British consumers are looking to spend less on social occasions at pubs, bars and restaurants as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, research has found.
Inflation in the foodservice sector rocketed to 11.5% in June in the fifth consecutive month of double-digit percentage inflation with drought outside of the UK posing the latest threat to supply, the latest edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Index...
Poultry supplies are expected to remain tight as feed and energy prices are expected to stay high into 2023, according to a new report from catering butcher Birtwistles.
Businesses must prepare for a difficult period as fresh food inflation soared to 8% in July 2022, the fastest rate of increase since April 2012, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Restaurant and pub groups’ delivery and takeaway sales have continued to plateau after booming during Covid lockdowns, the latest CGA and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed.
Oisin Rogers, the award-winning manager of Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub the Guinea Grill in Mayfair, west London is set to leave the pub for a new venture.
The Government has announced the launch of its Help for Households campaign, urging businesses to offer discounts over the summer holidays in a bid to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
Spiralling costs and supply chain disruption are having a dramatic and unprecedented impact on hospitality operators’ food and drink bills, new research from Fourth has revealed.
Inflation in the foodservice sector topped 10% for the fourth successive month in May, the latest edition of the CGA by NielsenIQ and Prestige Foodservice Price Index has revealed.
Amid reports of a potential dairy shortage, on-trade operators have been urged to shop around when purchasing and make sure they make the most of such goods to ensure their spend is not wasted.
Those aged 16-24, commonly referred to as Gen Z, have been driving the recovery of the hospitality sector, new research from guest experience platform SevenRooms has revealed.
Customer spending and penetration in the hospitality sector is flat, according to the latest data from Lumina Intelligence Eating & Drinking Out Panel.
Sales of food and drink out-of-home are in growth in all of Britain’s 10 biggest city centres, according to research from CGA by NielsenIQ and Wireless Social.
Combined delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant and pub groups have fallen to 29% below the level of May 2021, the CGA by NielsenIQ and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed.
Operators have been encouraged to plan ahead for their Christmas menus after the impact of multiple factors such as avian flu and rising production costs have sent prices rocketing.
Gastropub chefs Paul Ainsworth and Tommy Banks have launched an employee exchange programme, enabling teams to swap companies for a week and experience the workings of another business.
By Ed Sibley, commercial director, Lumina Intelligence
Consumers are concerned. Whether you are already feeling the pinch or know it’s coming round the corner, the vast majority of the UK are looking to cut back.
Like-for-like (lfl) sales at Britain’s leading managed pub groups in May fell by 1% versus pre-Covid-19 levels of 2019, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker has revealed.
Pubs, restaurants and hotels are set to see value growth of 2.8% versus 2019 in the eating-out market but this will be the slowest sector to recover, according to Lumina Intelligence UK Eating Out Market Report 2022.
Around 9 out of 10 consumers are financially impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, revealed new research by Hospitality Guest Experience Management (HGEM).
The Government’s Food Strategy White Paper, announced yesterday (Monday 13 June), has been hailed as “both timely and welcome” by industry trade body UKHospitality (UKH).
Operators are having to push prices up in a bid to battle ongoing inflation and the cost-of-living crisis and Lumina Intelligence has broken down how much dishes are now costing.
Foodservice prices in April were 10% higher than in April 2021 in what is the third month of double-digit inflation in a row thanks to high energy costs and unstable global supply, the latest edition of the Foodservice Price Index revealed.
Fresho, a company aiming to make food supply chains more sustainable between restaurants and suppliers, has accelerated its UK expansion plans after raising £8m.
Ahead of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend, online-training provider High Speed Training has compiled a list of the ten most popular pub names and has calculated an average food hygiene rating for each based on Food Standards Agency data.
Gastropubs have tapped into their patriotism for the Platinum Jubilee, which is forecasted to boost the sector by £76m, with chefs curating exclusive Royal-inspired menus to mark the occasion.
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.
