Today’s news in brief – 06/11/24

Domino’s has reported that total sales rose 3% to £374.8m in Q3, as total orders increased 3.5% on a comparable basis to 17.4 million. The group attributed its performance to delivery orders continuing its “strong” momentum, as it was up 6.6% against last year’s Q3 to 11.1 million. However, collection orders were down 1.5% to 6.3 million. 

No shows at pubs and restaurants are back to a record high, with 14% of guests have been found to not honour reservations or inform venues in advance that they need to cancel. Since the launch of the industry-wide #ShowUpForHospitality campaign in 2021, GO Technology data had previously measured no-shows as decreasing. 

Cornish Bakery has made this year’s Top 100 Interpath Retail Growth Index, as the chain achieved “record-breaking” sales of over £1m per week. It comes as the company has also announced the opening of a new bakery in Cirencester in early 2025, which will take its estate to almost 70 stores. 

Levy Ireland has launched a food waste reduction initiative in partnership with Positive Carbon. This information will help Levy Ireland teams to identify food waste sources and implement targeted reduction strategies. The Convention Centre Dublin will be the first Levy Ireland partner site to take on the new scheme.