Revenue
Our coverage brings together critical reporting on revenue performance across the UK hospitality and foodservice sector. We cover everything from operator trading updates and income breakdowns to revenue drivers like pricing, footfall, menu engineering, and channel diversification. Whether you’re a multi-site pub group tracking seasonal income, a restaurant CFO analysing unit economics, or a catering firm monitoring year-on-year growth, our coverage offers sharp insights into how businesses are generating, and protecting, revenue in today’s market. Expect detailed financial reporting with practical relevance for commercial foodservice leaders.
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Jun- 2018 -29 JuneFeatures
The rise of the delivery-only kitchen
In today’s increasingly competitive restaurant market, delivery presents potential for growth. The lure of increased brand awareness and extended the customer base, while utilising surplus kitchen capacity, logically translates into opportunity to drive sales. As delivery becomes an expected part of the offer, operators need to understand how to effectively bring…
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28 JunePubs and Bars
Greene King sees profits fall by £243m
Pub group Greene King has seen an 11.2% drop, equivalent to £243m, in its adjusted profits before tax for the 52 weeks to 29 April 2018. The group also saw its revenue fall by 1.8% as it admitted it was experiencing a “challenging trading environment”. Like-for-like sales at the group…
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18 JuneOpinion
Trust in yourself
“It was never meant to be more than one…” That was the thought I had when I first started in the fish and chip trade in 1980. At school back in Huddersfield, my only dream was to have my name plastered across the streets on signs and in lights but,…
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May- 2018 -17 MayRestaurants
Gordon Ramsay’s flagship Maze to close following £3.8m loss
Gordon Ramsay’s flagship Maze restaurant in Mayfair is set to close after reporting a £3.8m pre-tax loss for the year ending August 2017. Kavalake, the holding company for the firm, will close the flagship outlet in January next year while it plans to open five new restaurant concepts overseas, including…
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17 MayPubs and Bars
Pubs need government support amid betting stake cut, says UKHospitality
Trade association UKHospitality has called on the government to offer pubs support as it announced it was cutting the maximum stake for fixed-odds betting from £100 to £2 in a bid to tackle gambling addiction. Saying that Category C and D gaming machines were a “vital revenue stream for many…
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15 MayOpinion
How will the industry tackle the increasing number of no shows at peak times?
Throughout my 30 years in the industry I’ve witnessed many waves of change. One of the most increasingly frustrating trends is for customers not to turn up for their booking or to cancel at the last minute. Bookings used to involve a phone call and a fiercely guarded paper diary full…
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11 MayBusiness
Gaucho to cut 750 jobs as 22 Cau restaurants under threat
Argentinian restaurant chain Cau, owned by Gaucho, is set to cut 750 jobs and the future of all 22 of its restaurants is in doubt. Chain owners Gaucho have fallen out of love with the chain, and have brought in financial advisors KPMG to look at cost cutting options. KPMG’s…
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8 MayBusiness
Cote Restaurants ‘outperforms market’ with 15.8% sales growth
Cote Restaurants has seen a 15.8% rise in sales for the 52-week period to 30 July 2017. Revenue was at £140.7m, up from £121.5m the previous year, with operating profit remaining flat at £10m. Its like-for-like growth stood at 4.1% while it had EBITDA growth of 8.9% versus the 52-week…
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3 MayAdvice
Making Google work for you
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) continues to be a vital and yet tricky marketing tactic to achieve and execute correctly. According to the latest intelligence from Google, 75% of customers use a search engine to find local eateries, with 56% of those searchers looking for a business to visit that day,…
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Apr- 2018 -27 AprilBusiness
Hospitality skills council People 1st goes into administration
Employment skills organisation and apprenticeship provider People 1st has entered administration. The company, which serves the hospitality, retail and travel sectors, announced that it had appointed FRP Advisory as its administrators. The organisation’s government funding ended six years ago and its most recent accounts, up to March 2017 showed a…
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