Research

EXCLUSIVE: Family Visits are Driving the foodservice market, say analysts

The foodservice market has seen a steady drop in visits since the beginning of the recession. The industry has lost 500 mill visits to date, with...

EXCLUSIVE: Family Visits are Driving the foodservice market, say analysts

The foodservice market has seen a steady drop in visits since the beginning of the recession. The industry has lost 500 mill visits to date, with...

McDonald’s UK unveils one of the largest independent carbon studies on UK and Irish beef farms

Launched by McDonald’s UK Supply Chain Director Connor McVeigh at the 2016 NFU conference, the report identifies simple measures that can help beef...

Brand loyalty might be related to political leanings, says research

According to an article by Fortune citing research from consultancies, it might be possible to peg the political leanings of consumers by the brands...

KFC CMO Discusses Difficulty in Reaching Out to Millenials

According to a story by the Business Insider interviewing Kevin Hochman, KFC’s Chief Marketing Officer, data indicates that only two out of five...

Pizza Hut Mulls Restaurant Sale

According to a story by The Sunday Times, the pizza chain's UK restaurants have been put on the block for £150 million.

KFC tycoon's firm plunges into the red

According to a story by the Belfast Telegraph, a company used by Northern Ireland tycoon Michael Herbert to operate KFC restaurants in the Republic...

Oriental food growing well with contemporary trends, says Wing Yip research

Even as Chinese restaurants continue to thrive in the UK as they have been for more than 100 years, the Oriental food market is rarely researched in...

Starbucks trails behind Costa in U.K.

According to a story by Bloomberg, the US coffee shop brand has less than half the number of outlets of market leader Costa Coffee, part of Whitbread...

Just Eat acquires four businesses from Rocket Internet and foodpanda

The digital marketplace for takeaway food delivery announced that it has agreed the acquisition of four businesses from Rocket Internet and foodpanda...

Diners want more 'adventurous' dishes, says survey

New research conducted by Brasserie Blanc found a demand for high street restaurants to up their game when it comes to the dishes on menus. Respondent...

Starbucks prices $500 Million of Senior Notes

The coffee chain brand announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of senior notes.

UK eating out at a three-year high, says research

Research done by Horizons in its Eating Out-Look report found that consumer eating out hits 3 year high at 72%.

More people eating out over Christmas even as spend is down

Research done by Horizons found that a modest climb in the number of people eating out over Christmas 2015 suggests that the sector is now back into a...

SSP Group: First quarter like-for-like sales grows strongly in UK

The company issued an Interim Management Statement for the first quarter of its financial year, covering the period from 1 October to 31 December 2015...

Gourmet Burger Kitchen ads dissing vegetarians attracted more people than they alienated, says survey

According to a story by The Drum, a survey by OnePulse found that more people were willing to eat at Gourmet Burger Kitchen as a result of the...

UK pub operator Marston's posts record Christmas sales

According to a story by Reuters, Marston's comparable sales rose at its own managed pub restaurants, and posted record sales over Christmas for the...

Just Eat PLC receives average recommendation of “Buy” from brokerages

According to a story by Zolmax, shares of Just Eat PLC have earned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the eight analysts that are presently covering the...