Delivery and takeaway sales for managed pub and restaurant groups in August were almost treble their pre-pandemic levels, the latest edition of the CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed.
The top headlines this week include the news about a proposed beer driver strike being postponed while a revised pay offer is considered alongside concerns about salmonella in a popular bar snack.
Tayto’s, which produces Mr Porky, Jay’s and The Real Pork Crackling Company snacks, has recalled some packs of pork scratchings after salmonella fears.
The issues around food and drink supply after pubs reopened and warm weather are likely to increase again with demand predicted to rise in September, when schools and businesses push up order levels.
After an extremely difficult and challenging eighteen months for pubs and bars, Britons have now been welcomed back with no restrictions on social distancing or capacity.
The introduction of mandatory calorie labelling is set to come into force in April next year, which would “badly damage the sector at a time when the focus must be squarely on recovery”, one trade body has said.
