In Focus

Coffee is now a staple of the foodservice industry.

LEON has recently launched its spring menu, focusing on the development of its vegan offering. It has introduced the new Vegan Meatless Meatballs and The LEON Plant Burger. To round things off, LEON is partnering with Greenwich-based vegan baker Ruby’s of London to relaunch its cake counter.

“Our new Chicken Nachos are completely disrupting the crispy chicken game,” said Ellen Gault, marketing leader of Taco Bell Europe. “For years, society has been subject to the same boring chicken. That’s all going to change thanks to our newest crispy chicken product, inspired by Taco Bell U.S., but with a UK twist.”

With consumers now more tech savvy than ever, this shift in behaviour is driving some big changes in the hospitality sector.

Following the introduction of coconut milk to their menu earlier in the year, and the promise of further vegan offerings later in the year, it is clear that Costa are embracing changing consumer tastes.

A large proportion of shoppers are buying food-to-go as part of or all of an evening meal, IGD’s latest research has found. IGD's head of shopper insight Rhian Thomas examined the opportunities this generates for suppliers and retailers.

Saiphin and Alex Moore, the husband and wife founders of Thai restaurant group Rosa’s Thai Cafe, have announced they will open new Rosa’s restaurant sites in Tooting and Ealing.

The new Kids’ Menu at Giraffe has been crowned a winner at the Menu Innovation and Development Awards 2018.

Delivery has been a buzz word within the foodservice industry over the last two years and data from the NPD Group shows that delivery visits have grown by +22% in this time (year to January 2018 versus year to January 2016).

The healthy food chain sees opportunities in the market as other competitors downsize their estates.

It is refreshing its menu, adding build-your-own burgers, and a new range of shakes.

With more than 1,850 shops nationwide and a very loyal customer base, Greggs' is well on its way to realising its vision of becoming customers' favourite place for food on-the-go.

Following on from last week’s research in to UK consumers becoming creatures of habit, QSR Media spoke with Cyril Lavenant from the NPD Group about what chains can do to break consumers' habits to the benefit of their brands.

The research from IGD found that 31% of consumers would eat out more if healthier options were more readily available.

The NPD Group shows that 28% of visits to the out of home (OOH) market involves some form of deal or promotion, this amounts to 3 billion visits a year and is worth £14.5 billion (data to end of December 2017).

The Co-Op have big ambitions in the food-to-go space. QSR sat down with Mark Pettigrew, Director of Format, Range, Space and Merchandising at the Co-Op to find out how they plan to take on the competition.