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News
Majestic completes acquisition of Vagabond
The retailer and supplier has acquired the wine bar concept out of administration, saving nine bars from closure, though the Canary Wharf and Gatwick airport sites were not included as part of the deal
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Analysis & Insight
Is sustainable food supply an unaffordable luxury?
Prestige Purchasing chairman David Read argues that cost doesn’t need to be a barrier to sustainable food supply
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Opinion
Running restaurants isn’t for everyone
The days of simply opening a new venue, serving good food and being rewarded handsomely are most certainly over, Prestige Purchasing chairman David Read writes
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Opinion
David Read: Buying success
Prestige Purchasing founder and chairman David Read argues buyers must be liberated from a board-level obsession with spreadsheets, and develop a much deeper understanding of the food system to extract true value from the supply chain
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News
Robot chef company broken up after collapse
Parts of London start-up Karakuri have been sold off to Henry Penny, a US foodservice equipment supplier to KFC and Wendy’s
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Opinion
McDonald’s: ‘Magnitude of claims suggests a systemic issue’
Franchise specialists Gordon Drakes and Kate Williams of international law firm Fieldfisher dissect the scandal surrounding employee claims against McDonald’s and unravel where liability lies in a franchised business
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Opinion
Why are food prices in hospitality still surging?
David Read, founder and chairman of Prestige Purchasing, explores why food prices are still rising at the kitchen door, whilst inflation in supermarkets is falling
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Analysis & Insight
Foodservice price inflation increases again
Food price inflation increased to 21.6% in May, on a year-on-year basis – just below the record high of 22.9% in December 2022, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index
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Opinion
Diageo’s Ivan Menezes was a skilled operator as well as a humble leader
”You need a large Smirnoff and tonic. And fast.” These were pretty much the first words spoken to me by Ivan Menezes, Jim Armitage writes inThe Sunday Times.
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Interviews
Budweiser’s UK president: ‘I feel very lucky that people love beer’
Brian Perkins is steering the megabrewer through a major inflection point, taking the brand ‘beyond beer’ as it steers its way through headwinds
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Opinion
Peter Martin: Making friends with farmers
A new initiative exploring ways for agriculture and hospitality to work more closely together could ease retail’s dominance of the food supply chain, Peter Martin argues
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Analysis & Insight
Foodservice price inflation under 20% for first time in five months
There has been an easing in the price of key commodities, including dairy, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.
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News
Price of fish and chip takeaway up by a fifth
The average cost of the popular takeaway dish is now £9, with the price of oil, potatoes and battered fish having rocketed over the past 12 months
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Analysis & Insight
Foodservice price inflation shows signs of easing
Food price inflation fell slightly year-on-year to 20.6% in February, but margin pressure for operators is still expected to increase this year, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.
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Opinion
David Read: Scale, complexity and the hidden costs of CPUs
Many hospitality operators think they are running one business, when actually they are running two, David Read, founder and chairman at Prestige Purchasing argues
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News
Sir Ivan Menezes to retire as CEO of Diageo
During ten years in charge of the drinks group he has overseen an “outstanding period of change, growth and high performance”
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Opinion
David Read: Hospitality’s role in the food revolution
The sector can play a major part in improving the food system’s impact on the natural world, Prestige Purchasing founder and chairman David Read argues
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Analysis & Insight
The seven reasons why our supermarket shelves are bare
With shortages on the shelves, The Sunday Times attempts to get under the skin of a supply chain gone wrong
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Analysis & Insight
No-alcohol volumes outstrip sales of low
The volume of no-alcohol drinks sold in the UK has increased by 21% since 2018, well ahead of the 1% increase in the low-alcohol category, according to data from drinks consultancy IWSR.
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Analysis & Insight
Foodservice price inflation reaches 21.5%
All categories in the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index recorded double-digit inflation, with the overall figure pushing past 20% for the first time in the Index’s history. But there are signs of inflation levelling off.