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- 2023 -11 SeptemberFood and Drink
UK drinks sales flat for second consecutive week
UK drinks sales were up a mere 0.4% for the week ended 2 September compared with the same period last year, according to data from CGA. This follows growth of 1% and 5% in the previous two weeks, which came after five successive weeks of negative numbers. The CGA said…
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6 SeptemberFood and Drink
Subway launches new uniforms made from recycled bottles
Subway has announced the launch of a new uniform for employees which is made from recycled plastic bottles and set to be rolled out in branches in the UK, Ireland and across Europe. The new uniform line consists of a t-shirt, polo shirt, half and full apron, cap, and bandana,…
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4 SeptemberNews
UK drink sales boosted by Women’s World Cup, CGA finds
UK drinks sales were in modest year-on-year growth last week, CGA by NIQ’s latest daily drinks tracker shows. The average sales in managed venues in the week to 26 August finished 1% ahead of the same week in 2022. It is a second successive week of marginal gains, after a…
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4 SeptemberRestaurants
Pizza Express partners with Too Good to Go
Pizza Express has announced its new partnership with Too Good To Go, the marketplace for surplus food, in recognition of its responsibility to both the environment and society. This comes after the pizzeria chain has initially trialled the food waste redirection stream in 2022 as part of the brand’s commitment…
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1 SeptemberRestaurants
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants to join UberEats
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants in London has joined UberEats, expanding its delivery channel in the city. The news of the latest restaurants to join the platform, follows the announcement of the regional shortlist for the Uber Eats Restaurant of the Year Awards. Other restaurants such as Street Pizza, Street Burger, Pizza…
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Aug- 2023 -23 AugustCatering Companies
Compass Group gifts £500k to fund apprenticeships in West Midlands
Compass Group has gifted £500,000 to West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to boost hospitality and professional services courses in the West Midlands region through the Apprenticeship Transfer Levy Fund. The new funded apprenticeships to WMCA will help budding chefs, restaurant front of house staff or other supporting roles land jobs…
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21 AugustNews
UK drink sales dip amid bad weather conditions, CGA says
Drinks sales in the seven days to Saturday 12 August were down 2% on the same week last year due to bad weather, CGA by NIQ’s daily drinks tracker shows. While this decline was less severe than the previous week’s low of -6%, the tracker experienced a modest recovery thanks…
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21 AugustFood and Drink
August bank holiday to generate £5.8bn for UK hospitality
The weekend of 26-28 August is expected to generate an additional £5.8bn for the hospitality industry through consumer spending in restaurants, pubs and bars across the UK, according to new research from independent finance broker Charles and Dean.Charles and Dean’s research, conducted in collaboration with Censuswide, has predicted that a…
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16 AugustBeverages
Wettest July on record dampens drinks sales
Drinks sales in the UK were down 6% for the week ended 5 August compared with the same week in 2022, the worst weekly measurement in the year to date. This drop was exacerbated by three days of double-digit declines, with only two days managing to achieve marginal growth. The…
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7 AugustBeverages
Drinks sales remain flat after wet July
Drinks sales for the seven days ended 29 July were flat compared with the previous week as a result of yet more bad weather. This follows year-on-year drops of 3% and 0.3% over the previous two weeks which came after 11 consecutive weeks of year-on-year growth. Daily sales comparisons ranged…
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