All Suppliers articles – Page 5
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News
Asahi delivers £1.5m support package
Asahi has invested £1.5m in a support package aimed at helping its customers get back to trading. It said the support was divided into three main areas: helping customers create a safe environment for pub and restaurant goers, providing practical support and innovation like digital solutions, and preparing for unknowns and adapting according. Asahi UK MD Tim Clay said while the entire industry awaits the “release of the government’s official guidance for the reopening of pubs & restaurants we are putting practical actions in motion.
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Elite Bistros launches meal kit service
Gary Usher’s Elite Bistros group is to launch a nationwide meal kit delivery service this week.
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New Covent Garden Market finds B2C route via Uber Eats
Uber Eats has become the latest delivery platform to diversify into grocery, with a partnership with New Covent Garden Market.
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David Read: A new era of supply
“Re-opening supply will not be easy” warns David Read, Prestige Purchasing’s Chairman.
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Wholesalers urge operators to settle bills
Wholesalers have called on pubs, restaurants and cafes to pay settle their invoices for stock ordered before the lockdown.
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JDW asks suppliers for payment moratorium
JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has asked suppliers for a moratorium on payments until the business’ massive pub estate reopens to the public.
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Brewdog to deliver school lunches free
In response to the increasing self-isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, various operators and suppliers from across the hospitality industry have launched community support initiatives to alleviate pressure on health workers and assist the most vulnerable.
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Weather buffets F&B pricing
Weather conditions are increasingly influencing patterns of food and beverage pricing, the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index shows.
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Grind shifts focus to retail with Soho House tie-up
London-based coffee concept Grind has announced a new partnership with Soho House as it looks to grow its supply and retail arm this year.
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David Read: Disposing with disposables
David Read, Prestige Purchasing’s Chairman suggests more ambitious thinking is required to resolve the plastics problem
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Inside Deliveroo’s new health-focused delivery-only service
Food Spark delves deeper into the trends behind the delivery giant’s Dream Burger range and its key nutritional drivers
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Coronavirus dents AB InBev profits
AB InBev, the world’s largest brewer, has forecast the steepest decline in quarterly profit in at least five years due to the coronavirus.
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Heineken toasts best sales for a decade
Heineken has reported volume sales were up 8.3% last year, its best performance in over ten years. It added net revenue was up 5.6%, with net profits up 4.3%. Chairman and CEO Jean-François van Boxmeer, who announced he would be leaving Heineken on 1 June yesterday, said in 2019 the business had delivered “another year of superior top-line growth, with continued strong performance in the second half.
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The 2020s – when sustainability and health & wellbeing come of age
David Read, Prestige Purchasing’s Chairman looks forward to the decade ahead, and the key trends that will impact food and drink supply chain
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Analysis & Insight
2019 – a year of rising input prices for food and drink
Prestige Purchasing’s chairman David Read looks back on an expensive year for operators, and discusses the outlook for food and drink costs in 2020.
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C&C sees strong brand performance in H1
Premium drinks manufacturer and supplier C&C Group has achieved net revenue growth of 13.5% over the six months to 31 August 2019, to €874.9m.
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Double digit growth for Heineken in the UK
Heineken N.V.’s beer volumes saw double digit growth, boosted by UK sales, according to a Q3 2019 trading update.
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AG Barr sees revenue decline in ‘disappointing’ first half
AG Barr has seen revenue for the six months to 27 July 2019 decline from £136.9m in H1 last year, to £122.5m, following what it described as an “unprecedented year” for the soft drinks industry in 2018.
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Food and drink prices levelling after months of rises
Recent spikes in the price of food and drink levelled off in July, despite inflation remaining at twice the rate of a year ago, according to the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.
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Opinion
Prestige Purchasing: Playing poker with food supply
Prestige Purchasing’s chairman, David Read, suggests that Brexit fatigue is the wrong reason to relax.