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World Cup matches drove hospitality workforce expansion rather than longer hours
World Cup matches drove hospitality workforce expansion rather than longer hours
Hospitality employees worked 4% more shifts on England match days.
14 hours ago
Pizza brands turn to global flavours as operators replace a third of menus each year
The rise of Korean music, television, and the sweet and spicy trend is shaping innovation.
1 day ago
Weekly Global Wrap: Burger King tests new menu for GLP-1 users; Fast food chains turn World Cup Final into marketing play; Cyberattack leaves Japan fast food chains short
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week globally.
2 days ago
Nearly half of regular UK fast food customers want to eat less of it
27% will be spending less on fast food.
5 days ago
Hospitality leaders brace for tough year as confidence drops to 37%
Independent operators are amongst the least confident.
6 days ago
Kids’ meals drive summer family value
Some fast-food and value-led offers sit below £3.
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.
Weekly Global Wrap: Taco Bell expands AI drive-thru; Fast food faces new competition from grocery stores; Chili's calls out fast food prices
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week globally.
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.
UK restaurants face margin squeeze from GLP-1 drugs
Customers are increasingly dropping the menu items that generate the highest profits.
Foodservice prices dip 0.1% in May as fresh produce and dairy costs ease
Vegetable prices eased as growing conditions improved.
Wales, North East chicken growth stalls at 1.5% amidst UK boom
New entrants like Wingstop and Popeyes are still filling gaps nationwide.
Weekly Global Wrap: Jersey Mike's files for IPO; McDonald's first chocolate McGriddles; Jollibee launches chicken nuggets in the US
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week globally.
Why chicken is becoming the growth engine of UK fast-food
The UK has 2,100 chained chicken restaurants.
Weekly Global Wrap: Burger King CEO unveils his least favourite menu item; KFC tests new protype; Wendy's sales surge in meme-stock rally
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week globally.
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.
