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Trends & Reports
Analysis of all the latest consumer trends and industry reports to help you operate your business more effectively.
Not the End of the Line for sustainable fish restaurants
16-Jun-2009 - With the release of documentary The End of the Line we speak to suppliers and restaurants about what theyre doing to ensure the fish they sell doesnt mean the end of the line for fish stocks or their business
Restaurant prices predicted to plummet to 2006 levels
10-Jun-2009 - Diners’ average restaurant spend is set to plummet to 2006 prices, as operators battle to remain competitive and the level of food inflation slows down
‘Worst over’ for British hotels as trading improves
09-Jun-2009 - The ‘worst may be over’ for British hoteliers after in depth analysis has revealed an improvement in hotel performance over the last five months
Smokers cost industry £27.6m yearly says study
08-Jun-2009 - Leisure and hospitality industry workers who smoke are costing their employers £27.6m a year according to a study by the London School of Economics
Cornwall to profit from domestic holiday boom
02-Jun-2009 - Cornwall has been voted the number one destination for British holidaymakers this summer, as a third of Brits plan to holiday at home
Guarded upturn predicted for European hotels and restaurants
28-May-2009 - A survey of 200 restaurant and hotel companies in Europe shows a third are more confident that business will get better in the next six months, but warns that independents will suffer if interest rates rise
Fruitless Easter trading causes concern for regional hotels
28-May-2009 - While London hotels experienced a successful Easter break this year, those in the regions saw a ‘significant’ decline in custom
Adopt US dining offers to survive recession, restaurants told
27-May-2009 - British restaurateurs are being advised to use the promotional offers used by American businesses to continue attracting diners during the recession
Restaurants change wine prices to boost sales
14-May-2009 - Restaurateurs reveal the ways they are keeping wine sales buoyant through the recession
Invest in training or succumb to recession, hospitality businesses told
13-May-2009 - Hospitality employers have been told to stop ‘relying on unskilled and migrant workers’ and invest in quality training for their existing staff if they want to survive the recession
Poor gluten-free menu options lose industry £100m
11-May-2009 - The restaurant industry is missing out on a potential £100m each year by failing to provide safe, gluten-free options for people with coeliac disease
Eco-strategies still important for industry during downturn
08-May-2009 - Hospitality businesses are still concerned with reducing their carbon footprint, despite the onslaught of the recession
Travellers vote London’s cuisine worst in Europe
05-May-2009 - Travellers have baffled the British restaurant industry by voting London’s cuisine as the worst in Europe
Small restaurants suffer as diners opt for familiar chains
05-May-2009 - Independent restaurant insolvencies rise as diners opt for ‘safer’ branded restaurant chains
Value and imagination key for hotels, says report
28-Apr-2009 - Hotel companies which offer true value and operate with imagination will be the winners in the current economic downturn, according to a new study
Beer sales fall as Government tax hole grows
28-Apr-2009 - Figures reveal beer sales have fallen by eight per cent in the first quarter of 2009, losing the Government £17m in beer tax revenue
Hotels experienced further decline in March
21-Apr-2009 - British hotels experienced a decline in room rate, yield and occupancy in March since last year, despite the Easter break falling in a different month
Recession causes fearful diners to avoid restaurants
16-Apr-2009 - The majority of consumers are cutting back on eating out through fear for their own financial well-being
Families opt for supermarket deals over restaurants
08-Apr-2009 - Over two-thirds of families have said they’d rather stay in with a home-cooked meal than spend money in a restaurant
Chinese overtakes Indian as nation’s favourite cuisine
03-Apr-2009 - Indian food has been relegated to second place in a line-up of Britain’s favourite ethnic cuisine
London hotels experience worst January for years
02-Apr-2009 - Hotels in London experienced the worst January trading since 2006, due to diminishing business travel and the early year snowstorms that drove the UK to a standstill
Vouchers make eating out cheaper than takeaways
27-Mar-2009 - High street restaurant vouchers offering two-for-one on main meals, have made eating out less expensive than staying in with a takeaway
Weak pound and international events may boost hotel industry
26-Mar-2009 - A report by PKF consultants shows how international events, the weak pound and budget hotel developments may help soften the blow of the recession in 2009
Hoteliers drop room prices by 12% to attract guests
24-Mar-2009 - UK hoteliers dropped the price of their rooms by an average of 12 per cent in the last quarter of 2008 to help boost room occupancy, according to the latest Hotel Price Index
Cask ale outperforming beer sales to keep pubs afloat
24-Mar-2009 - An industry report has found sales of cask ale are outperforming those of beer, with pubs offering the drink faring better than those that don’t