Labour Costs
Coverage examines how wage increases, scheduling practices, and staffing challenges are impacting labour costs across UK restaurants, pubs, bars, and catering businesses. Reporting includes analysis of National Minimum and Living Wage uplifts, employer pension contributions, rota optimisation tools, recruitment trends, and cost-control strategies used by multi-site and independent operators. Insight is designed for finance leads, GMs, and HR teams balancing team performance, compliance, and profitability in a competitive labour market.
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Jul- 2024 -26 JulyPubs and Bars
Mitchells and Butlers LFL sales rise 3.4% in Q3
The operator of All Bar One and Toby Carvery, Mitchells and Butlers, has reported that like-for-like sales rose 3.4% during the third quarter to 20 July, as sales remained ahead of the market despite the generally wet weather. Following a “very” strong start to the year, the group’s Q3 growth…
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12 JulyNews
Today’s news in brief – 12/07/24
British pubs and bars are expected to see sales rise 50% during the Euros final, according to UKH. The boost in sales will be part of an almost billion-pound windfall from the tournament. Reaching the final also means the entire hospitality sector is set to benefit from overall sales increases…
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12 JulyRestaurants
Burger brand Hub Box bought out of administration
South-West based burger chain Hub Box has been bought out of administration and sold to South West Restaurants Limited for an undisclosed sum. The transaction will see all of Hub Box’s 10 restaurants across the South West of England continue to trade, with all of the company’s circa 300 staff…
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5 JulyRestaurants
Pizza Union eyes Central London expansion
Pizza Union is “selectively” searching for new sites across Central London as it has reported that sales rose 2% from £8.03m to £8.18m during the 52-week period to 31 December 2023. Pizza Union is currently negotiating on a few potential sites, but none are in the legal stage of completion…
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May- 2024 -31 MayOpinion
Are we really out of the woods?
For most of us in hospitality: the last nine to 12 months have been very challenging indeed. One well known operator said to me recently that these were the worst trading conditions he had encountered in 40 years. My hospitality career nowhere near stretches that long, but I agree with…
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10 MayTrade Associations
Over 70% of venues to invest in refurbs despite rising costs
Some 71% of hospitality operators are set to invest in venue refurbishments in the next year, a new survey from trade organisations has revealed. Despite cost pressures, 95% of operators are planning to invest in customer service, 92% in staff training, all up significantly on last quarter. The survey was…
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Jan- 2024 -24 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Wetherspoons H1 sales rise 10.1%
Wetherspoons has revealed that like-for-like sales were 10.1% higher during the 25 weeks to 21 January compared with last year. The pub chain attributed its performance to bar sales rising by 11.8%, food by 7.9%, and slot and fruit machines by 10.4%. Hotel rooms in its pub estate also saw…
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Aug- 2023 -2 AugustNews
Hospitality food prices rise again as supermarket prices ease
Month-on-month food inflation in hospitality was more than five times higher at 2.2% compared to supermarkets where prices increased by just 0.4% in June, according to CGA’s prestige foodservice price index. It said the difference in prices is caused by a variety of factors, including the fact that top ten…
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Jul- 2023 -19 JulyNews
Hospitality’s recovery slowed by inflation and staff costs, CGA finds
Hospitality’s post-Covid recovery is threatened by rising prices in multiple key areas, the latest business confidence survey from CGA by NIQ and Fourth has revealed. The poll shows that half of senior-level operators are now very concerned about inflation in food and drink prices. In May, the CGA prestige foodservice…
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Jun- 2023 -28 JuneBusiness
Foodservice price inflation hits 21.6% in May
Foodservice price inflation in the UK rose to 21.6% in May, just below the record high of 22.9% seen in December 2022, according to the foodservice price inflation index from CGA. This number is slightly higher than in April where foodservice price inflation was at 21.4%. At the same point…
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