Research

Cost of food and drink to rise in event of Brexit, says Prestige Purchasing

At the Breakfast Briefing hosted by Prestige Purchasing, the company predicted that food and drink prices are going to rise in the event of a Leave...

Cost of food and drink to rise in event of Brexit, says Prestige Purchasing

At the Breakfast Briefing hosted by Prestige Purchasing, the company predicted that food and drink prices are going to rise in the event of a Leave...

Giraffe acquired by Boparan Restaurants Holdings

Boparan Restaurants Holdings (“BRH”) acquired the restaurant group Giraffe from current owners Tesco, who acquired the group in 2013.

Weekly News Wrap; Starbucks cards hold more money than bank deposits; Underdog trumps Chipotle; Domino’s tracks customers

Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.

How you eat fish and chips proves where you are in the UK, says research

Online food ordering platform hungryhouse.co.uk revealed in a study that choosing to smother your chips in curry sauce or religiously order cod over a...

Weekly News Wrap; $1.7b equity deal collapses; Starbucks' premium status threatened; Pizza Hut ditches preservatives

Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.

Deliveroo teams up with Pizza Express

PizzaExpress signed new global partnership with Deliveroo: the on-demand delivery service for quality restaurant food.

Carluccio's Reports Turnover Growth of 7.4%

The Italian restaurant group with operations in the UK, Ireland, US, Middle East and Turkey announced its financial results for the year ending...

Customer feedback is £3.2b opportunity for hospitality industry, says report

Barclays released a new report based on pioneering research into the potentially revolutionary effect that online customer feedback and reviews are...

Meat-free options prove a draw among young UK diners, says research

As part of WWF’s work on sustainable food, WWF-UK and Sodexo UK & Ireland commissioned the Food Ethics Council to undertake independent research to...

Three-quarters of consumers buy food-to-go once a week, says research

Global packaging company Huhtamaki released the latest study from its ‘Consumer Insights’ series, researching food to go consumption within the UK...

There are three and half times as many vegans as there were in 2006, says study

There are over half a million vegans in Britain, new research commissioned by The Vegan Society in partnership with Vegan Life magazine, has found.

Quality washroom design is essential for consumers, says research

Tork, the global hospitality hygiene brand, revealed that 90% of consumers ‘would judge a hospitality operator on the quality of its washroom’, so...

EXCLUSIVE: Why London Matters for QSRs

Data from the NPD Group has revealed that London accounts for 17% of all visits and 20% of all spend to Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) in Great...

Coffee chains are becoming more popular as consumers demand convenience, says research

Consumer demand for convenience has seen the number of coffee shop chains increase almost 20 fold in the last 17 years, according to analysis from...

UK foodservice market on target for growth in 2016, says research

Sales of food and drink through the UK’s foodservice sector were worth some £10.8 billion in the first quarter of 2016, up 2.3% on the same quarter...

Majority of people would increase dwell time if table service was available, says survey

HospitalityGEM completed an extensive survey to determine exactly what the guest wants when eating or drinking outside.

Patisserie Valerie reports revenues up 14.4%

The company announced strong performance with double digit revenue and basic earnings per share growth in its its interim results for the six months...