Research
Restaurants hold up on high streets
Restaurants hold up on high streets
New research reveals that Britain had 122,221 licensed premises at December 2017, a drop of just 0.3%.
Fifteen major retailers have gone into administration since April 2017: Colliers
According to head of business rates John Webber, there seems to be little reprieve on the horizon going forward.
Chart of the Week: Younger consumers are the quickest to adopt app ordering, says The NPD Group
App ordering is now three times bigger than it was two years ago.
Nine in ten Brits believe they are ‘ethical consumers': research
Whilst a further 67% are adamant to boycott brands lacking in ethical conscience.
Over 50s to boost delivery boom: The NPD Group
Whilst operators stand to lose part of £1 billion of business as 25-to-34-year-olds curb their eating out habits.
Chart of the Week: Online delivery sales soar 38% in 2018
In the year to January 2018, there were 673 million delivery visits in the out of home market, representing 5.9% of total OOH.
The changing face of food-to-go: how it's becoming food for later
A large proportion of shoppers are buying food-to-go as part of or all of an evening meal, IGD’s latest research has found. IGD's head of shopper...
Soft drinks sales in food-to-go rose 7.4% in 2017
Britvic said almost three-quarters (72%) of occasions include a soft drink, a 1.8% increase from 2016.
Levels of ‘Significant' financial distress up 8% across UK restaurants
Begbies Traynor revealed it was caused by the subdued consumer spending and fierce promotional activity.
Profits at top 100 UK restaurant groups crashed 64% to £125m
The pre-tax profits fell to £125m from £345m in the past year, according to UHY Hacker Young Group.
Burger overtakes le jambon-beurre as France's favourite snack
Food consultancy Gira Conseil revealed that the French have eaten nearly 1.5 billion burgers last year.
Chart of the Week: Telephone calls account for 46% of delivery visits
Delivery has been a buzz word within the foodservice industry over the last two years. Data from the NPD Group shows that delivery visits have grown...
Health experts demand Chinese takeaways to carry health warnings
This is to to alert consumers of “astonishing and harmful” salt levels.
McDonald's site reduces disorder by playing classical music
The Shepherd's Bush site has been plagued by reports of crime in 2017.
Overall restaurant Spending Increases 9.7%
The online spend for restaurants totaled to 28.7% whilst in-store sales increased 8%.
Casual dining contraction is independents' opportunity: Lynx Purchasing
With casual dining brands closing sites and scaling back expansion, well-run independent operators have an opportunity to take back market share.
Foodservice price inflation decreased to 2.5% in January
The main categories driving this decrease are the Dairy category and the Fish category.
