Only A Third Of Hospitality Firms Optimistic About Their Future
Only a third of UK hospitality businesses are optimistic about their future due to high energy prices and rising food costs, industry bosses have...
Compass Makes Acquisition In Ireland
Catering giant Compass is expanding its presence in Ireland with the purchase of Glanmore Foods for an undisclosed sum.
Located in Dublin, Glanmore Foods is...
Sainsbury’s Forecourt Hosts First Greggs Outlet
Sainsbury’s and Greggs have teamed up to bring a new type of concession to the supermarket’s petrol stations for the first time.
The new Greggs...
Losses Fall At Marston’s; More Upbeat On Outlook
Revealing its interim results yesterday, pub group Marston’s noted that it saw strong trading over Easter and the first May bank holiday dates, with...
Greggs Wins Battle Over Sale Of Hot Food In Leicester Square
A battle between the right to sell potato wedges and sausage rolls into the early hours versus police warnings about a wave of crime...
Compass Benefits From People Returning To Offices And Events
Catering giant Compass has raised its annual forecasts after its first-half profit soared 41% as it benefitted from people returning to offices and events...
J D Wetherspoon Seeing Record Sales But Calls For Sector Support
J D Wetherspoon is on track for a strong year after bouncing back from the effects of the pandemic, with the discount pub chain...
Some Cost Pressures Starting To Ease, Says Boss Of Greene King
The Chief Executive of the UK’s biggest integrated pub operator has revealed that some cost pressures in the sector are starting to ease, with...
4,600 Hospitality Venues Closed In The Last 12 Months
Britain suffered a net decline of 4,593 licensed premises in the year to March 2023, according to the new Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA...
Hopwells Acquires Rival Foodservice Wholesaler
Hopwells, an independent frozen food wholesaler with six distribution centres across England, has acquired Windsor Foodservice.
The two companies have finalised the deal as part...
