Failed Morrisons Bidder Snaps Up Punch

Fortress, the private equity investor that lost out in the battle for Morrisons, has acquired Punch Pubs in a deal thought to be worth...

Alcohol Consumption Continues To Fall In Ireland

New data shows alcohol consumption in Ireland has fallen again, with sales of beer and cider particularly impacted by the closing of and ongoing...

Compass To Launch First Frictionless Food-To-Go Store In A Workplace

In the wake of Amazon and the supermarket chains rolling checkout-free stores, foodservice giant Compass has unveiled plans to launch a frictionless food-to-go store...

Wetherspoons Warns Of ‘Lockdown By Stealth’ As New Covid Rules Hit...

Wetherspoons has warned of a profits hit as tightening Covid restrictions and calls for even tougher measures “affect customer sentiment and trade”. Read the full...

Budweiser Brewing Group Secures Major Supply Deal With JD Wetherspoon; Heineken...

Budweiser Brewing Group, AB InBev’s UK & Ireland subsidiary, has agreed on a 20-year deal to become the largest beer supplier across the JD...

One Of Britain’s Biggest Pub Operators Up For Sale

Punch, the operator of around 1,300 pubs across the UK, looks set to be sold by its current owners after receiving a string of...

CEO Of Greencore Heading To SSP

Patrick Coveney is stepping down from his Chief Executive role at convenience food maker Greencore to take charge of the SSP Group, owner of...

Sales Pret A Manger Above Pre-Pandemic Levels For The First-Time

In a sign that the UK economy and out-of-home eating market has bounced back from the Covid downturn, new data shows trade at Pret...

Compass Continues Recovery As Economies Reopen

Compass, the world’s largest catering company, resumed dividend payouts today after reporting better-than-expected annual profits as demand returns in offices, schools, and sporting venues. The...

M&S To Supply Food To 2,500 Costa Coffee Stores

Marks & Spencer has agreed a deal to supply its on-the-go food range to the Costa Coffee chain. From next year, Costa’s customers will be...

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