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SSP Group profits soar to £76.8million

The food group posted a strong rise in annual profit according to the financial results for the year ended 30 September 2015.

SSP Group profits soar to £76.8million

The food group posted a strong rise in annual profit according to the financial results for the year ended 30 September 2015.

EXCLUSIVE: IN FOCUS: Data shows the growing importance of breakfast in the British QSR market

The NPD Group has revealed how Breakfast contributes to an increasing proportion of QSR traffic - accounting now for 11% of all visits. Although still...

Some restaurant chains are failing basic seafood sustainability tests, says MCS

The Marine Conservation Society teamed up with Fish2Fork, an online guide that rates restaurants on seafood sustainability and released ratings of...

Make tax relief for food firms conditional on developing healthy food, says Health Action Campaign

Health Action Campaign research showed that producing healthier food could be good for business as well as public health. The 1 billion GBP a year...

JUST EAT reports accelerated UK order growth of 50% year-on-year

The digital marketplace for takeaway food delivery issued the order update for the third quarter three and nine months to 30 September 2015.

Growth in food sales expected to slow, says survey

Confidence remains relatively strong amongst the UK’s eating out operators, with nearly two-thirds of those taking part in the latest Eating Out-Look...

EXCLUSIVE: Data Shows Consumption of Alcohol in the Out-Of-Home Market is Declining

Data from the NPD Group has revealed that the number of servings of Alcohol in the out-of-home market is in long-term decline, falling by 23% between...

Jaimie's Italian, Harvester, Giraffe top new Out to Lunch league table ranking

The Soil Association's Out to Lunch campaign published a new table ranking the health of children’s food in 21 of the UK’s most popular restaurant...

Driving Millenial Traffic- What you Need to Know

Latest research from NPD shows just what differentiates millennial traffic from that of the average consumer.

Over half of late-night takeaway customers spend over £50, research says

hungryhouse.co.uk has looked in to one of the UK’s guiltiest pleasures of late night takeaway to reveal how ordering habits change after midnight.

Conditions excellent for Britain’s ‘food-on-the-go’ market to resume growth

NPD Group research showed that ‘on-the-go’ visits declined by -1.8% in the year ending June 2015 but technology, innovation, healthier choices and new...

16 to 24-year-olds spend the most on fast food, says research

Due to a lack of cooking skills, 16 to 24-year-olds spend more on fast food than any other age group, according to BBC's Good Food magazine poll.

Apple Pay users more satisfied than other contactless users, says research

According to the latest Contactless Payment Index results from eDigitalResearch, 51% of Apple Pay users are extremely satisfied, compared to 32% of...

Coffee market propped up by growth of pods, says Mintel

Research from Mintel showed that the growth of pods made up for the struggling dominant segment of instant coffee.

UK contactless spending triples in 12 months

Data released by Barclaycard revealed that contactless spending has more than trebled in the last 12 months.

Menus gain worldwide influence with greater use of niche ingredients

International cuisine and niche ingredients are influencing food sold by high street operators.

Half of fast food users are interested in gourmet burgers, says research

New research from Mintel found that many Brits are now looking for a ‘better burger’.