Food and Drink

The latest news and updates on food, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.

Aug- 2024 -

9 August

Restaurant Brands International Q2 revenues hit $2bn

Restaurant Brands International (RBI) has revealed that total revenues leapt by 17.2% to $2.08bn (£1.63bn) from a year prior, as…
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6 August

Wingstop UK business up for sale

Wingstop has hired Goldman Sachs to conduct a sales process for its UK business, according to reports from Sky News.…
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2 August

Welcome Break FY profits rise 7% to £72.7m

Welcome Break, the operator of 35 motorway service stations with F&B outlets and hotels, has had a successful year to…
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2 August

Edinburgh hospitality braces for sales rise as Fringe begins

Edinburgh hospitality is due to benefit from a major rise in sales as Edinburgh Fringe and other festivals have kicked…
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1 August

Restaurant groups see ‘strong’ delivery sales amid wet weather

Managed restaurant groups in Britain have recorded the strongest growth in delivery sales since the end of the pandemic restrictions…
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1 August

Jerk Junction to open first shopping centre location

Caribbean street food brand Jerk Junction has announced that it is set to open its first shopping centre location in…
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Jul- 2024 -

30 July

Foodservice YoY inflation falls for 12 consecutive months

Year-on-year inflation in the foodservice sector has fallen for 12 months in a row, according to the latest Foodservice Price…
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29 July

Euros and warm weather see drinks sales soar 14%

Drinks sales increased 14% in Britain’s pubs, bars and restaurants thanks to Euro 2024 final and much improved warm weather,…
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22 July

Boxpark to close Shoreditch site

Boxpark has confirmed that it is set to close its East London site in Shoreditch by the end of this…
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18 July

Roadchef returns to profitability

Roadchef has returned to profitability for the year ended 31 December 2023 after seeing its revenues jump 16.9% to £256m.…
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