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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Jun- 2024 -17 JunePubs and Bars
Red Engine signs new franchise partnership with Loyola Group
Flight Club operator Red Engine has announced it has signed a new franchise partnership with Loyola Group. Loyola Group is the operator of multiple hospitality establishments across Ireland and Portugal and the partnership is backed by the Irish entrepreneur, Barry McGrath. This partnership will introduce Flight Club to Ireland, beginning…
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11 JuneFood and Drink
Chicken Cottage unveils plans to reach 100 sites worldwide by 2027
Chicken Cottage has revealed plans to reach 100 outlets worldwide by 2027 as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. The UK-based QSR business currently has more than 60 outlets across the UK and a foothold in Kenya. Both are prime markets for additional growth, while it is also targeting new markets…
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10 JuneFood and Drink
Drinks sales dip in last week of May amid mixed performance
Drinks sales in the UK fell 1% in the week ended 1 June after a 3% drop in the previous week, according to data from CGA. These negative weeks followed two weeks of growth in May, with a 13% increase in the first week of the month and a 0.3%…
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4 JunePubs and Bars
Drinks sales drop 3% as rain returns
Drinks sales in the UK dropped 3% in the week ended 25 May, compared with the same period last year, as wet weather continued to dampen performance, according to data from CGA. Year-on-year sales plunged 22% after heavy rain on 22 May, and they were down by between 8% and…
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3 JuneNews
Today’s news in brief – 03/06/24
Liberation Group’s revenues rose 20% to £144.4m in the year ended 27 January, with strong underlying growth resulting in LFL Managed Pub EBITDA increasing 19%. The group’s UK managed pubs produced a “strong” performance, with an 8% increase in LFL growth, ahead of the industry CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker…
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3 JuneCafes and Coffee Shops
Cooks Coffee UK&I sales jump 18% in FY24
Cooks Coffee, parent company of the Esquires, The Organic Coffee Co brand, has revealed that total franchisee store sales in UK and Ireland were up 18% at NZ$58.2m (£28.1m) in the financial year ended 31 March. Store sales in the UK grew 21% with like for like sales up 6%.…
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May- 2024 -31 MayNews
Today’s news in brief – 31/05/24
Revolution Bars has ended its formal sales process after it did not receive any proposals relating to the acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the company. It comes just days after the company turned down what it called a “highly conditional” offer from rival…
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31 MayRestaurants
Increased VAT has restaurants worried about survival, says RAI
More than nine-in-10 respondents have said that the reduced VAT rate of 9% for the food-led hospitality sector, which increased to 13.5% last September, had been critical to the survival of their business, according to a new survey conducted by Interpath Advisory and the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI). The…
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20 MayFood and Drink
Drinks sales up 13% as sun shines on pubs
Drinks sales in the UK’s managed venues rose 13% for the week ended 11 May as the warm weather encouraged consumer demand. Trading was well up on all seven days of the week, beginning with a 17% uplift on Bank Holiday Monday, 6 May. The Bank Holiday fell in the…
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16 MayNews
Today’s news in brief – 16/05/24
Compass Group raised its 2024 profit guidance as revenues rose 11.2% during H1. The group also reported an 18.7% rise in underlying operating profit to £1.16bn. Moreover, it spent £294.3m on M&A, including the acquisition of Hofmann in Germany and CH&CO in the UK and Ireland completed, the latter being…
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