A fall in food and drink prices, otherwise known as deflation, is unlikely until ‘at least early 2025’, according to analysis from the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.
This week's top news stories include Harrods' plan to overhaul its fourth floor restaurant portfolio, the first London site for Danny Trejo’s taco brand, and Merlin Labron-Johnson’s new Kickstarter campaign.
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The casual dining brand behind Chili’s® Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy® on how it uses technology to serve 1,000,000 guests per day without screwing up.
This week's top news stories include McWin acquiring a majority stake in Big Mamma, Native at Browns closing its doors, and Market Halls' plans for expansion.
Nearly half of hospitality operators are utilising tech to improve staffing challenges such as retention and churn, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA by NIQ and Fourth.
The inside track on the fast-moving payments space, including new ways to pay, SoftPOS, and the possibility of fully-contactless payments in hospitality.
Our most read articles this week include the death of pioneering chef Nico Ladenis and the upcoming closure of Marcus Wareing's eponymous restaurant at The Berkeley hotel.
This week's top news stories include Jeremy King's plans to reopen the old Le Caprice site, Honest Burgers' potential move into QSR, and details on Larry Jayasekara's first solo restaurant.
Our most read news stories this include the passing of Zahter head chef Esra Muslu, the possibility of a restaurant within Jamie Oliver's Essex Mansion and warnings over Pizza Hut Restaurants' financial position.
Optimism among Britain’s hospitality leaders has risen for the third quarter in a row, the new Business Confidence Survey from CGA by NIQ and Fourth reveals.
This week's top news stories include Michel Roux Jr announcing the closure of Le Gavroche, Vinoteca being acquired by Breal Capital, and Tom Kerridge's latest London venture
Britain’s top managed restaurant groups achieved year-on-year growth in delivery and takeaway sales of 4% in July, CGA by NIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker shows.
The chief sales and marketing officer at leading hospitality technology company Zonal discusses some new research into consumer attitudes to in-restaurant technology.
Uncertainty around the future of wine bar group Vinoteca, the impending birth of Bébé Bob, and a new grab and go format for Neat Burger are among this week's most read stories.
Britain’s managed market recorded the tenth successive month of year-on-year sales growth in July, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker shows, with restaurant groups enjoying a boost of over 10%.
The inflation rate for restaurants and hotels rose slightly from 9.5% in June to 9.6% this month despite an overall drop in inflation, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Jamie Oliver's return to London restaurants and Bavarian beer brand Paulaner's intention to enter the UK are among this week's top hospitality stories.
Food menu inflation has increased by 14.4% year-on-year, according to Lumina Intelligence’s latest Menu Tracker Quarterly Report of Q2 2023, driven primarily by chain restaurants and QSR operators.
The hospitality industry accounted for 10% of administrations in the first six months of 2023 – the fourth highest sector in the UK – according to analysis by Shakespeare Martineau.
This week's top news stories include Kenny Tutt closing his flagship restaurant, Spencer Metzger moving on from The Ritz, and McDonald’s plans for a small-format spinoff brand.
Investment demand is currently at just 13.9% across the hospitality and leisure space, dropping as low as 7.5% in the North East, according to analysis by property finance specialist Sirius.
Delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant groups in June were 4% ahead of the same month in 2022, CGA by NIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker shows.
Inflation as measured by the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index rose again to 22.6% year-on-year in June — close to the record high of 22.9% in December 2022.
This week's top news stories include Jeremy King announcing two further London openings, the publication of Ofgem's non-domestic energy market review, and several high-profile restaurant closures.
A group of hospitality veterans have launched a pilot training scheme which aims to develop 'tomorrow's managers and leaders of the hospitality industry'.
