UK

New research from Barclaycard has found UK small businesses are losing out on more than £8.8bn each year by not accepting credit and debit card payments – an 18 per cent increase compared to just two years ago.

With the Night Tube set to launch this week, the hospitality recruitment company The Change Group conducted a survey which aimed to reveal how the new service might affect restaurants and their staff.

The healthy fast food and coffee shop brand secured a site in Seven Dials, London for an opening this September.

Just Eat announced that it will be sponsoring The X Factor App 2016, allowing millions of viewers across the country to be “the fifth judge”, access exclusive content and Just Eat rewards, as well as order food while watching.

The brand announced that on Monday 22nd August it is opening its second store in Manchester, its 15th store in England.

New research from Cardlytics, a purchase intelligence platform that helps make all marketing more relevant and measurable, shows that major shopping centres are now a prime dining destination for consumers.

Pizza Hut, a division of Yum! Brands, Inc. continued its expansion in Europe by signing a development agreement with AmRest Holdings SE for Central and Eastern Europe.

The pizza brand created and launched the world’s first playable pizza box DJ decks, which allow users to mix and drop their own beats.

The juice and smoothie brand named Laura Armstrong as its new head of design.

The premier event for takeaway and restaurant owners will launch on September 27th & 28th, at ExCeL London.

A short time after Pokémon Go's release, the mobile game has already become one of the top apps globally, and with its popularity, took in US$200 million in revenue in the first month of its release. Euromonitor International explores how bricks and mortar shops can take advantage of its user base through licensing.

Hampstead Market opens its gates on Saturday 10th September and will take place every week from 10am until 3pm behind the Everyman Cinema on the grounds of Hampstead Parochial School.

Following the NHS announcement earlier this year to impose a 20% ‘sugar tax’ in hospital cafes by 2020, Muffin Break showed its support for the CQUIN initiative by introducing healthier food options and promotions at its stores based in the University Hospital Lewisham and Whittington Hospital.

The bakery chain announced the the opening of its 59th store at The Mall Blackburn shopping centre.

According to a story by the Mirror, staff at the chicken chain tweeted a photo of a new gravy fountain at its UK headquarters, hinting that they might consider trialling the creation in stores across the UK.

According to a story by the Daily Meal, Hungry Jack’s, Australia’s Burger King franchise, introduced a limited-edition packaging for its fries, which confuses and wards off hungry sea gulls.