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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Sep- 2022 -13 SeptemberNews
Liberation Group reports ‘encouraging performance’ amid 6.3% sales rise
The Liberation Group, consisting of over 120 pubs, bars and inns across the UK, has reported that over the period of 21 May to 3 September 2022 its total LFL sales across its managed pub division was up 6.3% on 2021 figures and 30.0% up on 2019. It said that…
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8 SeptemberBusiness
UKH calls for action as 1 in 5 businesses warn of collapse
UKHospitality has called on the government for increased support as a new survey has found that one in five hospitality businesses saying they will not survive the current crisis, while three in five operators admitted they are no longer profitable. The findings come from a recent survey of hospitality operators,…
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8 SeptemberFood and Drink
Foodservice prices rise in July despite easing in commodity markets
The foodservice sector has seen continued price rises in July at 1.6% over the month and year-on-year inflation stayed in double digits for the sixth month in a row, despite a drop in food commodity markets, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index. The sector is continuing to…
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6 SeptemberFood and Drink
Drinks sales drop 13% on pre-Covid levels
On Premise drinks sales dropped 13% last week (in the seven days to 27 August) compared to pre-Covid levels in 2019, and were flat year-on-year compared to summer 2021, according to CGA by Nielsen IQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker. CGA said that after a solid start to August, managed venues found…
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1 SeptemberFeatures
Are seasonal visa’s the answer to the hospitality staffing issue?
To try and raise awareness and tackle some of the issues that many hospitality bosses are facing, a petition was launched by Thiago Luz Togni, a general manager at Temper in Shoreditch, London, calling for the Government to create EU hospitality worker visas. It has reached over 15,000 signatures and…
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Aug- 2022 -31 AugustFood and Drink
Half of Britain’s major cities show negative sales versus 2019
Out-of-home food and drink sales are in growth in only half of Britain’s 10 biggest city centres, as five major cities are experiencing negative sales in the latest four weeks versus the same time period in 2019. According to data from CGA and Wireless Social, new challenges facing the sector…
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18 AugustBusiness
Hospitality numbers ‘stable’ in Q2 but costs crisis threatens recovery
The number of licensed premises was just under 106,000 at the end of June 2022, almost exactly the same number as in both June 2021 and March 2022, according to the latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA by NielsenIQ and AlixPartners. The CGA’s research recorded nearly 1,000 closures over the…
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17 AugustFood and Drink
Inflation hits new 40-year high at 10.1%
Inflation has once again broken records with a new 40-year high recorded last month, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit 10.1% in the 12 months to July 2022, up from 9.4% in June. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the biggest contribution to this figure was rising…
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12 AugustNews
Rapidly escalating energy bills are killing pubs, says BII
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has written to the secretary of state for BEIS and the chancellor to highlight the “devastating” impact of the energy crisis on its members running independent pub businesses and calling for urgent, essential support from the government. The news comes as licensees across the…
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8 AugustFood and Drink
Foodservice inflation hits 11.5% in June
Inflation in the foodservice sector hit 11.5% in June, marking the fifth consecutive month of double-digit percentage inflation, according to the CGA Prestige Foodservice Index. All 10 food and drink categories in the Index moved upwards year-on-year, with three (fruit, dairy, and oils and fats) recording inflation of more than…
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