly to 172-173 Piccadilly will allow the company to double the size of the restaurant. The new 7,000 sq ft site forms part of…

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  • 13 June
    Comment‘Innovate or die’: the conundrum facing a rapidly changing catering industry

    ‘Innovate or die’: the conundrum facing a rapidly changing catering industry

    Historically known to drag its feet when it comes to new technology, the catering sector is quickly playing catch up thanks to mounting competition and technological advances that are making it more accessible. Cloud-based tools have been leading the tide of change, with the aftermath of Covid-19 acting as the…

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  • 8 June
    NewsAdnams FY losses widen to £1.2m despite rise in revenues

    Adnams FY losses widen to £1.2m despite rise in revenues

    UK brewer, hotelier and wine merchant Adnams has reported its operating losses widened to £1.2m in FY22, against a loss of £800m the prior year, despite reporting that revenues rose by 11.9% to £64.2m. It comes as Adnams said that its production operations were “hard hit by rising prices and…

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  • 6 June
    RestaurantsThe Calcot Collection launches new restaurant and café lounge

    The Calcot Collection launches new restaurant and café lounge

    Calcot and Spa in Gloucestershire has unveiled its new restaurant, The Brasserie, and day-to-night café lounge, The Hive. Serving breakfast (for guests), lunch, dinner afternoon tea and Sunday lunch, The Brasserie overlooks the surrounding gardens and rewilded grounds. According to the hotel, interiors and menus of the new restaurant are…

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  • 5 June
    FeaturesThe rise of the gluten free demand: how should businesses accommodate it?

    The rise of the gluten free demand: how should businesses accommodate it?

    Where did the idea of growing and processing gluten free oats come from?  This is our home from I think about 1970 and I grew up on Glebe Farm. From 2009 we started to do gluten free oats because we wanted to start selling again things we could grow on…

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  • 5 June
    RestaurantsSwinton Estate appoints new executive chef

    Swinton Estate appoints new executive chef

    Swinton Park Hotel, located on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, has appointed Ruth Hansom as executive chef of its restaurant, Samuel’s. With the appointment of Hansom, the restaurant has updated its menu which features a modern British cuisine prepared with seasonal and locally sourced ingredients. According to Swinton Estate,…

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  • May- 2023 -
    31 May
    NewsSides to open in 10 new locations across UK

    Sides to open in 10 new locations across UK

    The fried chicken brand Sides is on track to further expand across the UK with 10 new locations across the UK in 2023.  The growth plans will create 100 jobs and expand the brand’s footprint into the North of England alongside an exciting launch into Scotland.  Sides, originally developed by…

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  • 30 May
    RestaurantsWhitbread to consider selling restaurant brands

    Whitbread to consider selling restaurant brands

    Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn, is considering selling part of its pub and restaurant brands to focus on its hotel arm, according to reports from the Telegraph. The Premier Inn owner has reportedly hired advisors to explore options for a sale of part of its F&B businesses. If Whitbread was…

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