Trends & Reports

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

Deliveroo to face inquiry into its pay and working conditions

19-Jun-2018 By Georgia Bronte

A Parliamentary inquiry is being launched into pay and working conditions for couriers at food delivery service Deliveroo.

Union wins first round of Deliveroo high court employment challenge

15-Jun-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The UK High Court has granted a workers’ union permission to challenge Deliveroo’s opposition to its riders right to collective bargaining.

Friday Five: the week's top news

15-Jun-2018 By Sophie Witts

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

McDonald's to phase out plastic straws in UK restaurants

15-Jun-2018 By Sophie Witts

McDonald’s is to stop using plastic straws in all its UK and Ireland restaurants after nearly 500,000 people signed a petition asking the company to remove them.

KFC to trial veggie-friendly meat alternatives in the UK next year

13-Jun-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Fried chicken giant KFC is developing a vegetarian alternative to serve alongside its famous Southern fried chicken.

Friday Five: the week's top news

08-Jun-2018 By Sophie Witts

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

Friday Five: the week's top news

01-Jun-2018 By Sophie Witts

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

The Lowdown: restaurant crowdfunding

31-May-2018 By Georgia Bronte

With so many new restaurants opening over the past year, it begs the question as to where all the funding is coming from. These days, it seems, one of the industry’s favourite ways to fund new projects is through crowdfunding.

How restaurants are striving to create the perfect burger

30-May-2018 By Patrick McGuigan

Restaurants are going to great lengths to produce the best possible patties as rivalry in the burger space intensifies.

KFC pledges to cut calories by 20% by 2025

29-May-2018 By Sophie Witts

KFC UK & Ireland has pledged to reduce the amount of calories per serving in its meals by 20% by 2025 as restaurants face growing scrutiny over the nutritional content of their food.