Trends & Reports

Analysis of all the latest consumer trends and industry reports to help you operate your business more effectively.

Delivery sector grew to over £8bn in 2018

18-Dec-2018 By Joe Lutrario

The UK foodservice delivery market is worth £8.1bn, up 13.4% since 2017 according to new research from leading insight agency MCA.

Business confidence in eating out stays low despite sales growth in November

18-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Business confidence among leaders of Britain’s eating and drinking-out market remains strained, despite like-for-like sales growth in the UK pubs and restaurant sector, according to new research.

The Lowdown: The turkey shortage

13-Dec-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Feathers look likely to fly in restaurant kitchens as chefs struggle to secure birds for the festive period.

Friday Five: the week's top news

13-Dec-2018 By Sophie Witts

We round-up the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.

Third of younger diners avoid restaurants with no online presence

10-Dec-2018 By Sophie Witts

A third of 18-24-year-olds would not eat at a restaurant that has no online menu or social media presence, according to research from Barclaycard.

Friday Five: the week's top news

07-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

We round-up some of the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.

The Lowdown: Speciesism

06-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

An animal rights campaigner has hit out at the use of ‘anti-animal’ language in today’s society.

Number of independent restaurants falls 2.6% in 2018

06-Dec-2018 By Sophie Witts

The number of restaurants in Britain fell 2% in the year to September 2018, equivalent to more than 10 closures a week.

Friday Five: the week's top news

30-Nov-2018 By Sophie Witts

We round-up some of the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week

The Lowdown: Phones in restaurants

29-Nov-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Frankie & Benny’s is - ahem - ringing the changes by asking diners to lock away their phones prior to sitting down

What a nightmare: TV cookery shows blamed for skills shortage

27-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

TV cookery shows such as Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares are putting people off a career as a chef, according to new research.

Friday Five: the week's top stories

23-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

A round-up of the biggest hospitality stories you might have missed this week

The Lowdown: The British Dal Festival 2019

22-Nov-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Pulses will be sent racing next February as restaurants in Bristol and beyond explore the role of split lentils, peas and beans on menus.

Faecal bacteria found in ice and soda at five leading pub chains

21-Nov-2018 By Sophie Witts

Ice and soda contaminated with faecal bacteria has been served to customers at some of the UK’s leading pub chains, an investigation has found.

Playing with fire: avoiding the hazards of solid-fuel cooking

20-Nov-2018 By Alex Rushmer

Wood and charcoal burning stoves and ovens are the current kit du jour in kitchens, but a decision to install one shouldn’t be taken lightly