Wimpy Restaurants’ Covid-19 recovery stalls as customers cut spending June 26, 2024 The UK arm of fast food chain Wimpy Restaurants has seen its sales dip slightly after a strong couple of years of recovery from the Covid-19 lockdowns.
Mini-heatwave and Euros give hospitality hope for spending bump June 24, 2024 Leading figures in retail have said the warmer weather, in addition to the Euro football championships, could give a welcome boost to the sector, after a damp June.
Time Out expects to beat analyst forecasts after ‘disciplined’ cost control June 20, 2024 Time Out's global monthly brand audience increased by five per cent to 142m in the year to June 2024.
Easyhotel: Bookings surge fails to stop budget chain sinking further into the red June 18, 2024 Budget chain Easyhotel has reported its biggest loss since 2020 as a rise in bookings failed to offset more than £16m in loan charges.
Esquires Coffee: Surge in new store openings brews huge sales boost June 17, 2024 The company behind the Esquires Coffee chain has seen its sales jump by more than 30 per cent in the UK as a raft of new store openings begins to pay off for the business.
Timothy Taylor’s: ‘Challenged British economy’ puts dent in brewer’s profit June 13, 2024 Brewery Timothy Taylor said its profit is "significantly down" despite its sales increasing as the business battles with "soaring utility costs" and rising wages.
Midscale London hotels outperform cheaper rivals as back-to-the-office drives weekday bookings June 13, 2024 Midscale hotels are currently on top of the accommodation food chain in London, new data has found, as revenue available per room across the semi-affordable chains has risen seven per cent over the year to April.
Mandarin Oriental: Five-star London hotel issues warning ahead of Trump v Biden rematch June 12, 2024 The luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel in London's Hyde Park has warned that the upcoming US election between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump is impacting the number of international guests heading to the capital.
Lack of train station catering options costing passengers, warns watchdog June 12, 2024 Railways station operators are being urged to create more competition between resident food outlets, as a study by a regulator concluded passengers are being let down by a lack of catering options.
Exclusive: Des Gunewardena on the rift that ended his decades-long leadership of D&D June 12, 2024 Des Gunewardena ran D&D restaurant group for 18 years. He speaks to Steve Dinneen about the split and his big plans for the future