Research

Leisure sector grows to £117 billion as UK consumers prefer pleasure to shopping, says research

The UK leisure market is worth £117 billion in revenue and is growing nearly twice as fast as the retail sector, according to a new state-of-the...

Restaurant spend has increased in all regions in the last five years, says research

According to a report from Savills, the restaurant market and in particular the casual dining market has seen considerable growth over the last five...

How Smaller Chains are Hungry for Expansion

Casual dining brands in the UK with under 25 sites have grown by 39% over the past three years, opening a combined 489 new outlets across the UK...

Domino's: Sub-division of ordinary shares now in effect

The pizza company announced that the sub-division of each of its ordinary shares has become effective.

EXCLUSIVE: How On Premise Consumption is Gaining Importance for QSRs

In the 12 months to March 2016, there have been 5.8 Billion visits to QSRs in Great Britain. Visits have grown by 7% over the past 6 years, while the...

Independent sector is now challenging bigger brands for coffee shop market share, says research

According to retail and consumer market consultancy firm Pragma, the number of coffee outlets in the UK has almost trebled in the last six years...

Pret CEO considers extending the stay of Little Veggie pop up

Clive Schlee, CEO of Pret A Manger, shared some of his insights after launching Pret's Little Veggie Pop Up shop on Broadwick Street, Soho on 1st June...

Cost of food and drink to rise in event of Brexit, says Prestige Purchasing

At the Breakfast Briefing hosted by Prestige Purchasing, the company predicted that food and drink prices are going to rise in the event of a Leave...

Giraffe acquired by Boparan Restaurants Holdings

Boparan Restaurants Holdings (“BRH”) acquired the restaurant group Giraffe from current owners Tesco, who acquired the group in 2013.

Weekly News Wrap; Starbucks cards hold more money than bank deposits; Underdog trumps Chipotle; Domino’s tracks customers

Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.

How you eat fish and chips proves where you are in the UK, says research

Online food ordering platform hungryhouse.co.uk revealed in a study that choosing to smother your chips in curry sauce or religiously order cod over a...

Weekly News Wrap; $1.7b equity deal collapses; Starbucks' premium status threatened; Pizza Hut ditches preservatives

Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.

Deliveroo teams up with Pizza Express

PizzaExpress signed new global partnership with Deliveroo: the on-demand delivery service for quality restaurant food.