Operating Costs
Focused reporting on the rising pressures and cost variables affecting foodservice businesses across the UK. This section explores key factors such as energy bills, rent, labour, insurance, business rates, and supplier pricing, alongside F&B margin management and cost-control strategies. Built for operators, chefs, and hospitality executives, it delivers insight into navigating inflation, protecting profitability, and adapting business models to withstand ongoing economic volatility.
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Oct- 2019 -1 OctoberAdvice
Understanding restaurant CVAs and closures
As recently reported by Catering Today, the number of restaurant insolvencies has risen by 25% in the past 12 months. This news came within weeks of 23-site restaurant chain Abokado announcing it was entering into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) and follows a general trend of high-profile closures throughout the…
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Jun- 2019 -14 JuneAdvice
How to minimise energy waste to maximise efficiency in the commercial kitchen
Those in the catering industry should take a sustainably focused view at optimising commercial kitchens in order to reduce the impact on the environment through energy efficient operations. This can be from using equipment that is energy efficient as well as implementing working practices that reduce waste and increase output.…
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May- 2019 -31 MayRestaurants
Deliveroo announce restaurant makeover project
Food delivery company Deliveroo, has launched a restaurant makeover competition, which will see three restaurants receive a £25,000 makeover. The Restaurant Makeover project launched after its research revealed that 88% of Brits find ambience and service just as important as the food. After the shortlist of finalists is selected, it…
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Jan- 2019 -14 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Revolution Bars sees 6.4% revenue increase in latest update
Revolution Bars Group, operator of 79 premium bars trading across the UK under the Revolution and Revolucion de Cuba brands, has seen a 6.4% like-for-like increase in the 26 weeks to 29 December 2018. Total revenue for the period was £78.5m and its like-for-like sales in the four week trading…
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Jun- 2018 -25 JuneCafes and Coffee Shops
UKHospitality ‘wary’ as UK plans listing calories on restaurant menus
Jeremy Hunt has announced that the government is considering forcing restaurants to publish calorie information on their menus. During the announcement Hunt said that the government would consider exemplifying smaller businesses from the changes, however he said “all the big chains that we go to, they must give people that…
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