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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Apr- 2024 -17 AprilCafes and Coffee Shops
Cooks Coffee UK&I store sales rise 17.6% in FY24
New Zealand-headquartered coffee chain, Cooks Coffee, has reported that group store sales rose by 17.6% to NZ $58.2m (£27.5m) for the year ended 31 March. It comes as Cooks’ UK store sales rose 21.1% to NZ $38.3m (£18.5m) during the period, with Irish store sales rising 11.3% to NZ $19.9m…
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8 AprilPubs and Bars
Strong St Patrick’s Day tips drinks sales into growth
Average drinks sales in the UK’s managed venues for the week ended 23 March were up 1% compared with the same period last year. It follows a 1% increase over the previous week, and 5% growth in the seven days before that. Pubs and bars took advantage of St Patrick’s…
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5 AprilNews
Today’s news in brief – 05/04/24
Majestic Wines has acquired Vagabond Wines out of administration, saving nine of its wine bars from closure. The strategic acquisition provides clarity and job security for 171 Vagabond staff, following a period of uncertainty. Majestic plans to invest in the long-term future of the Vagabond business, with ambitions to open…
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5 AprilCatering Companies
Wolves and Levy extend partnership
Football club Wolverhampton Wanderers has extended its partnership with current hospitality providers Levy UK + Ireland to become the club’s new retail partners. Levy UK + Ireland has been market leaders in sports stadium catering for many years, and Wolves have become the first club to partner with Levy Merchandising,…
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2 AprilCatering Companies
Foodbuy appoints new commercial director of hospitality
Foodbuy, the procurement division of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has announced the appointment of Carl Howells as its new commercial director. With “extensive experience” in the field, Howells will oversee all aspects of Foodbuy’s hospitality operations. He will look to specifically grow this arm of the business. This involves…
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Mar- 2024 -28 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
Cooks Coffee appoints new CEO
Cooks Coffee Company, the international coffee focused café chain which includes the brand Esquires Coffee, has announced that Aiden Keegan has been appointed as the new chief executive officer, effective from 1 April 2024. Keegan commenced his role as operations manager at Esquires in Ireland (ECHI) in January 2004. Before…
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19 MarchNews
Today’s news in brief – 19/03/24
Prezzo has reported a return to profitability following a strategic review of the business in April 2023, which saw it close almost a third of its restaurants. In the year ended 1 January 2023, the Italian casual dining group’s revenues also rose to £135m from £95m following an increase in…
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19 MarchPubs and Bars
Six Nations Super Saturday provided pubs with 23% boost
Spending at pubs increased 23% year-on-year this Super Saturday, as the final round of the Six Nations saw Ireland taking home the title for the second year in a row, according to the new Barclays Consumer Spend data. In addition to the year-on-year growth, the volume of transactions at pubs…
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18 MarchBeverages
Drinks sales spring back to year-on-year growth
Drinks sales in the UK jumped 5% in the week ended 9 March following tough trading conditions in January and largely flat sales in February. Sales were up year-on-year on six of the seven days of the week, helped by big sporting events like the Manchester Derby in the Premier…
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12 MarchFood and Drink
Domino’s revenues hit £679.8m in FY23
Domino’s has seen its revenues increase 11.1% to £679.8m for the year ended on 31 December 2023. The pizza company said group revenue was driven by an increase in system sales volume, acceleration of store openings and the pass-through of increased food cost. Like-for-like sales increased 5.8% to £1.5bn meanwhile…
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