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Takeaway and delivery “crucial” to Vapiano SE growth – report

Takeaway and delivery “crucial” to Vapiano SE growth – report

Analysts from Berenberg believe the fast casual brand will accelerate these features this year. Similar to 2017 growth, incremental sales...

Shake Shack US grand cashless experiment has failed: research

Half the customers didn’t know how to order on the iPad, a Google commenter wrote.

Restaurants' online spend surged 27% year-on-year in April

Consumer spending grows 3.4% as UK shows modest recovery from the ‘Beast from the East’.

Chart of the Week: Flat white increased in popularity with 0.8% growth in the last year

Data from The NPD Group shows that there were just under 2.1 billion servings of coffee in the out of home market in the year to February 2018.

Consumer discretionary spending declines by 6%: Deloitte Consumer Tracker

It also revealed the extent to which UK spending continues to be under pressure.

EXCLUSIVE: Later Latte? - The Latest Coffee Trends Revealed

Coffee is now a staple of the foodservice industry.

54% of retailers believe consumers are looking for a unique experience

However, only 21% of consumers actually factor it into their choice of eatery.

New report reveals momentum brands in out of home food and drink

Costa and Greggs are amongst the operators in favour, analysis from CGA and Stone & River shows.

Ramadan is biggest untapped opportunity for retailers

BB Foodservice Head of Marketing said millions in extra revenue is up for grabs for operators during this holiday.

Delivery to grow 17% over next two years: The NPD Group

Over the past decade, the delivery market has grown 73% to £4.2 billion as of February 2018.

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.

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...