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UKHospitality warns against mandatory calorie labelling

The statement follows after the government announced that they will hold a consultation on requiring calorie labelling from businesses.

PizzaExpress reports £35.1 million in half-year earnings

Industry cost pressures and turbulent weather conditions reportedly affected the pizza chain’s financial performance. PizzaExpress’ earnings before...

Possibility of CVA moves closer for Gourmet Burger Kitchen

Rising costs still continues to damage restaurants in high streets.

Starbucks franchisee 23.5 Degrees receives £3.6 million follow-on funding from Connection Capital

The coffee chain’s franchised business partner aims to have 150 stores by 2023.

Coca-Cola to acquire Costa Coffee for £3.9 billion

An analyst says the beverage giant's acquisition of Costa Coffee provides a route into the lucrative China market.

The Hummingbird Bakery closes its store in Guildford

The store was the first one they opened outside of London. The Hummingbird Bakery has announced the closure of its outlet located in Guildford...

Chopstix Group receives £2 million debt facility from Metrobank

This will be the restaurant’s second funding package from Metrobank following the acquisition of the Yangtze brand. The Chopstix Group has acquired a...

KFC takes down poster ad shown near school

The UK’s advertising watchdog says the brand violated the CAP Code.

Wagamama posts 7.4% like-for-like sales growth

The Japanese restaurant chain had launched new stores across the globe over the financial year.

Just Eat revenue up by 45% in first half of the year

The food delivery group looks to raise their investments to expand across the globe.

UK among key drivers for McDonald's international growth in Q2

The "international lead" segment saw a 4.9% increase in like-for-like sales growth.

Greggs reports 5.2% increase in total sales for first half of 2018

Healthier choices and hot food options are among the drivers of their continued growth.

Caffe Nero reports 2.5% like-for-like sales growth

The coffee shop says that they will strive to expand and make a difference for their customers.