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News‘Highly encouraging start to 2026’ as foodservice price inflation flattens
New data shows food and drink prices in the hospitality sector remained virtually flat in January as global cocoa futures dropped and other categories plateaued
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NewsTransformation efforts help grow Papa Johns UK sales
The pizza delivery chain has reported UK growth of 7% in Q4 2025 with CEO Todd Penegor saying the performance benefited from ‘transformation work’
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Analysis & InsightRestaurants kick off new year with strong growth in delivery sales
While takeaway sales remain challenged, the latest NIQ Hospitality at Home Tracker shows like-for-like delivery sales in January were 7.4% ahead of the same month in 2025
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NewsEatphoria grows sales to £24m
The hybrid QSR group has reported a 26% rise in total system sales with like-for-likes up 13%
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NewsStrong Guinness sales in tough global market for Diageo
Diageo grew sales in in Great Britain by 2.9%, thanks to double-digit growth in Guinness, which was particularly strong in the on-trade and in its non-alcoholic Guinness 0.0 offering
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Analysis & InsightIs competitive socialising reaching saturation point in the UK?
The experiential leisure segment continues to expand at a rapid rate, but there are increasing signs a period of market correction and consolidation could be close
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Analysis & InsightUK consumers tighten spending into 2026
New data from Cardlytics shows that festive retail trading reinforced value-led behaviour rather than relaxing it
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Analysis & InsightHospitality groups see sales flatten in January as consumers tighten their belts
The latest NIQ RSM Hospitality Business Tracker shows sales across managed restaurant, pub and bar groups were 0.1% lower than the same month last year
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Analysis & InsightHospitality insolvencies fall to lowest level in two years
Government data shows accommodation and food service insolvencies fell 26% month-on-month between November and December last year with the number of collapses easing slightly over the course of the year
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NewsCoca-Cola confirms it will retain full ownership of Costa Coffee
The company’s chief financial officer has said there are no immediate plans to do anything with Costa other than ‘to get it performing even better’ following an aborted sale attempt
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NewsBoxpark ‘assessing alternative formats’ as losses widen
Despite a small uptick in turnover, the street food and retail group saw pre-tax losses widen from £3.8m to £12m following ‘a challenging year’
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NewsXP Factory revises down profit forecasts and slows new openings
The experiential leisure industry suffered negative LFL sales growth in the calendar year 2025 of around -9%, according to independent data
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NewsFoodservice price inflation accelerates in December as festive demand peaks
The Foodservice Price Index notes the rise in food and drink prices was driven by high demand for many items in the run-up to Christmas, as well as persistent supply-side constraints
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NewsRestaurants turn to new deliveries for growth after flat December for at-home sales
Restaurant groups ended a soft year for at-home sales with fractional growth in December, but increased use of delivery services prompted near double-digit increase on a total basis
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NewsGetting out of debt: How Marston’s improved its share price
The much overlooked pub company is driving positive sentiment and value improvement thanks to the significant reduction of debt, according to CBRE senior director Simon Johnson
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NewsIRO Sushi hails ‘fantastic year’ with like-for-like sales up 19%
The 30-strong QSR chain has reported total system sales of £18.5m in its latest financial results and is targeting at least 10 new openings in 2026
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Analysis & InsightDrinks sales up 10.7% on New Year’s Eve week
Trading flattened in early January, as consumers returned to work, tightened their spending, and particpated in Dry January, according to NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker
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NewsFuller’s toasts ‘outstanding’ Christmas and New Year season
The pub company says it has maintained growth momentum in the year to date, bolstered by a like for like sales rise of 8.2% over the festive period
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Analysis & InsightPremiumisation and innovation to push coffee & sandwich market value to £13.3bn
Robust turnover growth in the branded bakery-led segment is helping to grow the market’s wider value, new data from Lumina Intelligence shows
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NewsGovernment ‘did not have access’ to full picture on rates
Business secretary Peter Kyle said the government has listened to the concerns of the hospitality sector, particularly pubs, and is preparing to make an announcement in due course