UK

UK Eat Out to Help Out: lifeline or token gesture?

Launched on 3 August, the UK government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme offers a 50% discount of up to…

UK hospitality sector reopens its doors as government extends support

From Saturday 4 July restaurants, pubs and bars in England were allowed to open their doors to the public again.…

FEA issues UK market update

The UK's Foodservice Equipment Association (FEA) has undertaken new research into the state of the country's foodservice equipment market. While…

Opinion: helping clients with a smooth return to business

It was an extremely odd period in March 2020 when GY5 Food Service Consultants, which specialises in education catering, participated…

Resilient and adaptable: UK foodservice adjusts

The UK is shadowing the rest of Europe, finally shuttering bars and restaurants late on 20 March. It is still…

Countdown to Brexit: consultants air their concerns

The term ‘apocalypse’ currently seems an apt way to describe the Brexit divide. Some see it as the end of…

The medicine for UK’s high street pain

“2019 is set to bring further pain to struggling UK restaurant sector.” That was the rather glum headline of a…

UK out-of-home foodservice: visits down, spend up

According to a new survey of the British out-of-home (OOH) foodservice market by analysts NPD Group, on-premise dining is set to…

Borrowing from Top 100 UK restaurant groups nears £2bn

Accountants UHY Hacker Young recently sent out a release proclaiming that the top 100 UK restaurant groups’ debt pile grew…

Bidfood publishes food trends analysis for 2018

Bidfood’s UK presence and product range has given the firm comprehensive oversight of the nation’s foodservice landscape. Their new ‘Food…