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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May- 2025 -7 MayFood and Drink
Popeyes UK appoints new chief marketing officer
Popeyes UK has announced the appointment of Jo Vaughton as its new chief marketing officer. Vaughton will join the company in June, bringing more than 20 years’ experience in marketing and brand development for high profile consumer brands, both in house and within agencies. Her previous experience includes senior positions…
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6 MayPubs and Bars
Heineken to invest £40m in pubs
Heineken UK has announced that it will invest £40m in upgrading and reopening pubs in its Star Pubs division in 2025. The company stated that 25% (608) of its 2,400 pubs will benefit from enhancements during the year, with 104 of these earmarked for transformational revamps costing £120,000 plus. Having…
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2 MayNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 02/05/25
McDonald’s has seen its international sales dip 1% in Q1, with US sales falling by 3.6% over the period. That is the steepest decline in like-for-like sales in the US since the three months to the end of June 2020 during the pandemic, when sales fell by 8.7% in the…
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2 MayPubs and Bars
Fortress and Lion Capital secure £30m loan to support Loungers deal
Lion Capital and Fortress Investment Group have secured a £30m club loan from OakNorth to support the acquisition of Loungers, the UK’s all-day café-bar operators. Under Fortress and Lion’s ownership, Loungers plans to continue its proven site rollout strategy, opening over 30 new sites a year to capture further market…
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Apr- 2025 -30 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 30/04/25
Starbucks has seen its consolidated net revenues rise by 2% to $8.8bn (£6.5bn) in Q2, despite global comparable store sales declining 1% due to a 2% fall in transactions. In North America, comparable store sales saw a 1% fall that was driven by a 4% decline in transactions, though this…
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30 AprilPeople
Roadchef appoints Tim Gittins as new CEO
Roadchef Limited has announced the appointment of Tim Gittins as its new CEO. Gittins brings over 15 years of board level experience in the motorway services sector. Prior to Roadchef, he served as chief revenue officer at Bink, a UK-based loyalty app. He has also held other senior positions including…
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30 AprilPubs and Bars
Young’s revenues jump 25.4% in FY25
Young’s has revealed that total managed revenues, which include both Young’s and City Pubs, rose by 25.4% in the 52-week period ended 31 March, with like-for-like sales increasing by 5.7%. The pub operator said it has “traded well” during the period, having seen the positive momentum it reported in January…
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30 AprilCafes and Coffee Shops
Starbucks Q2 net revenues rise 2% to $8.8bn
Starbucks has announced that its consolidated net revenues rose by 2% to $8.8bn (£6.5bn) in the second quarter ended 30 March, despite global comparable store sales declining 1% due to a 2% fall in transactions. In North America, comparable store sales saw a 1% fall that was driven by a…
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28 AprilFeatures
How Tasty repurposed Eat Out to Help Out five years on
Back in the summer of 2020, Eat Out to Help Out gave Brits a reason to leave the house. Half-price meals pulled people back into restaurants after months of lockdown, and by the end of the scheme, diners had claimed more than 160 million meals across the UK, according to…
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25 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 25/04/25
Domino’s has seen its total group-wide sales rise by 2.1% in Q1, having seen the positive trends present in the second half of 2024 continue into the new year. Like-for-like sales – excluding splits – saw an incremental rise of 0.5%, while total orders were also up 0.5% compared with…
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