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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Oct- 2018 -11 OctoberBeverages
Wine and spirit sales in UK pubs reach almost £6bn
New research has found that wine and spirit sales in UK pubs has reached almost £6bn with the beverages making up 36% of all Uk pub sales. The research by CGA Strategy on the behalf of the Wine and Spirit Trade association also found that spirits and wine made up…
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9 OctoberBusiness
Bars, restaurants and clubs could ‘prevent high street decline’
Some 91% councils in England believe the night time economy will play an important role in “preventing the decline of high street retail”, a survey by Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) and the Portman Group has found. The survey ran for a month between 17 July and 15 August 2018 and…
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Sep- 2018 -21 SeptemberBusiness
City Pub Group reports 24% sales increase
City Pub Group’s sales are up 24% to £16.1m for the 26 weeks to 1 July 2018, as the group focused on wet-led sales and increased its portfolio. The pub company has saw its adjusted EBITDA increase by 25% increase to £3m compared with £2.4m in 2017. Its adjusted profit…
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17 SeptemberAdvice
Opportunity: Top five social media tips
Social media has had an immense impact on the catering world as a direct follow on from the impact it has had on the wider world and society. Business owners are often afraid of doing social media ‘wrong’ and avoid it or alternatively try to have a presence on every…
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4 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Pub operator Dan Fisher takes on third Star Pubs & Bars site
Pub operator, Dan Fisher, has taken on his third pub with Star Pubs & Bars, Fridays in Daventry, bringing his Manchester and Northants based estate to nine. Located on the high street in Daventry’s new conservation area, the pub is to be renamed The Lion, a nod to the name…
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Aug- 2018 -31 AugustRestaurants
Frankie and Benny’s owner The Restaurant Group reports drop in sales
The Restaurant Group, owner of American chain Frankie and Benny’s, has reported a number of losses in its half year financial results. Its EBITDA suffered a decline of 14%, down to £38.1m from last year’s £44.3m. Its like-for-like sales fell by 3.7% for the 26-week period, while total revenue fell…
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31 AugustBusiness
Brexit will force hospitality businesses to embrace the ‘now economy’
Brexit, coupled with a weaker pound, will push UK businesses to embrace the ‘now economy’ and use technology to plug staffing gaps with temporary workers, digital recruitment platform Adia has said. The group’s new white paper – Future of Flexible Work – Recruiting in the ‘now economy’ – says that…
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29 AugustBusiness
Yo Sushi defies high street woes with 4% sales increase
Yo Sushi has announced it has seen a 4% rise in like-for-like sales for the year ending 27 November 2017. The group’s EBITDA also saw a 21% rise, while overall sales increased marginally from £88.4m to £89.9m. Yo Sushi Holdings was dissolved in 2017 leading to intercompany debt owed to…
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13 AugustAdvice
Equity funding: Getting your F&B business investor ready
Private equity firms are continuing to invest heavily in the F&B sector as consumer passion for health and wellness helps fuel the drive. With competition high among investors, there’s an increasing appetite for earlier stage F&B businesses; the sector’s shift towards outsourcing has also helped to de-risk F&B business in…
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13 AugustBeverages
Star Pubs & Bars hires Greene King’s Paul Hunter as soft drinks buyer
Star Pubs and Bars has appointed Paul Hunter as its first dedicated soft drinks buyer as the group works to boost its soft drinks category support. To take advantage of the growing popularity of soft drinks, the group is also making Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) its official category partner, installing…
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