Market Share
Coverage provides analysis of competitive positioning and brand performance across the UK foodservice and hospitality sector, including data on leading restaurant groups, pub operators, QSR chains, and contract caterers. Reporting helps industry professionals understand shifts in consumer demand, category growth, and operator strategy through the lens of market share dynamics.
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Apr- 2020 -21 AprilBusiness Bites
Oil prices plunge, Virgin Australia could crash land, Nasa robots controlled from the kitchen table
Oil producers in the United States will pay you to take their barrels as global demand has plummeted amid government lockdowns. It’s hard to overstate the significance of the story, but probably the best way is to say that this has never happened before. Essentially the largest producers have ended…
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Mar- 2020 -5 MarchBusiness
Hospitality leaders optimistic despite post-Brexit concerns, says CGA
Optimism among business leaders in the eating and drinking sector was at its highest level for nearly four years, according to the CGA’s latest Business Leaders’ Survey. The poll, run in partnership with hospitality technology specialist Fourth, revealed 60% of senior executives were “optimistic” about prospects for the sector in…
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4 MarchComment
10 predictions for the food industry in 2020
The 2010s saw a number of food trends which would define a decade. From the popularity of activated charcoal and kombucha signalling a renewed interest in health and wellness, to the rise of veganism, these new food trends allowed difficult conversations to enter the mainstream. 2020 shows no sign of…
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Jan- 2020 -24 JanuaryBreweries and Distilleries
Marston’s delivers ‘credible’ trading performance
Marston’s has announced overall like-for-like sales increased by 1% in the 16-week period ended 18 January. Trading over the Christmas fortnight was “strong”, with a like-for-like sales growth of 4.5%. The brewer said this period compensated for more “subdued” trading in the first three weeks of December, when poor weather…
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22 JanuaryFeatures
Trends that will shape food service in 2020
After a tough couple of years that have seen major chains falling like dominos, the foodservice industry last year saw the faintest glimmer of recovery. But it is still growing at under 1% per year, and considering the population of the UK is growing at around 0.6% a year, that…
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Dec- 2019 -12 DecemberAdvice
Cheers to that: Five drink trends you need to know about in 2020
As we raise our glasses to a new decade, it is a good time to take stock and consider the huge shift in consumer attitude which has heavily influenced the drinks market and will continue to into the 2020’s. For 2020 and beyond the “tinny” is set to continue to…
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Jun- 2019 -25 JuneAnalysis
Why are chain restaurants losing customers?
After the recent news of Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain going into administration, concerns have been raised that the food industry is on a steep decline. Food and drink chain establishments such as Carluccio’s, Byron Burger and Gourmet Burger kitchen have also closed down some of their stores to cut costs,…
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Oct- 2018 -26 OctoberBeverages
C&C Group settles Matthew Clark and Bibendum £160m debt
C&C Group, the drinks company which bought Matthew Clark and Bibendum out of administration, has paid off £160m of the drinks distributor’s debt. C&C Group acquired the company in April after its former parent company Conviviality issued a profit warning following the discovery of a £30m unpaid tax bill. In…
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Sep- 2018 -14 SeptemberBeverages
What’s driving growth in the functional beverage industry?
The functional beverage industry is booming. The market is predicted to rise by as much as 12% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) by 2022, with vitamin-infused beverages, probiotic drinks and ‘better for you’ teas enjoying a year-on-year increase in sales; as consumers become increasingly health conscious. In the last few…
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Aug- 2018 -21 AugustBusiness
Third of fruit and veg is wasted before it reaches shops and restaurants
New research has found that a third of European farmed fruit and veg is wasted before it reaches shops and restaurants for being too “ugly”. The research by the University of Edinburgh found that over 50 million tonnes of fresh produce is discarded every year because its appearance doesn’t meet…
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