Trends & Reports

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

Restaurant radar: March 2018

12-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

From street food in Woolwich to oysters in the Cotswolds, we round up the restaurant openings you need to know about this month

Friday Five: the week's top news

09-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

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

Fish, bread and dairy price inflation falls

07-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

Foodservice price inflation fell to 2.5% in January 2018 - the lowest figure since early last year - according to the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.

Hospitality salaries rise above the UK average to attract more candidates

07-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Salaries are rising in the hospitality sector as employers push to attract more candidates ahead of impending staff and skill shortages, according to research.

One in three of the UK's Top 100 restaurant groups is now loss-making

05-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

35 of the UK’s Top 100 restaurant groups are now loss-making, according to research by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young.

Friday Five: the week's top news

02-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

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

Just Eat to trial seaweed sachets as part of plastic reduction plans

02-Mar-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Just Eat has joined food delivery rival Deliveroo in trying to combat the amount of plastic used in its UK takeaway food deliveries.

The lowdown: International Women's Day 2018

01-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

International Women’s Day will take place on the 8 March, and the hospitality sector is showing its support through a host of events centred around women’s equality.

Deliveroo looks to reduce plastics in takeaway packaging

01-Mar-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Deliveroo is looking to reduce the amount of plastic packaging that its takeaway meals are transported in.

Seven tea and coffee trends for restaurants to watch

28-Feb-2018 By Patrick McGuigan

We read the tea leaves to discover the seven key, hot beverage trends for 2018.

Friday Five: The week's top news

23-Feb-2018 By Sophie Witts

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

YO! Sushi: let's get personal

23-Feb-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Restaurants should prioritise the personalisation of the customer experience in order to strengthen loyalty, according to restaurant group YO! Sushi.

Managing the data deluge

20-Feb-2018 By Stefan Chomka

The way hospitality businesses capture, store and use data is changing. How can operators use the mass of data they now collect rather than drown in it?