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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Sep- 2021 -1 SeptemberAdvice
Foraging for beginners – and chefs of luxury hotels!
When we think about foraging food, more often than not, it conjures up images of searching for food that is in short supply in the wild . We certainly don’t associate it with luxury. But foraging can be an invaluable tactic in the playbook of hospitality businesses catering to large,…
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Aug- 2021 -31 AugustPubs and Bars
Star Pubs & Bars to invest £38m into local pubs
Star Pubs and Bars has announced a £38m programme to benefit 700 local pubs across England and Wales by the end of 2021. The move will create an estimated 500 new jobs. The group, which is owned by Heineken, said some 80 pubs will be “completely transformed” with makeovers costing…
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27 August
EG Group to add 10 new Leon sites in 2021
EG Group has announced that it plans to open approximately 10 new Leon sites across the UK before the end of 2021. The retail giant made the announcement as a part of its Q2 FY21 results, during which it saw the completion of its Leon acquisition followed by “strong progress…
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26 AugustBusiness
Just Eat to create over 1,500 new jobs in North East
Just Eat has announced it will create more than 1,500 new customer service jobs over the next 12 months, in collaboration with Sunderland City Council. The new roles will be based in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland. Overall, Just Eat is investing more than £100m into the region across the next…
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18 AugustCoronavirus
Restaurant, pub, and bar July sales down 6% on pre-pandemic levels
Managed restaurant, pub, and bar group sales across the UK sat 6% below pre-pandemic levels in July, according to the latest Coffer CGA business tracker. Produced in partnership between CGA, The Coffer Group, and RSM, the tracker revealed that restaurants performed the strongest of the three areas in the month,…
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16 AugustNews
Taiwanese ’bubble tea’ franchise opens fifth UK site
A tea drink franchise headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan has announced plans to open its fifth ‘bubble tea’ site in the UK, at London’s Covent Garden. Entitled Gong Cha, the 27-year-old brand, will open the 65sq. metre cafe at 3 Garrick Street, WC2. Over 40 bubble tea variations will be available…
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12 AugustGovernment
UK economy surges 4.8% in June
The UK economy grew by 4.8% in June as Covid-19 restrictions surrounding retail and leisure were eased across the UK, according to figures published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown for a fifth consecutive month in June 2021, by 1.0%,…
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12 AugustBusiness
Wendy’s includes UK in mass delivery kitchen roll out
Wendy’s has committed to opening 700 delivery kitchens across the UK, US, and Canada by 2025. The dark kitchens will be developed in partnership with REEF Kitchens, an operator of mobility, logistics hubs, and kitchens. In turn, REEF will become the first Wendy’s franchisee in the UK as Wendy’s launches…
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12 AugustCatering Companies
Contract catering sales soar 69% in Q2
Contract catering sector sales for the period between April and June 2021 soared by 69% compared with the same period in 2020, according to the latest edition of the Contract Caterer Tracker by CGA. Nonetheless, on a rolling 12-month basis, sales for the year to end-June were 38% below the…
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11 AugustFood and Drink
Market Halls tops crowdfunding target
Food hall brand Market Halls has topped its £600,000 Seedrs crowdfunding target with 28 days still remaining. The London-based food and drinks group has achieved £702,159 at the time of writing, from 240 investors. Founded in 2017, Market Halls now operates with three venues across London, namely in Fulham, Victoria,…
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