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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…

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Boohoo more valuable than M&S – a sea-change encapsulated

From a purely journalistic standpoint it is now a de facto cliché to refer to Marks and Spencer as the “high street…

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The importance of industry events: a meaningful investment of time and money

It’s a new year, we should have all made plans and goals for 2020 and perhaps some resolutions too.  The…

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Restaurant and pub sales lifted by positive festive trading

Collective like-for-like sales were up 2.5% across pub, bar and restaurant groups over Christmas, according to the latest Coffer Peach…

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The future is digital: Why more restaurants are going cash-free

Only one in 10 transactions in the UK will use cash within the next decade. Or at least that’s what…

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City Pub Group warns on profits as ‘one-off factors’ hit earnings

The City Pub Group has warned that its earnings will come in slightly below expectations after a series of “one-off…

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Brewhouse & Kitchen reports ‘successful’ festive trading

Brewhouse and Kitchen, the 22-site strong brewpub group, has reported a “successful” festive period with like-for-like liquor and food sales…

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Greggs going vegan has paid dividends: we can all learn from them

There is an adage about business and entertainment emerging in the conservative media, which is “get woke, go broke”. It…

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How will high street restaurants survive dark kitchen disruption?

Shops have already suffered the fate of losing their footfall to clicks on the internet and it seems restaurants are…

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Volkswagen’s unceasing nightmare is a lesson in honesty

Readers will recall the scandal surrounding faked emissions tests conducted by the car-making giant, Volkswagen, in recent years. In case you…

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