Upper Crust Shedding Thousands Of Jobs
SSP Group, the owner of the Upper Crust and Caffè Ritazza food outlets, has announced that up to 5,000 jobs could be cut across...
Marston’s Facing Uncertain Outlook After Taking Hit From Lockdown
Marston’s, the brewer and pubco set to form a joint venture with Carlsberg UK, has taken a significant hit to its first-half revenues and...
IGD Outlines Four Post-Lockdown Scenarios For Retail And Foodservice
The coronavirus crisis has caused a monumental shift in consumers’ food and drink habits. The boundaries between eating at home and out-of-home, once blurred,...
Diageo Launches $100m Fund To Help Pubs And Bars Recover
Drinks giant Diageo has announced a global programme to help pubs and bars get back to business and recover following the coronavirus lockdown.
Through its...
Confex Planning To Launch Own Brand Range
Wholesale buying group Confex has announced that it is preparing to launch its first own brand range.
Named Core, it will initially consist of 275...
Another Wholesaler Considering Job Cuts
Bidfood looks set to become the latest foodservice wholesaler to make job cuts after being hit hard by the coronavirus lockdown and subsequent shutdown...
Pub Chain ‘Has No Choice’ But To Open On 4 July
The founder of the pub chain Oakman Inns has vowed to reopen all of its sites on 4 July even if the government has...
Meal Kits And Grocery Boxes Saw Surge In Popularity During Lockdown
New data from purchase intelligence platform Cardlytics reveals delivery services like takeaways, meal kits and grocery boxes have seen a huge growth in sales...
Brakes And TSC Foods Making Job Cuts Following Collapse In Foodservice...
Foodservice giant Brakes and soup manufacturer TSC Foods have become the latest firms to announce restructuring plans after being hit hard by the coronavirus...
More Support Needed For Food & Drink Manufacturers To Ensure Hospitality...
A new report stresses that further support from government is vital to sustain manufacturers supplying the hospitality and foodservice market in the UK.
Over 20...
