Ireland
Coverage explores foodservice and hospitality developments across Ireland, with a focus on key markets such as Dublin, Belfast, Cork, and Galway. Reporting includes brand expansion, trading trends, independent operator activity, and cross-border supply chain updates. Content is tailored for UK businesses tracking regional growth, consumer behaviour, and strategic moves by hospitality brands operating in or entering the Irish market.
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Sep- 2024 -20 SeptemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Caffè Nero hits record Q1 sales of £147m
Caffè Nero has reported recorded sales of £147m for the first quarter, driven by very strong growth in the UK of 12.5% year-on-year and a like-for-like sales rise of 9.1%. The coffee house brand’s Q1 performance was “notably” above the general trend of the F&B sector, marking a continuation of…
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17 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Drinks sales drop 12% amid strong comparatives
Average drinks sales in Britain’s managed venues dropped by 12% year-on-year in the week ended Saturday 7 September. It is one of the biggest gaps in sales of 2024 so far, with trading down all seven days and is the result of difficult comparatives against September 2023. In the same…
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17 SeptemberFood and Drink
Pret A Manger FY global sales hit £1.1bn for first time
Pret A Manger has reported a 10% increase in first-half sales to £569m, whilst also revealing that global sales hit £1.1bn for FY23 for the first time, following its expansion into overseas markets. Pret confirmed that it achieved its medium-term growth target during FY23, which was set in 2021. The…
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12 SeptemberRestaurants
UberEats partners with Michelin starred chef Simon Rogan
UberEats, in the latest iteration of its Hosts series, has partnered with Michelin starred chef Simon Rogan to launch one of its “most sustainable” menus in the UK. The menu has been developed solely using ingredients grown on Rogan’s farm, ‘Our Farm’, in the Cartmel Valley in the Lake District…
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9 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Warm end to August lifts drinks sales back into modest growth
Drinks sales in the UK’s managed venues rose a modest 1% in the week ended 31 August, according to data from CGA. This increase was partly driven by good weather over the Bank Holiday weekend with sales on the Bank Holiday Monday (26 August) rising 1%. Sales spiked by 10%…
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2 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Drinks sales down for fourth week in five
Drinks sales in the UK’s managed venues saw a year-on-year drop of 5% for the week ended Saturday 24 August, according to CGA data. It follows mixed weather in many parts of Britain and an increase in overseas travel this year, which have both reduced spending over the summer holiday…
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Aug- 2024 -27 AugustPubs and Bars
Drinks sales dip 1% amid civic unrest and patchy weather
Drink sales in managed venues recorded a 1% drop in the seven days to 17 August 2024, according to CGA by NIQ’s latest Daily Drinks Tracker. This is the third year-on-year drop in four weeks in the wake of civic unrest and patchy weather. The heatwave led to year-on-year growth…
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21 AugustNews
Today’s news in brief – 21/08/24
Top hospitality group achieved YoY growth of 1.5% in July, spelling a downturn since last month’s reported rate of 2.9%. As July started with the peak of the 2024 Euros, including the quarter, semi-final and final games, Britain’s pubs experienced like-for-like growth of 4.9%. However, this positive LFL growth in…
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21 AugustFood and Drink
McDonald’s to open 200 UK&I restaurants amid £1bn investment
McDonald’s has announced plans to open over 200 new restaurants across the UK in the next four years, as the fast food group along with its franchisees will invest £1bn in celebration of 50 years in the country. The new openings will create more than 24,000 jobs across the UK…
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13 AugustPubs and Bars
Drinks sales up 7% as heatwave hits the country
Total drinks sales in the UK rose 7% for the week ended 3 August 2024 as a heatwave hit the country, according to data from CGA. On 28 and 29 July, drinks sales rose 17% and 19% respectively compared with the same period in 2023. Tuesday saw more moderate growth…
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