Wages
This covers all our reporting on wages and pay structures within the UK foodservice and hospitality industries, including minimum wage legislation, National Living Wage updates, tipping reforms, pay disputes, and employer responses. We provide analysis on how wage changes impact staffing models, cost structures, and recruitment strategies for restaurants, pubs, bars, and catering operations. Essential reading for operators, HR leads, and executives managing workforce planning and financial performance in a labour-sensitive sector.
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May- 2024 -23 MayFood and Drink
Hospitality YoY sales drop 1.7% due to more wet weather
Britain’s top hospitality groups saw sales drop 1.7% year-on-year in April after widespread wet weather, the new CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker has revealed. It comes as the first year-on-year drop in monthly sales since September 2022 and in sharp contrast with March, when the sector achieved 5.3% growth due…
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15 MayNews
Hospitality vacancies remain above pre-pandemic levels
Hospitality vacancies remain “stubbornly” above pre-pandemic levels with little positive movement in five months, the ONS has revealed. According to the latest statistics published yesterday (14 May), there were 107,000 vacancies in hospitality in the quarter to April 2024. This is 15% higher than pre-pandemic levels of 93,000. UKhospitality argues…
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15 MayFood and Drink
Hospitality leaders remain cautious amid rise in revenues
Britain’s hospitality leaders remain cautious amid tentative signs of improved consumer spending and relief on some costs, CGA by NIQ’s latest Business Confidence Survey reveals. The exclusive poll revealed that 34% of leaders feel confident about prospects for the hospitality market over the next 12 months—down by seven percentage points…
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8 MayNews
Today’s news in brief – 08/05/24
JD Wetherspoon expects top-line of profit guidance as like-for-like sales rose by 5.2% in Q1, with year-to-date sales rising 8.3% despite this year’s bank holiday (6 May) being a week later. The company had opened two pubs and either sold or surrendered to the landlord a total of 18 “smaller…
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8 MayRestaurants
Chef Rodney Wages brings Avery to Edinburgh from San Francisco
Acclaimed American chef Rodney Wages is set to open his first UK restaurant, Avery, in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge on 21 May. Avery Edinburgh is the evolution of Wages’ Michelin-starred restaurant of the same name which opened in San Francisco in 2018. In 2023, Wages decided to close Avery San Francisco and…
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Mar- 2024 -14 MarchFood and Drink
Hospitality sales rise ‘modest’ 1.4% in February
Top hospitality groups across the country saw modest like-for-like sales growth of 1.4% in February, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker. The data has shown a slow start to 2024 within the sector, following marginal growth of 0.1% in January in the wake of strong trading over…
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Feb- 2024 -21 FebruaryAdvice
How hospitality businesses can survive in 2024
2024 has only just begun, and we’ve already witnessed a spate of small business closures across the hospitality sector. With the winding up of independent businesses across England, Wales and Scotland, questions have again been raised about the amount of governmental support available to one of the UK’s most beloved…
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Jan- 2024 -25 JanuaryNews
Northern hospitality venues welcome 7.2% sales growth in 2023
Hospitality vendors in the North have demonstrated growth and resilience over the past year, averaging 7.2% sales growth despite the cost of living crisis and escalating business rates. New research conducted by Northern Restaurant and Bar in partnership with CGA by NielsenIQ revealed all northern England cities saw a growth…
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3 JanuaryNews
Today’s news in brief – 03/01/24
Black Sheep Coffee turnover has doubled to £21.3m in the year ended 31 December 2022 from £10.7m the year before. The company’s net assets surged to £33.7m from £4.9m in 2021. Expanding aggressively, they opened 11 new stores, now operating over 70 across the UK. With a strategy spanning both…
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Nov- 2023 -30 NovemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 30/11/23
Mitchells and Butlers reported a drop in operating profits to £98m for the year ended 30 September due to weaker property valuations and increased costs, including higher wages. Sales, however, rose to £2.5bn, marking a 9.1% like-for-like growth. The group noted a 7.2% rise in like-for-like sales at the start…
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