Strategy
This section highlights the strategic moves shaping the UK hospitality and foodservice industry. From brand repositioning and pricing models to diversification plans, leadership changes, and multi-site rollout strategies, our coverage provides valuable insight into how restaurant groups, pub chains, caterers, and bar operators are adapting to shifting market conditions. Whether you’re refining your business model, assessing competitor strategies, or making key investment decisions, this archive offers sharp editorial designed to support strategic thinking at every level of the foodservice sector.
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Sep- 2023 -5 SeptemberRestaurants
Bill’s delivers record like-for-like sales in H1
Bill’s has delivered its highest ever like-for-like sales for its current trading sites, with sales of £45.3m for the six months ended 30 June, up 4.5% on HY22. The group’s EBITDA also reached £2.45m during the H1 period, an increase of £2.55m on the same period last year after sustaining…
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1 SeptemberRestaurants
Döner Shack unveils rebrand plans to attract younger audience
Döner Shack will be launching a rebrand across five UK stores, beginning in Glasgow, early this month in a bid to appeal to a younger demographic and “position the brand to have more focus on the flavour of the food”. As part of the transformation, the street food chain has…
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Aug- 2023 -30 AugustPubs and Bars
Lionesses lift trading despite early kick offs
Over England’s four Women’s World Cup knock-out matches, average drinks return on sales (RoS) was 25% ahead of the average for that given day of the week, according to data from CGA Strategy. Large alcoholic drink (LAD) sales were up 34%, thanks to beer’s association with football and soft drink…
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29 AugustBusiness
Over 60% of business leaders optimistic about business prospects
New data from CGA Strategy has found that 62% of business leaders feel optimistic about prospects for their business over the next 12 months, an 8% increase from the last survey in May. Alongside this 45% of leaders are optimistic about the hospitality industry in general, an increase of 5%…
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24 AugustPeople
Tortilla appoints new director to board
Tortilla has announced that Keith Down will join its board as a non-executive director, with effect from today (24 August). The Mexican chain said Down brings a wealth of leadership experience gained across a broad range of consumer-focused businesses. He has held senior positions at companies operating across a wide…
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22 AugustCatering Companies
Contract caterers’ Q2 sales rise 18.5% YOY
Contract caterers’ sales in the second quarter of 2023 were up 18.5% compared with the same period in 2022, according to data from CGA Strategy. Caterers’ sales in the private sector were also up 20.4% year-on-year reflecting the sector’s recovery from the pandemic and consumers’ return to workplaces and venues…
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21 AugustFood and Drink
August bank holiday to generate £5.8bn for UK hospitality
The weekend of 26-28 August is expected to generate an additional £5.8bn for the hospitality industry through consumer spending in restaurants, pubs and bars across the UK, according to new research from independent finance broker Charles and Dean.Charles and Dean’s research, conducted in collaboration with Censuswide, has predicted that a…
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17 AugustPeople
Subway appoints new senior leadership team
Subway has announced the appointment of Douglas Fry as its new president of North America, Carrie Walsh as its new president of EMEA, and Mike Kehoe as the group’s new chief development officer. This comes as the fast food chain’s former president of North America, Trevor Haynes, announced he will…
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Jul- 2023 -31 JulyFood and Drink
McDonald’s sales rise 11.7% in Q2
McDonald’s has revealed that its global comparable sales increased by 11.7% for the second quarter ended 30 June, with double-digit growth reported across each segment. The fast food giant’s digital Systemwide sales in its top six markets were also over $8bn (£6.2bn) for Q2, which represents nearly 40% of its…
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28 JulyNews
Admiral Taverns invests over £10m in pub refurbs
Admiral Taverns has invested more than £10m into upgrading its community pubs throughout the first half of 2023. The group, which owns almost 1,500 pubs in England, Scotland and Wales, has invested the funds into 138 pubs across both its leased and tenanted estate and its wet-led operator division, Proper…
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