Britain may have fallen out of love with shopping on the High Street over the festive period, but consumers continued to go out to eat and drink over Christmas and
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Optimism in the eating and drinking-out market has risen to its highest point for 18 months, the latest Business Confidence Survey reveals – but senior executives remain wary of squeezed consumer spending
UK-based pubs group JD Wetherspoon is to invest more than £200 million on its estate over the next four years. It will invest the money developing new pubs and hotels
Supply issues are driving up the wholesale prices of Christmas dinner essentials, leaving UK operators and consumers facing higher costs over the festive period. The exclusive monthly Foodservice Price Index
Unilever’s The Vegetarian Butcher has partnered with the Burger King brand to launch the plant-based Rebel Whopper. In the initial phase, the Rebel Whopper powered by The Vegetarian Butcher, is
Software business, Touch2Success, has announced a multi-million pound acquisition of Big Foodie. Touch2Success is the parent company of popular UK online food portal, Foodhub. Big Foodie’s staff, infrastructure, website and
Kepak Group, a family owned Irish company and one of Europe’s leading food innovators, has become the first ever European meat processor to be awarded United States Department of Agriculture
Business confidence among the leaders of Britain’s pub and restaurant groups has taken a hit amid fears about the long-term impact of Brexit – pushing market optimism to its lowest
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales grow 1.6% in August against the same time last year, with drink-led pubs, and especially those in London, being the
Britain’s restaurant numbers have fallen for the sixth quarter in a row, the new edition of the Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals. Independent operators have borne the brunt of the closures
Bidfood, the UK foodservice wholesaler supplying fresh, frozen, ambient and non-food related products to customers in a wide range of sectors within the foodservice and catering industries, has announced the
The number of restaurants in Britain fell by 2.8% in the year to March 2019, the latest edition of the Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals — with
A bold new industry campaign has been launched to tackle nearly £3 billion worth of food that is wasted every year across the entire UK hospitality and food service sector,
The hot Easter weekend delivered starkly different outcomes for Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show. While pub sales surged in the
McDonald’s Corporation, the world’s leading global food service retailer with nearly 38,000 locations in over 100 countries around the world, is acquiring Dynamic Yield, a leader in personalisation and decision
A national board has been brought together to oversee the delivery of an ambitious plan to boost food tourism in Scotland by £1 billion. Made up by leaders from organisations
Britain’s supply of casual dining restaurants dipped for the first time in nine years in 2018 as a sustained decline in the wider licensed sector continued, reveals the new edition
The number of restaurants in Britain slipped by 2.0% over the year to September 2018, the new edition of the Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals – equivalent
Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) has released the findings of its 2018 Irish Foodservice Market Insights Report which shows that Ireland’s foodservice market is set to grow by 6.1% this year to
Research by a leading software company has been shared with UK food manufacturers in a bid to improve the UK’s health by reducing the amount of antibiotics used on livestock. Trade
July’s heatwave was good news for Britain’s pubs but heaped more pressure on the country’s restaurant chains, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show. Managed pub and bar
Four of Ireland’s top food companies will benefit from a significant boost to their businesses as Center Parcs announces the awarding of food supplier contracts to its Center Parcs Longford
New figures from Public Health England (PHE) reveal England’s poorest areas are fast food hotspots, with 5 times more outlets
JAB, a global investment firm with a proven track record of investing in premium brands, is acquiring Pret A Manger,
Irish and international food group Dawn Meats has been awarded the McDonald’s Global “Scale for Good” Award. This Global award
South and East England-based franchise business, Caskade Caterers, has secured a £29.4 million funding package from HSBC to support its
Many casual dining brands continued to expand on British high streets over the last year, despite the host of challenges
A food service delivery operation supplying fresh milk and other products to 3,000 non-residential customers in England and Wales which
The 900g Euro Squeeze multilayer polypropylene bottle from RPC Corby has been selected by leading Greek food manufacturer Provil for
With casual dining brands closing sites and scaling back expansion in the UK, well-run independent operators have an opportunity to
More flexible menus and an increase of meal occasions from breakfast and all day brunch through to dinner has led
Lamb Weston, a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the
Sysco Corporation is to acquire Kent Frozen Foods, a successful UK-based food service distributor with revenue in the year ended
Bord Bia released the findings of its 2017 Irish Foodservice Channel Insights Report in advance of its annual foodservice seminar
The latest edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reveals that in some categories actual prices are starting to
McDonald’s Corporation has announced a major acceleration of its expansion plans in China following the successful completion of a strategic
The Subway® brand has opened its 2,500th store in the UK at Keynsham, Banes. The new outlet features the new Subway®
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, and Deliveroo, the on-demand food-delivery service, have announced the integration of Deliveroo’s restaurant network into
Around Noon, the Northern Ireland-based food-to-go manufacturer, has expanded its presence within the UK. The Newry headquartered company, which already
From July 2016 to July 2017, SUBWAY® stores will have removed around 3.7 billion calories from Great British diets, after
Deliveroo has launched Deliveroo Editions, a revolutionary platform that will enable hundreds of restaurants to reach new customers in cities
Investment group JAB is acquiring Panera Bread Company, the US-based restaurant chain, for transaction value of approximately $7.5 billion (including
Gluten-free is a growing challenge for the Irish foodservice industry, both as a dietary lifestyle choice but more significantly as
After almost two years in the making, Deliveroo Extreme Delivery, the innovative new concept taking the food delivery industry to
Costa, the UK coffee brand, has commenced production at its new £38 million roastery, signalling a major milestone in the
Sustainably grown seaweed, whiskey flavoured popcorn and Cork’s finest gluten-free fresh chilli sauce are just some of the innovative products
Danish Crown has acquired Nottingham-base Leivers Brothers for an undisclosed sum to double the revenue generated by the international meat
The European Commission Joint Research Centre and Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety have presented a report to help authorities implement healthy
Restaurant Brands International, one of the largest global quick service restaurant companies with two of the world’s most iconic QSR
Exclusive new research conducted by the NUS on behalf of Premier Foods has revealed that, despite record numbers of students
New research from Mintel reveals that this year coffee shop sales are set to reach a record new high as
Ten Irish food and drink companies have joined the first FoodService Academy, a newprogramme run by Bord Bia and Musgrave
Investors managing more than $2.6trn in assets have sent joint letters to 15 international food and drink companies amid growing concerns over water security and pollution.
Are we getting the wrong advice about saturated fat from foods like cheese? For years, cheese has been demonized as a food high in saturated fat which could raise cholesterol levels and heart disease risks. Irish researchers in University College Dublin and Teagasc Moorepark now think that this advice needs a rethink.
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