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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May- 2023 -4 MayBusiness
Mixed Q1 for UK drinks sales
CGA Strategy’s Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed a “reasonable outlook” for Q1 with wine sales up but spirit sales down. It revealed wine sales have seen growth every week in 2023 as older consumers returned to pubs, bars and restaurants after the pandemic. Meanwhile, beer sales were in year-on-year growth…
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3 MayComment
Top considerations for hospitality businesses heading into the era of personalisation
The start of 2023 has been particularly difficult for the hospitality sector, with rising inflation forcing consumers to cut discretionary spend. In fact, more than half of UK consumers have cut back on non-essential spending, with nearly two-thirds choosing to reduce the amount they eat out. As such, in the…
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2 MayComment
Fighting the global food waste problem with AI and automation
With food and drink prices remaining stubbornly high in the UK despite recent Office for National Statistics figures showing a slowdown in inflation, it has never been more important to manage and reduce waste. Yet, according to the United Nations, roughly 17% of all food produced in the world for…
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2 MayNews
Heinkenen to invest £40m in Star Pubs upgrades
Heineken has recently announced it will invest £40m in upgrading almost a quarter of the pubs in its Star Pubs & Bars’ estate in 2023. A total of 570 pubs will benefit from the improvements, with 100 of these scheduled for major revamps averaging £200,000 each, creating around 600 new…
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2 MayPubs and Bars
Liberation Group expands managed pubs portfolio in Q1
Pub operator Liberation Group has revealed that for the 12 weeks to 22 April, its portfolio of managed pubs increased by 4.7% like-for-like in the UK, while food and drink increased by 4.4% and 2.8% respectively. While accommodation saw a rise of 13.9% among the group’s managed pubs, its estate…
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Apr- 2023 -27 AprilRestaurants
Tapas Revolution sold in pre-pack deal
Tapas Revolution’s group business and assets have been sold to Tapas Bidco in a pre-pack administration deal for £235k. Tapas Bidco is led by James Picton who is the former managing director of Tapas Revolution’s parent company Spanish Restaurant Group. Tapas Revolution appointed administrators from RG Insolvency on 5 April…
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24 AprilNews
Prezzo to shut down 46 restaurants
Italian restaurant chain Prezzo has announced a strategic review of its business that will see the closure of 46 of its sites. The move will affect more than 800 workers who will risk redundancy, although the company said that it will try to “redeploy as many staff internally as possible…
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21 AprilNews
Deliveroo Q1 revenues rise 4% despite fall in orders
Deliveroo has recently reported a 4% rise in revenue in its Q1 trading update, although the group saw the number of orders decline by 9%. Gross transaction value was also 1% lower in the period, which the food delivery company attributes to the continued impact of food price inflation. The…
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19 AprilNews
UKH urges government to improve vacancy rate ahead of summer
UKHospitality is urging the government to take action and improve the vacancy rate for the sector as the latest ONS figures show 140,000 job vacancies. The trade body warns that months of no positive movement in vacancy levels endangers the summer season as venues are forced to reduce opening hours…
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19 AprilApps & Technology
Just Eat ups guidance despite shrinking orders
Just Eat has said it now expects to deliver a positive adjusted EBITDA of approximately €275m (£242.2m) for FY23, up from its previous guidance of €225m (£198.2m), despite an overall fall in orders. The raised outlook comes despite the food delivery platform seeing its gross transaction value narrow throughout the…
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