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- 2022 -6 DecemberPubs and Bars
Marston’s returns to profit in FY22
Marston’s has returned to profit in the year ended 1 October 2022, with pre-tax profits hitting £163.4m, up from a loss of £171.1m the prior year, as the group welcomed a return to normalised trading. It comes as like-for-like sales reached 99% of 2019 levels despite a disrupted Christmas trading…
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6 DecemberCatering Companies
SSP profits hit £91.5m in FY22
The operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations, SSP Group, has reported operating profits of £91.5m for the year ended 30 September after suffering a loss of £209m in 2021. The group has attributed its return to profitability to the rapid recovery in passenger demand through the year,…
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5 DecemberFood and Drink
Tortilla, Pasta Evangelists and Chicken Shop join Just Eat for Business
Just Eat for Business has announced the launch of three new vendors on its platform, with the addition of Tortilla, Pasta Evangelists and Chicken Shop. Businesses can now access Tortilla, Pasta Evangelists and Chicken Shop amongst over 600 other lunchtime options across the platform. New options for employees will include…
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5 DecemberPubs and Bars
Energy costs ‘biggest threat’ to pubs’ viability, report finds
Energy bills returning to their regular rate post-March would put pubs and brewers at a loss of 20% on average, according to a new report by Frontier Economics, produced for the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). The report found that energy costs were currently the biggest threat to their…
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2 DecemberPubs and Bars
Lane7 founder sells second Sedgefield pub to Trust Inns
Tim Wilks, the founder of Lane7, has completed the sale of his second Sedgefield pub, The Corner House, to the Lancashire-based pub company Trust Inns for an undisclosed amount. The sale follows Wilks’ decision to focus on his growing bowling alley chain, Lane7. It is reported that The Corner House,…
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Nov- 2022 -25 NovemberBusiness
Rail strikes could cost hospitality £1.5bn, says UKH
Recent analysis from UKHospitality has found the sector could lose up to £1.5bn due to upcoming rail strikes, similar to the level of disruption caused by the Omicron variant of Covid last year. The group said hospitality businesses have “already seen large-scale cancellations, which are unlikely to be rescheduled, and…
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22 NovemberFood and Drink
Cinnabon launches UK delivery service
EG Group, the franchiser of US bakery Cinnabon, has announced the launch of its delivery service is to be rolled out across the UK. It is said that the news follows “considerable” demand from consumers. The newly launched service will reportedly cover mainland UK and will deliver customers their orders…
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22 NovemberRestaurants
Caffè Nero and Deliveroo announce new partnership
Caffè Nero and Deliveroo have announced a new delivery partnership which will see the Deliveroo platform offer the Caffè Nero menu from over 400 stores across the UK. The launch comes as Caffè Nero continues to drive forward its delivery sales, which grew by over 10% during the first four…
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21 NovemberBusiness
Restaurant insolvencies rise by 60% over the past year
Restaurant company insolvencies have increased by 59% over the past year, rising from 984 in 2020/21 to 1,567 in 2021/22, according to Mazars. In the last three months alone, the number of restaurant companies becoming insolvent rose by 15% to 453, up from 395 the previous quarter. It comes as…
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16 NovemberBusiness
Costs crisis wipes out hospitality growth despite October sales rise
Sales in October 2022 for restaurants, pubs and bars rose by 1.5% when compared with October 2022, according to the latest data from CGA. Sales were also 4.3% higher than October 2019. This is the ninth month in a row that sales have been higher than pre-Covid comparatives. However, with…
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