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Restaurants, pubs’ January deliveries up five-fold on pre-Covid levels

Deliveries and takeaways accounted for nearly 30 pence in every pound spent at managed restaurant and pub groups during the month.

Restaurants, pubs’ January deliveries up five-fold on pre-Covid levels

Deliveries and takeaways accounted for nearly 30 pence in every pound spent at managed restaurant and pub groups during the month.

COVID-related requirements, staff turnover amongst ‘biggest’ issues for UK chains: study

Said challenges are directly impacting food safety standards, NSF International said.

Restaurants, pubs’ January sales up 3% on pre-COVID-19 levels

Regions are “in good growth” whilst London remains in the red.   An uptick in consumer confidence about safety and the easing of COVID-19...

Online reviews can predict the failure of 7 out of 10 businesses, study claims

Researchers have developed a tool that uses customer ratings to analyse restaurants’ likelihood of success.

Five trends that will shape food-to-go recovery

2022 will be a year for reflection, innovation, concept development and new ways of doing business, an analyst said.

Easing of COVID restrictions nudges up out-of-home drinks sales

CGA is cautiously optimistic that pubs, bars and restaurants can build their sales over the coming weeks.

Shopper confidence at ‘lowest levels’ despite removal of COVID-19 restrictions

89% or nearly nine out of ten shoppers expect food prices to rise.

Limited to no meat intake for nearly half of Brits: study

Meat reduction has returned to around the level seen in 2019 following a dip in 2020, Mintel said.

Five potential shopping trends in 2022

IGD also analysed how Omicron shook up Christmas shopping.

No such thing as too much coffee? Gen Z most likely to disagree, study says

Further analysis from YouGov also shows that Brits do most of their drinking at home or work.

Six out of ten staff say job satisfaction would improve if venues introduced relevant tech: study

The challenges faced by the industry in the last 18 months has brought its reliance on technology fully into the spotlight.

Pub, restaurant sales steady in November but concerns mount over latest COVID-19 measures

Trading is still down in London with consumers remaining hesitant to dine-in.

Staffing crisis “damaging” customer experience in QSR

59% of team members also admitted that customer experience is suffering in their venue due to lack of staff.

Shopper confidence rises as Christmas nears

67% of shoppers believed that Christmas is a time to “splash out on food and groceries.”

Amidst labour shortages, QSR customers are expecting more from staff

48% say that staff must know where the food is sourced from whilst 58% expect staff to have the “knowledge and foresight” to recommend menu items.

2022 menus should consider provenance, innovation: Bidfresh

53% of consumers are actively counting calories or checking sugar content.