Pubs, bars and restaurants in Britain’s major city centres are achieving solid growth in sales from pre-Covid levels, new research from CGA and Wireless Social has revealed.
Staggering cooking oil prices have sparked “consternation and exasperation” among operators, who despite testing out filtration methods and cheaper substitutes, have taken a financial hit.
Gastropub operators are swapping meat and fish for cheaper cuts, cutting down on portion sizes and negotiating with suppliers in a bid to combat rising cost pressures while keeping customers coming.
Menus at pubs and bars have grown in size with prices rising by 3.1% as operators try to entice customers while balancing rising inflation rates, revealed data from Lumina Intelligence’s Menu Tracker.
The cost of fish could continue to increase as post-pandemic inflation has continuously pushed price increases, the National Federation of fish friers (NFFF) has warned.
Farmhouse Inns pub the Bramley Farm, West Timperly, has today (Tuesday 17 May) unveiled a royal throne, made from carvery ingredients ahead of the Platinum Jubilee.
The nation is facing “apocalyptic” price increases in food as homes are hit by a “very real income shock”, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned.
UK gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.8% during the first quarter of 2022 according to figures released by Office For National Statistics (ONS) today (Thursday 12 May).
Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub the Star at Harome will reopen in late autumn after the North Yorkshire venue was ‘reduced to ashes’ in a fire last November.
Chicken could become as expansive than beef in the near future as the cost of chicken feed has risen by 50%, pushing up the cost of production, it has been reported.
Soaring inflation rates have seen seasonal fruit and veg prices increase on average by 37% versus the same period in 2020, revealed data from the Government’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Stocking sustainable food options, avoiding waste and being conscious about packaging are key to attracting customers to pubs when serving takeaways, a survey commissioned by Deliverect has revealed ahead of World Earth Day (22 April).
Three gastropubs have been credited in SquareMeal’s list of London’s best 100 restaurants, after they were acknowledged by the Top 50 Gastropub awards at the start of the year.
With sky-rocketing costs across all aspects of the trade, the Lock In team take a look at what's driving those, and any steps operators can take to mitigate and make savings.
New calorie regulations, which will bring cost pressures and an increased workload to the sector, come into force today (Wednesday 6 April), fuelling criticism from trade bodies.
Food and drink wholesaler Booker Group has frozen prices on more than 250 of its products until 31 May in a bid to help pub operators keep prices down.
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JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has launched a range of new meals across pubs in England Scotland and Wales, including chicken dishes, curries and healthier options.
The owners of the popular The Moorcock Inn in Norland, West Yorkshire, have announced they will close the business in January 2023, five years after taking it over.
As we all learn to live with Covid, and the return of long summer evenings are on the horizon, operators can start to look forward to the surge of customers desperate to get back into their local pub.
The Diggity Dog, Shepherd Neame’s recently launched vegan hotdog, has been named Best New Menu Item in the national Menu Innovation and Development Awards (MIDAS).
This week’s episode is brought to you from the number one Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub the Unruly Pig in Bromeswell, Suffolk and includes licensee Brendan Padfield alongside rising chef star Ruth Hansom of the Princess of Shoreditch and Big Smoke co-founder...
Food prices increases accelerated sharply in January with more prices to come, according to the latest edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.
Gastropub chef Tom Kerridge along with an elite set of celebrity cooks have joined forces to raise more than £70,000 to help people in war-torn Ukraine through a charity dinner and auction.
The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with the Parkers Arms Stosie Madi to get her take on the week's news, from rocketing commodity costs and soaring fuel prices through to the need for Government support on VAT.
A joint survey of leading hospitality operators, representing more than 2,3000 sites, has revealed only one fifth of sector businesses track whether their food waste comes from preparation, spoilage or plant waste.
Pubs across the country are celebrating Shrove Tuesday today (Tuesday 1 March) through special pancake-orientated menus, fundraising events and build-your-own sessions.
Britain’s managed restaurant and pub groups saw delivery sales reach five times pre-pandemic levels in January, the CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed.
Year-on-year inflation in the foodservice sector reached 3.5% in December 2021, the latest edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index has revealed.
The industry could save £3.8bn a year lost in sales due to a decrease in no-shows, following the launch of the #ShowUpForHospitality campaign in September 2021.
Two pubs have scored Bib Gourmand awards, which are dished out by the Michelin Guide to recognise restaurants that “will leave you with a sense of satisfaction, at having eaten so well at a reasonable price”.
The Bridge Arms in Canterbury, Kent and the Cumbria-based the Dog & Gunn Inn have scooped their first Michelin stars today (Wednesday 16 February) in the 2022 Michelin Guide.
A limited-time £12 burger and beer deal will be up for grabs at St Austell Brewery pubs across the west country throughout the course of the Six Nations tournament.
Some 50.7% of times people ate out at pubs from November 2020 to January 2022 included chips, data from Lumina Intelligence Eating and Drinking Out Panel has revealed.
The Government’s new deal, which will keep supplies of industrial-grade carbon dioxide (CO2) flowing is encouraging, yet details are “urgently needed”, said the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
