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.

  • Oct- 2024 -
    28 October
    NewsRare Restaurants CEO steps down

    Rare Restaurants CEO steps down

    Rare Restaurants, owner of Gaucho and M Restaurants, has announced that Martin Williams has stepped down from his role as CEO. Williams, who has left the company to focus on his next “personal chapter”, has been CEO of the group for six years.  He spent a total of 15 years…

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  • 28 October
    Pubs and Bars54% of hospitality firms to cut jobs and investment if rates relief ends

    54% of hospitality firms to cut jobs and investment if rates relief ends

    More than half of pubs and hospitality businesses would cut jobs (54%) and cancel investment (51%) if bills quadrupled when business rates relief ends in April, according to a new joint survey conducted by the British Beer and Pub Association, British Institute of Innkeeping and UKHospitality. The report also highlighted…

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  • 18 October
    PeopleGDK bolsters leadership team ahead of 150th UK store opening

    GDK bolsters leadership team ahead of 150th UK store opening

    German Doner Kebab has announced the appointment of Tommy Edmong as its new CFO and Amit Pancholi as UK franchise development director, as the QSR chain prepares to open its 150th UK store in the coming months.  Edmond joins the group with over a decade of financial leadership experience, having…

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  • 18 October
    NewsOver 1,200 pubs will likely shut down this year, CAMRA says

    Over 1,200 pubs will likely shut down this year, CAMRA says

    Over 1,200 pubs will likely be shuttered this year, compared to around 1000 in 2023, and just over 800 in 2022, new data from CAMRA has revealed. Figures released today by the Campaign show the “alarming” rate of licensee turnover in the pub trade as the crushing weight of unfair…

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  • 17 October
    NewsDeliveroo GTV reaches £1.7bn in Q3

    Deliveroo GTV reaches £1.7bn in Q3

    Deliveroo saw its gross transaction value (GTV) increase 6% to £1.7bn in the third quarter as the company maintains its full year guidance.  Total orders increased 2%, while GTV per order was up 4% in constant currency and revenue increased 4% to £498m. In UKI, GTV growth reached £1bn, a…

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  • 17 October
    RestaurantsWhitbread to offload 51 F&B sites for £56m

    Whitbread to offload 51 F&B sites for £56m

    Whitbread has accepted offers on 51 F&B locations for £56m, as part of the hotel operator’s plans to exit a total of 126 branded restaurants and convert a further 112 into 3,500 rooms with an integrated F&B offering.  According to the group, it is currently working with its advisers and…

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  • 4 October
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 04/10/24

    Today’s news in brief – 04/10/24

    Wetherspoon has posted a profit before tax of £73.9m for the year ended 28 July, spelling a rise from £42.6m against the previous year. Alongside this, the company saw its revenues top £2bn in the period, up from £1.9bn last year. The chain now operates 800 pubs, down from 879…

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  • 4 October
    Food and DrinkSSP Group sees UK sales rise 12% in Q4

    SSP Group sees UK sales rise 12% in Q4

    Operator of F&B outlets in travel locations, SSP Group, has reported that UK sales rose by 12%, with a like-for-like jump of 9%, during the fourth quarter ended 30 September.  The group’s UK performance was driven by high demand in the air travel sector, a lower level of disruption in…

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  • 2 October
    Cafes and Coffee ShopsTrio of F&B brands to open at Festival Place

    Trio of F&B brands to open at Festival Place

    Boswells, Heavenly Desserts and Wagamama are set to open new locations at the shopping destination in Basingstoke.  Opening in Bedford Square, Boswells is a family-run cafe business established in 1972, operating throughout the South, South West and Wales. The cafe will offer a menu of made to order food, including…

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  • Sep- 2024 -
    30 September
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 30/09/24

    Today’s news in brief – 30/09/24

    Incipio Group has reported record sales of £25.9m for the year to 31 December 2023, having increased 32% against 2022. Meanwhile, the group also reported “record” adjusted EBITDA on continuing operations of £2.5m – a £1.8m improvement on the previous year. It comes as the group focused on its operational…

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