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Supply pressures push foodservice inflation up 1.8% in June
Supply pressures push foodservice inflation up 1.8% in June
The index reached 153.1, reversing May's 0.1% decline.
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Hospitality insolvencies fall 15% in June as World Cup boosts trading
The figure was also 23% lower than in June 2025.
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World Cup matches drove hospitality workforce expansion rather than longer hours
Hospitality employees worked 4% more shifts on England match days.
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Pizza emerges as most ordered during World Cup across seven markets
It also ranked amongst the leading cuisines in Switzerland, Belgium, Spain and Canada.
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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.
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Nearly half of regular UK fast food customers want to eat less of it
27% will be spending less on fast food.
Hospitality leaders brace for tough year as confidence drops to 37%
Independent operators are amongst the least confident.
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.
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.
Why chicken is becoming the growth engine of UK fast-food
The UK has 2,100 chained chicken restaurants.
Bars and pubs see 11.7% jump during Britain’s heatwave
Bars, pubs, and restaurants saw their busiest day on 23 June.
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.
