Inflation
Our coverage compiles our focused reporting on how inflation is impacting the UK foodservice and hospitality sector, from rising ingredient and energy costs to wage pressures, supplier pricing, and menu repricing strategies. We cover the knock-on effects across restaurants, pubs, bars, cafes, and catering firms, with expert commentary and operational insight to help owners, operators, and F&B executives respond effectively. Whether you’re managing margins, adjusting procurement, or making pricing decisions, this archive offers clarity on the inflationary forces reshaping the economics of hospitality.
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Aug- 2023 -22 AugustCatering Companies
Contract caterers’ Q2 sales rise 18.5% YOY
Contract caterers’ sales in the second quarter of 2023 were up 18.5% compared with the same period in 2022, according to data from CGA Strategy. Caterers’ sales in the private sector were also up 20.4% year-on-year reflecting the sector’s recovery from the pandemic and consumers’ return to workplaces and venues…
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21 AugustPubs and Bars
Star Pubs and Bars to add 100 operator managed venues by 2026
Star Pubs and Bars plans to increase its ‘Just Add Talent’ JAT managed operator business from its current 150 pubs to 250 by 2026, making up approximately 12% of the company’s 2,400 pub estate. While the company’s core business will remain leased and tenanted, its JAT pubs will be an…
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15 AugustPubs and Bars
Hall & Woodhouse underlying profits recover in FY22
Hall and Woodhouse has reported that underlying profit before tax recovered to £4.4m in the year ended 28 January 2023, up from £1.6 m the prior year. Total profit before tax was down slightly to £10.4m, down from £11.2m the year before, though the group benefited from profits on the…
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14 AugustFeatures
The decline and bounceback of the night time economy
Recent data from CGA has shown that Britain has lost over 100 independent night time venues in the last year and has seen a 31% decline in the total number of night time venues between June 2020 and June 2023. This paints a bleak picture for an industry that is…
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14 AugustCatering Companies
Nationwide Caterers Association becomes UKEvents’ newest partner
UKEvents, the umbrella organisation for the events industry, has announced the Nationwide Caterers Association (NCASS) as its newest partner. According to UKEvents, NCASS is the “only” membership organisation in the UK to support independent food and drink businesses and has been supporting its members to be “safe”, “legal”, and “profitable”…
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3 AugustNews
BoE raises interest rates to 5.25%
The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates for the 14th consecutive time to 5.25% in a bid to combat inflation. The bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target. At its meeting ending on 2 August 2023, the MPC voted by a…
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2 AugustNews
Hospitality food prices rise again as supermarket prices ease
Month-on-month food inflation in hospitality was more than five times higher at 2.2% compared to supermarkets where prices increased by just 0.4% in June, according to CGA’s prestige foodservice price index. It said the difference in prices is caused by a variety of factors, including the fact that top ten…
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1 AugustPubs and Bars
Liberation Group occupancy rates exceed 80% in H1
Liberation Group will be targeting becoming the “leading” provider of pub accommodation in the South of England, following the success of its Butcombe Pubs and Inns business, which has seen occupancy rates exceed 80% across the group. During the first half of 2023, the group has grown its accommodation offering…
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1 AugustNews
UK delivery and takeaway sales return to growth in June
Delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant groups in June were 4% ahead of the same month in 2022, according to the CGA by NIQ’s latest hospitality at home tracker. It is the first year-on-year growth in the tracker since late 2021, following 18 consecutive negative months in…
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Jul- 2023 -28 JulyRestaurants
Mitchells and Butlers LFL sales jump 8.9%
Mitchells and Butlers has announced that its like-for-like sales were up 8.9% for the 43 weeks ended 22 July 2023. The owner of brands such as Harvester and Toby Carvery revealed that its sales for Q3 were up 9.7% compared with the same period last year. The performance was a…
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