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Value for money tops F&B industry's opportunities as cost pressures bite

More than half of businesses expect to be more profitable in two years.
1 day ago

Restaurants that fail to balance risk and innovation are losing customers, study finds

Nearly nine in 10 said balancing risk and innovation was their biggest challenge.
5 days ago

UK restaurants face margin squeeze from GLP-1 drugs

Customers are increasingly dropping the menu items that generate the highest profits.
6 days ago

Wales, North East chicken growth stalls at 1.5% amidst UK boom

New entrants like Wingstop and Popeyes are still filling gaps nationwide.

Travel hubs, office workers power £24.9b UK food-to-go market

Food-to-go accounts for 24.1% of the wider eating-out market.

Global tastes are becoming the new British food habits in 2026

Asian cuisine rose 20% in the UK over the past year.

Chicken takes lead as the UK fast food’s biggest growth engine

The segment delivered overall traffic growth of around 6.2%.

Operators urged to focus on fundamentals as scaling pressure mounts

Everything else is just noise, according to one QSR brand leader.

Fast food makes up 1 in 4 food outlets across England

NDNS data showed that 23% of UK adults buy food from fast-food or takeaway outlets weekly.

UK fast food market set for £68.7b growth by 2034

It is expected to rise at a CAGR of 5.58% over the forecast period.