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Flexitarian movement lags as processed meat sales boom
26 Jan 21
Mintel expects momentum to return to the plant-based industry.
Five retail trends to watch in 2021
19 Jan 21
IGD predicts the movements expected to shape global retail this year.
More drive-thru investment seen
12 Jan 21
Insights agency The NPD Group expects operators to invest in the channel.
Digital ordering driving higher consumer spend: study
17 Dec 20
New data from Vita Mojo has revealed a “prodigious” shift in the way customers are engaging with hospitality brands as a response...
Over half of consumers ate more fruits, vegetables during first lockdown: IGD
17 Dec 20
The insights agency sees significant opportunity for the food industry to shift consumers’ mindsets around the two categories....
2020: Year in Review
17 Dec 20
We look back at the highs and lows of the UK multi-site restaurant industry these past twelve months.
Hospitality job losses hit 650,000 for the year, study says
9 Dec 20
However, the data suggests that the continuation of the furlough scheme has softened the blow.
Hospitality leaders less confident due to pandemic pains, survey says
8 Dec 20
Single-site businesses were suggested to be at greater risk of failure.
85% of UK consumers open to choosing food and drink from Ireland: study
1 Dec 20
Shoppers are also concerned about the potential cost issues after Brexit.
Food delivery spend may hit £7.1 billion in 2020, NPD says
24 Nov 20
Consumers are expected to eat out when the second lockdown is lifted.
UK consumer spending to fall by nearly £200 billion in 2020: Mintel
24 Nov 20
Food and drinks, in contrast, are expected to experience the biggest increase in spending this year.
500,000 hospo jobs lost since January, study reveals
10 Nov 20
There has also been a 21% drop in overall staff headcount compared to October 2019.
Hospitality sales slashed in half in Q3 2020
3 Nov 20
Sales for the 12 months to the end of September totalled £80.3bn.
Vegan orders via Deliveroo grow 115% YoY
3 Nov 20
It now has over 10,000 vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants available on the platform.
Customers “frustrated” over growing number of apps “being asked to download”, survey reveals
27 Oct 20
The new research comes amidst increasing prevalence for contactless ordering in hospitality venues.
Tier system dealt ‘seismic impact' to food and drinks sales in high alert areas: study
23 Oct 20
Year-on-year sales have been halved in middle-tier areas of England.
Restaurant groups, pubs suffer sales setbacks in September
20 Oct 20
This is despite delivery’s share of restaurant sales increasing.
Four in ten consumers to go out less frequently due to hospitality curfew rules: survey
29 Sep 20
34% of adults say they are more likely to invite friends back to their house after 10pm.
QSRs to benefit from significant decline of food-to-go trips
29 Sep 20
IGD predicts that the whole food-to-go sector will decline by 43% to £10.8bn in 2020.
Eat Out to Help Out scheme bumps foodservice activity to highest level since COVID-19: NPD
15 Sep 20
11.5 million trips were made by new customers in August.
‘Rule of six' rules hit consumer confidence and plans to eat out, snap poll reveals
15 Sep 20
Younger adults are more likely to press on with their plans to go out.
Almost half of Brits uncomfortable visiting on-trade venues for festive celebrations: survey
15 Sep 20
Operators are urged to lead the way in helping instill confidence in their COVID-19 measures.
Consumer confidence remains stable, benefiting from return to sense of normality: study
8 Sep 20
IGD says there are some key opportunities for retailers and suppliers to target new at home occasions.
Eat Out to Help Out scheme successful in boosting food sales: studies
18 Aug 20
More Brits are expected to avail of the scheme before it ends.
Hospitality sector lost £30bn in sales during Q2 2020: study
28 Jul 20
UKHospitality and CGA said this highlights the “urgent need for extended support”.
Accommodation, food services sector is hardest hit by COVID-19: PwC
28 Jul 20
Almost a third of workers are at risk of redundancy.
British foodservice showing early signs of recovery
21 Jul 20
Spend for week ending 12 July reached half of pre-lockdown levels.
Uptick in restaurant, pub reservations met with wave of no-shows: survey
21 Jul 20
People are also keeping visits short.
Restaurants, pubs report 44% like-for-like trading slump in 4 July reopening weekend: survey
13 Jul 20
More pubs were open for dine-in.
‘Super Saturday' footfall fails to reach hoped-for surge, geo-location data suggests
7 Jul 20
Dine-in has yet to make an impact.
Pizza, burgers, sugary treats are most searched fast food items during lockdown: study
30 Jun 20
McDonald’s is the most-missed food in a majority of places.
Britain's foodservice spend plunges by 80% YoY in April
30 Jun 20
March and April out-of-home visits also fell by more than half.
More Brits buying local amidst pandemic, FSA says
29 Jun 20
Persons are also wasting less food.
86% of workers fear restaurants will not reopen post-pandemic: survey
23 Jun 20
Respondents also call for improved business models.
Hospitality sector responsible for almost a quarter of Britain's GDP losses in April
15 Jun 20
Total GDP fell by 20.4% in that month.
Over six in ten Brits to trust ‘transparent, engaged' businesses post-lockdown: survey
15 Jun 20
Consumers also look for clarity about health and safety measures.
How COVID-19 made the vegan diet more appealing to millennial Brits
9 Jun 20
Mintel surmises that the pandemic accelerated the plant-based food trend.
Consumers to quickly return to restaurants once lockdown ends: surveys
9 Jun 20
A small percentage prefers not to eat out at all.
Shopper confidence remains at low levels: IGD
9 Jun 20
COVID-19’s economic impact is said to likely have a big impact on shopper confidence in the future.
Six out of ten Brits expected to return to restaurants, bars or cafes in first month of reopenings
2 Jun 20
Trust in hygiene and social distancing will be top factors once the lockdown fully ends, according to The NPD Group.

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