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Glotech's survey of 2000 Brits about their eating habits found that over 25% of people aged between 18–24 have removed bacon from breakfast, suggesting a shift towards healthier options for the most important meal of the day.

An in-depth industry study from Market Force Information revealed that Five Guys Burgers and Fries reigns as Britain’s favourite fast-food restaurant, while Pret A Manger takes the top spot in the cafe category.

The coffee chain launched FoodShare – a program to donate ready-to-eat meals to food banks from its U.S. stores. Initially, the move will be accomplished through an existing collaboration with Food Donation Connection and a new partnership with Feeding America.

Adults have cut their average salt consumption by 0.9 grams per day in the decade from 2005 to 2014 according to new data from Public Health England’s National Diet and Nutrition Survey.

New research by HospitalityGEM revealed that 79% of diners believe the quality and range of restaurants in shopping and entertainment centres has improved over the past three years. Those aged 18-35 were the most impressed, with 89% reporting a positive change.

Achieving on-going growth in a decelerating market was the key theme of this year's Horizons' Annual Briefing, held yesterday in London.

In an effort towards its goal of autonomous food delivery, Domino's unveiled what it called the'world's first autonomous delivery vehicle named DRU (Domino’s Robotic Unit).

According to a story by the Telegraph, Starbucks will be offering customers who bring their own coffee cups a 50p discount in an effort to reduce the 2.5 billion disposable cups dumped in landfill or incinerated each year in Britain.

Subway announced that the well-loved Chipotle Chicken Melt will be back on the menu due to popular demand, as part of the Subway £3 LUNCH offer, available in-store for a limited time from 2nd March.

The brand announced that it has reached the milestone of 5,000 stores open and operating in Europe, with the opening of a brand new store in a shopping centre in Livingston, Scotland.

Papa John's signed a restaurant development agreement in the Netherlands.

The dessert parlour brand enlisted procurement consultancy Procure4 to review their entire supply chain ahead of expansion.

A study from Cafecomony surveyed over 1,700 coffee consumers and traders about the future industry trends and their day-to-day café habits. The UK’s discerning taste for speciality coffee shows no sign of waning, it seems, and expectations are high. Over 81% of consumers cite the quality of coffee served as the biggest motivating factor in choosing which coffee shop to visit. In fact, over half of café owners support this statistic, with 51% identifying coffee as the area of their business that has seen the biggest growth in the last twelve months.

From 23rd - 27th March, the brand will be offering a limited edition Chocolate Easter Egg Concrete featuring vanilla frozen custard blended with salted marshmallow caramel sauce and paul a young chocolate chunks (£5.50 single/£8 double).

The Michelin-starred LIMA launched a Peruvian delicatessen in the Harrods food hall.

The brand was awarded a Birmingham City Council Healthy Choices Award for its healthy food options.