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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.
Tea over booze: More than half of millennial tea lovers get tea as liquor alternative
Almost 4 in 10 millennials reduced alcohol intake to save money.
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.
Just Eat Takeaway.com sees improvement in profitability
It is expecting a positive adjusted EBITDA.
Food travel firm SSP to post strong recovery in Q4
Its revenues are expected to c.91% of 2019 levels.