Research

Contact catering sales down 9% from pre-COVID-19 levels

Inflation is blamed for the decline in sales.

Contact catering sales down 9% from pre-COVID-19 levels

Inflation is blamed for the decline in sales.

Domino’s total system sales down 8.3% YoY in Q3 22

The pizza chain posted £344.7m of total system sales.

Food, drink inflation hits nearly 20% in September

This is the eighth consecutive month of double-digit inflation.

Inflation munches on UK’s F&B market growth: report

2022 is expected to finish with a 2% decline in growth compared to last year.

64% British consumers say eating, drinking brands can be more eco-friendly

Nearly half of consumers said a venue’s sustainability choices are important.

More than 8% of workforce left hospitality sector between August and September

It’s the highest percentage of quitters since 15.6% left their roles in the pandemic.

Drinks in delivery, takeaway sales show growth: CGA tracker

Drinks sales go up by 15% in early months of 2022.

Halloween boosted takeaways surge by 21%: report

Bromley, Barking, Dover, and Stock-on-tees, with all areas seeing a 200% increase in takeaway orders.

Just Eat Takeaway back to profitability earlier than expected

It was driven by higher average transaction value and positive FX.

Hospitality groups’ September sales sag

Like-for-like sales were 3% lower than in the same period last year.

Cost of no-show reservations halve in 2022

The cost of no-shows in the hospitality sector dropped by $5.63b

Food inflation in hospitality hit 15% in August: index

It is the seventh month of double digit inflation in a row.

Fridays starts food delivery with UberEats

It rolled out delivery option in over 81 locations in the UK.

Nearly half of consumers change food choices due to calorie count

Almost two in three consumers switch their dish if it contains more than 1,000 calories.

Food travel firm SSP to post strong recovery in Q4

Its revenues are expected to c.91% of 2019 levels.