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- 2022 -13 AprilTrade Associations
UKH launches local election manifesto highlighting community recovery
UKHospitality has published a raft of recommendations for local government ahead of elections in early May, stating the sector’s “crucial value” as an agent for positive change for post-Covid communities across the nation. UKHospitality’s Manifesto 2022: Revitalising Local Communities sets out a dozen ways in which local authorities, councillors and…
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11 AprilCafes and Coffee Shops
Pret to expand into Ireland with Carebrook Partnership
Pret A Manger is set to expand into the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for the first time after an agreement of terms were reached with franchise partner Carebrook Partnership Ltd. Through the partnership, 20 Pret shops will be established across the island of Ireland over the next decade,…
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Mar- 2022 -30 MarchFeatures
Sunak’s Spring Statement: What it means
“Businesses are going to be incredibly challenged to sustain themselves, having just begun some recovery after Covid,” reveals Lionel Benjamin, co-founder of AGO Hotels. The hospitality industry was already “decimated” by the Covid-19 pandemic and now, following Sunak’s announcement, the sector is being further burdened with VAT rates going back…
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25 MarchPubs and Bars
Drinks sales hit record for 2022 amid good weather and St Patrick’s Day
Out-of-home drinks sales were 7% up on pre-pandemic levels last week, according to the CGA’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker, in part thanks to good weather, St Patrick’s Day and the Six Nations. The figure, for average drinks sales by value in Britain’s managed pubs, bars and restaurants over the week…
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23 MarchRestaurants
ESS wins catering contract for Scouts Scotland
ESS, the defence, energy and government services sector of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has been awarded a new catering services contract with Scouts Scotland at its Scout Adventures facility in Lochgoilhead, Argyll. The three-year contract will see ESS deliver catering services at the site, serving around 70,000 meals a…
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15 MarchPeople
German Doner Kebab appoints new MD for UK
German Doner Kebab has appointed Sofia Dimen as its new managing director for the UK to help build on its “ambitious” growth plans. Dimen is the founder of Basepoint Consulting and a former senior commercial consultant at OXYGY Ltd, a Bird and Bird international law firm, where she has worked…
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8 MarchCatering Companies
Levy UK+I partners with celebrity chef Dipna Anand
Levy UK+I, the sports and hospitality sector of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has announced a partnership with Dipna Anand, co-owner of Brilliant Restaurant. Having already supported Levy UK+I in cooking for the Indian cricket team during the England vs India test series at the Kia Oval, Anand will be…
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4 MarchPeople
Dominos appoints new people director
Domino’s has appointed Kirsty Pitcher as its new people director. She will join the group on 14 March and help lead the company’s people strategy. She will focus on advancing the company’s Inclusion and Diversity agenda; recruitment and retention; embedding core values into the culture of the business; and ensuring…
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3 MarchRestaurants
German Doner Kebab appoints global COO
German Doner Kebab (GDK) has appointed Daniel Bunce as its new global COO to help spearhead the brand’s global expansion plans. Bunce has been promoted to the role from his current position as managing director for German GDK UK and Europe. The group said that since joining in 2018, he…
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3 MarchRestaurants
ePOS Hybrid unveil new online ordering technology
Hospitality technology company, ePOS Hybrid, has unveiled a new service “targeting food operators who want to reduce their heavy commitment on third party delivery platforms”. It said it will create “fully branded websites complete with customer ordering, dedicated IOS and Android mobile apps, and customer order and pay at table…
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