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- 2018 -7 DecemberBusiness
Hospitality pay gap between permanent and temporary staff as much as £2.54 per hour
New research has found that the pay gap between permanent and temporary hospitality staff could be as high as £2.54 per hour. The recently published report by Blue Arrow analyses all advertised rates of pay across a wide range of job roles in hospitality and catering, including chef de partie,…
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6 DecemberBusiness
UK restaurant closures accelerate to over 10 a week
The number of restaurants in Britain slipped by 2% over the year to September 2018, the new edition of the Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners has revealed. Research showed that Britain had a total of 26,892 restaurants at September. The net fall of 539 restaurants marked an “acceleration…
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Nov- 2018 -30 NovemberEducation
New degrees unveiled by Glion Institute of Higher Education
Glion Institute of Higher Education, hospitality management institution, has announced its new portfolio of master’s degrees available across campuses in the UK and Switzerland. First programme intakes are in September 2019 to meet growing demand among students and industry employers for relevant postgraduate hospitality education. In addition to the current…
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27 NovemberBeverages
St Peter’s Brewery launches zero alcohol beer on draft for first time
St Peter’s Brewery has signed a new contract with the Old Spot Pub Company to serve its 0.0% golden craft beer, Without brand, on tap for the first time. Available in 30 litre stainless steel kegs, the beer will be served on draft in the Old Spot Pub Company’s establishments…
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22 NovemberEducation
HIT launches production chef apprenticeship
HIT Training has announced a new production chef apprenticeship, meaning the training providers now offer a program for every kind of chef, from fine dining through to contract catering and casual dining. The new apprenticeship has been added to the current suite to respond to high demand from businesses eager…
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15 NovemberBusiness
CDG signs exclusivity deal for Las Iguanas, Oriel and Bella Italia in UAE
Casual Dining Group (CDG), the operator of mid-market restaurant brands, has agreed a new franchising deal for its Las Iguanas, Bella Italia and Oriel Grande Brasserie brands in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The deal with RELAM Investment will give exclusivity to open and operate the brands in the UAE…
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9 NovemberBeverages
Paddy & Scott’s signs deal with TA Hotel Collection
Coffee supplier, Paddy and Scott’s, has signed a new four-year deal with TA Hotel Collection in East Anglia. Supplying coffee, machinery and training to the hotel groups’ hotels and restaurants, Paddy and Scott’s is hoping this new contract will raise the bar for coffee. As part of the new contract,…
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7 NovemberBusiness
London restaurant closures hit ’28-year high’
The highest-ever number of restaurants closed in London in the last 12 months, according to the 28th edition of Harden’s London Restaurants guide. The capital has seen a record 117 closures – the highest since the guide was published in 1991- with 2003 having the previous highest number with 113…
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Oct- 2018 -29 OctoberFeatures
The five latest pub trends
‘Free-from’ menus In June, Star Bars and Pubs announced a ‘free-from’ menu for its licensees to help cater for increased customer demand. The menu featured 16 dishes and included meat-free, dairy-free, gluten-free and vegan options for starters, mains and desserts. Dishes were selected to be in line with the latest…
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29 OctoberBusiness
Profits at top 100 UK restaurant groups plunge 80% to £37m in a year
The total pre-tax profits at the UK’s top 100 restaurants have plummeted by 80% in the last year to £37m, down from £194m 12 months ago according to accounting firm UHY Hacker Young. The drop means that pre-tax profits at the UK’s top 100 restaurant groups have fallen 89% from…
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