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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Aug- 2025 -18 AugustPeople
Borough Market appoints new CEO
Borough Market has announced the appointment of Alistair Maddox as chief executive and Nicole Casey as director of operations, in a move to strengthen its senior leadership. Maddox, who takes up the role on 1 September, succeeds as head of the charitable trust that runs the historic London food market.…
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18 AugustFood and Drink
Chaiiwala debuts first motorway service station café
Indian street food brand Chaiiwala has launched its first motorway service station café, opening a container-format site at Roadchef’s Watford Gap Services on the M1 northbound. The 130 sq ft café will trade for an initial three-month period. It marks a new phase in the company’s expansion strategy, which focuses…
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15 AugustFood and Drink
Applegreen to open Ireland’s first Taco Bell
Applegreen has announced it will open Ireland’s first Taco Bell restaurant in September as part of a €15m (£12.9m) motorway service area development at Junction 6 on the M3 in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath. The project will create more than 100 jobs and includes a range of food and retail outlets,…
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11 AugustFood and Drink
Papa John’s Q2 revenues rise 4% to $529m
Papa John’s has reported that group revenues rose 4% to $529m (£393m) in the second quarter to 29 June, mainly driven by higher commissary sales. This comes despite a year-on-year drop in revenues caused by the closure and refranchising of more than 100 restaurants in 2024. Revenues from company-owned international…
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8 AugustFeatures
Could Gusto’s fall signal a casual dining scene in crisis?
Italian restaurant chain Gusto, once seen as a staple of mid-market dining in the UK, has become the latest brand to fall victim to the sector’s mounting structural and economic challenges. On 29 July, the 13-site operator entered administration before being swiftly acquired via a pre-pack deal by Cherry Equity…
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7 AugustFood and Drink
Domino’s lowers FY guidance amid tougher market
Domino’s has downgraded its full-year earnings forecast to between £130m and £140m, following a challenging first half marked by cautious consumer spending, rising employment costs and slower store expansion. In the 26 weeks to 29 June, total orders were flat, with like-for-like sales down 0.1%. The pizza delivery chain saw…
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6 AugustFood and Drink
Tortilla H1 revenues jump 12% to £35.4m amid ongoing expansion
Tortilla has reported a 12% rise in revenues to £35.4m for the first half of the year ended 29 June, as the Mexican restaurant chain continues its expansion in the UK, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and France. The company revealed that like-for-like sales in the UK rose by 5%, with…
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6 AugustPeople
Directional Pizza appoints new Europe CEO
Directional Pizza has announced the appointment of Gino Casciani as its new chief executive for Europe, effective 9 September. Casciani has held senior roles at Pret a Manger, KFC, Taco Bell and Odeon Cinemas Group. He was most recently global chief operating officer at Sushi Daily, part of KellyDeli Group,…
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1 AugustPeople
Buzzworks appoints former Hostmore CEO as non-exec chair
Scottish hospitality group, Buzzworks, has announced the appointment of the former chief executive of Hostmore, Robert Cook, to the role of non-executive chairman as it prepares to expand into the accommodation sector. Cook joins with more than 35 years of experience in hotels, having previously held senior roles as chief…
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Jul- 2025 -30 JulyCafes and Coffee Shops
Starbucks turnaround plan ‘ahead of schedule’ despite Q3 sales dip
Starbucks has said a turnaround plan for the group is “ahead of schedule”, despite seeing global comparable store sales fall by 2% in its third quarter. This decline was driven by a 2% decline in comparable transactions, partially offset by a 1% increase in average ticket. In the quarter ended…
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