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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Nov- 2021 -24 NovemberCoronavirus
Hospitality vacancies could reach 163,000 over Christmas, study finds
Hospitality vacancies could reach as high as 163,000 over Christmas as the UK continues to be hit by an employment crisis, according to new analysis of ONS vacancy data by Stint, a student work app. It analysed the last 10 years of vacancy data and used a forecasting model to…
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17 NovemberFood and Drink
Foodservice prices to surge in run-up to Christmas, CGA warns
Rising demand, product shortages and distribution issues are causing foodservice prices to surge in the run-up to Christmas, according to the new edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index. The return of schools and increasing volumes from hospitality, business and industry drove a further surge in volumes in the…
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9 NovemberFeatures
Can catering SMEs weather the supply storm?
Using the words of Nando’s, restaurants have had “a bit of a mare” recently amid an increase in supply chain shortages. Earlier this year, the chain had to temporarily shut around 50 UK outlets, with its signature peri peri chicken stripped from the menu. As well as chicken being unattainable,…
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5 NovemberRestaurants
Top restaurant brands see turnover decline 20% in 2020, report finds
The top 25 restaurant groups in the UK have reported a reduced combined turnover of -20.1% year-on-year in the 2020 financial year at £2.1bn, the latest data from the Lumina Intelligence Operator Data Index revealed. The report found that the average operating profit across the leading 25 restaurant groups has…
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Oct- 2021 -27 OctoberNews
Chancellor unveils 50% rates discount for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a 50% discount on business rates for the hospitality, retail and leisure sectors (up to £110,000), equating to a business tax cut worth £1.7bn, the biggest single-year rates cut for firms in over 30 years. Unveiling his latest Budget in the Commons today (27 October),…
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25 OctoberTrade Associations
Over 200 CEOs sign letter urging chancellor to permanently keep 12.5% VAT
Over 200 chief executives of the UK pubs, bars, restaurants, cafés, hotels, leisure parks, nightclubs, entertainment venues, and visitor attractions have signed a letter to the chancellor urging for a permanent cut to VAT. Ahead of his Budget next Wednesday (27 October), industry leaders have called for a permanent reduced…
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20 OctoberBusiness
UK restaurants decrease rate of inflation, ONS reveals
The restaurant and hotel industry made the largest downward contribution to the rate of inflation in the 12 months to September 2021, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) analyses the 12-month inflation rate between August and September 2021. According to ONS, restaurants and hotels…
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19 OctoberRestaurants
D&D suffers from staff shortages
The revenue growth of D&D has been held back by staff shortages, D&D has revealed. Trading in each of its new restaurant openings, which opened since or shortly before Covid, are constrained by the availability of skilled staff. This includes sites at 14 Hills, Klosterhaus in Bristol, and Haugen in…
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19 OctoberBusiness
August labour and material shortages drive prices up 1.2%, warns CGA
Widespread supply problems and increased demand from the hospitality sector combined has pushed prices up by 1.2% in August, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index (FPI). The report highlighted the impacts of acute shortages of labour, and of HGV drivers, pickers and manufacturing and production staff in…
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18 OctoberVenues & Properties
Growing consumer confidence boosts September sales, CGA reveals
Managed restaurant, pub and bar groups saw September total sales increase 42% compared with 2020, according to the latest edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker. Trading was boosted by growing consumer confidence about safety and spending, good weather in many areas and ongoing staycations. The tracker, produced by CGA…
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