Uncertainty around the future of wine bar group Vinoteca, the impending birth of Bébé Bob, and a new grab and go format for Neat Burger are among this week's most read stories.
Britain’s managed market recorded the tenth successive month of year-on-year sales growth in July, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker shows, with restaurant groups enjoying a boost of over 10%.
The inflation rate for restaurants and hotels rose slightly from 9.5% in June to 9.6% this month despite an overall drop in inflation, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Jamie Oliver's return to London restaurants and Bavarian beer brand Paulaner's intention to enter the UK are among this week's top hospitality stories.
Food menu inflation has increased by 14.4% year-on-year, according to Lumina Intelligence’s latest Menu Tracker Quarterly Report of Q2 2023, driven primarily by chain restaurants and QSR operators.
The hospitality industry accounted for 10% of administrations in the first six months of 2023 – the fourth highest sector in the UK – according to analysis by Shakespeare Martineau.
This week's top news stories include Kenny Tutt closing his flagship restaurant, Spencer Metzger moving on from The Ritz, and McDonald’s plans for a small-format spinoff brand.
Investment demand is currently at just 13.9% across the hospitality and leisure space, dropping as low as 7.5% in the North East, according to analysis by property finance specialist Sirius.
Delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant groups in June were 4% ahead of the same month in 2022, CGA by NIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker shows.
Inflation as measured by the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index rose again to 22.6% year-on-year in June — close to the record high of 22.9% in December 2022.
This week's top news stories include Jeremy King announcing two further London openings, the publication of Ofgem's non-domestic energy market review, and several high-profile restaurant closures.
A group of hospitality veterans have launched a pilot training scheme which aims to develop 'tomorrow's managers and leaders of the hospitality industry'.
Hospitality recorded 1,139 net closures in the second quarter of this year, equivalent to 12.5 outlets shutting each day, according to the new Hospitality Market Monitor.
Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups recorded a ninth successive month of year-on-year sales growth in June 2023, the new Coffer CGA Business Tracker shows.
UKHospitality (UKH) has warned recommendations made by Ofgem in its non-domestic market review ‘must be actioned urgently’ if the sector is to avoid further business failures.
Head of environmental health at Shield Safety and fellow of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Rob Easton on the latest trends in food allergy incidents and the implications for food businesses.
This week's top news stories include Sven-Hanson Britt closing Oxeye, Tattu rebranding as Permanently Unique, and fresh allegations of a ‘toxic’ workplace culture at McDonald's.
Hawksmoor has launched a steak meal deal to encourage diners out during the forthcoming rail strikes. And it’s not the only restaurant making moves to mitigate the fall in covers.
The impact of no-shows and last-minute cancellations is causing almost a fifth of restaurant owners to consider closing for good, according to new data from Barclaycard Payments.
The Azzurri Group is one of the UK’s largest casual dining groups, operating three national brands, ASK Italian, Coco di Mama and Zizzi across over 200 locations, while employing just over 5,500 staff and serving 13 million meals a year.
Hospitality’s post-Covid recovery continues to be threatened by rising prices in multiple key areas, leaders have warned in the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA by NIQ and Fourth.
The eating out market remains stagnant year-on-year, with weekly eating out frequency and penetration remaining unchanged due to the cost of living crisis, according to Lumina Intelligence.
This week's top news stories include Alan Yau's new retail and restaurant ramen concept, Jeremy King's next venture, and Plymouth being named the best UK city to open a restaurant.
Dishy chefs including The Bear’s Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto and shirtless Swiss pastry chef Cedrik Lorenzen are steaming up our TV and phone screens this summer.
The product director at hospitality technology company Zonal on how artificial intelligence can help operators create better experiences for their customers without taking over the experience.
D&D's closure of Plateau, the closure of Le Pain Quotidien's sites and a new Covent Garden site for Caravan were among this week's top hospitality stories.
New openings from the Timberyard team, Paul Foster, and D.ream international and a hint of what might come from Hong Kong-based Black Sheep Restaurants are among this week's most read stories.
Year-on-year inflation as measured by the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index increased again to 21.6% in May — only just below the record high of 22.9% of December 2022.
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Central London’s hospitality sector is recovering after suffering hundreds of licensed premises closures during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners.
Supply chain fragility continues to hit hospitality, with the cost of goods sold at 27.3% in February 2023, an increase of more than five percentage point in less than two years, according to new data from Fourth.
