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.

  • Dec- 2020 -
    18 December
    Food and DrinkUK hospitality sector loses £53bn in sales this year

    UK hospitality sector loses £53bn in sales this year

    The UK’s hospitality sector has lost sales of more than £53bn in 2020, with more losses expected due to the recent tier restrictions imposed on trading. The new Covid-19 vaccine could provide grounds for cautious optimism in 2021, according to the new CGA report. The eighth edition of the ‘Survival…

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  • 1 December
    CoronavirusHospitality supply chains under increased pressure

    Hospitality supply chains under increased pressure

    Pandemic-related disruption has caused supply difficulties for more than nine in ten hospitality operators since they reopened in July, according to a new survey by CGA and Prestige Purchasing. They found that only 8% of operators had “escaped supply challenges” since the end of the first national lockdown, while only…

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  • Nov- 2020 -
    25 November
    Apps & TechnologyDeliveroo names Claudia Arney as chair

    Deliveroo names Claudia Arney as chair

    Deliveroo has named Claudia Arney as the company’s first chair, as the business gears up for a “year of growth”.  Arney, who currently holds directorships at the Premier League, Ocado, Kingfisher and Derwent London was officially named leader today (25 November).  News of the hire comes as Deliveroo experienced a…

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  • 24 November
    CommentThe four post-lockdown personas – and how to cater to each one

    The four post-lockdown personas – and how to cater to each one

    If the UK hospitality sector has demonstrated any collective characteristic during this turbulent year, it is resilience. In responding to new restrictions while adapting to ever-changing government guidelines, operators across the country have demonstrated their ability to accommodate guests and create exceptional hospitality experiences, despite the challenges of a pandemic.…

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  • 13 November
    Breweries and DistilleriesWhitbread to reduce number of redundancies

    Whitbread to reduce number of redundancies

    Hotel and restaurant company Whitbread has told The Times that it will reduce the number of redundancies at its hotels and restaurants. The owner of Premier Inn and Brewers Fayre said that redundancies will be “significantly less” than the 6,000 it announced in September. In a statement to The Times,…

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  • 13 November
    CommentHow Covid-19 has changed the progression of FoodTech

    How Covid-19 has changed the progression of FoodTech

    No industry has escaped the wrath of COVID-19, but the hospitality sector has arguably faced the brunt of the virus’ shockwaves.    If we are to focus on the silver lining, however, it is that cafés, bars and restaurants alike have been able to demonstrate their remarkable ingenuity as they…

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  • 6 November
    Food and DrinkPapa John’s revenues surge 17% in Q3

    Papa John’s revenues surge 17% in Q3

    Papa John’s has announced that total group revenue increased 17.1% to $472m (£360.4m) in the third quarter ended 27 September, compared with $403m (£307.6m) in 2019. Pre-tax income rose to $20.8m (£15.9m) in Q3 from $678,000 (£516,324) last year, attributed to an increase in demand during the global pandemic. In…

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  • 4 November
    NewsCamino co-founders secure rescue deal

    Camino co-founders secure rescue deal

    Camino, a Spanish tapas restaurant and bar group, has been acquired out of administration by its former founders through a newly created holding company, saving 77 jobs in the process. Camino Trading Limited was recently created by Camino co-founders Nigel Foster and Richard Bigg, who now own the entirety of…

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  • Oct- 2020 -
    23 October
    GovernmentKFC to create 5400 additional jobs

    KFC to create 5400 additional jobs

    KFC has announced plans to create a further 5400 job roles across the UK and Ireland.  According to Sky News, the fast food chain has seen a rise in demand for its produce due to Covid-19,  the company said the new roles will be created in its 965 restaurants across…

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  • 21 October
    BusinessUK inflation rises to 0.5% after EOTHO ends

    UK inflation rises to 0.5% after EOTHO ends

    UK inflation for the month of September increased to 0.5% after the end of the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme pushed up prices, according to the latest figures from the ONS. The figure is up from 0.2% in August where prices were driven down by the discount scheme.…

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