Caffè Nero Group today announced positive 3.0% Like for Like sales growth for the 12 months ending 31st May 2019, with Group sales increasing by 11%. The results for the year marks 86 consecutive quarters of positive like for like sales growth for Caffè Nero since the Group was founded by Gerry Ford in 1997. Over that same financial year, Caffè Nero completed the majority … [Read more...]
Foodservice research: Adults eat out in UK on 2.4 billion occasions a year
New research carried out with 70,000 businesses reveals that adults eat out in Great Britain each year on 2.4 billion occasions. Young people are most likely to dine out with couples and under 35’s eating out once a week. The research will help form a new annual market report revealing what British consumers want from restaurants. It is based on a detailed analysis of … [Read more...]
Mowgli Street Food restaurants founder joins Casual Dining 2020 lineup
Nisha Katona MBE – the CEO and founder of Mowgli Street Food restaurants, is the latest speaker to join Casual Dining’s free business Keynote line-up for 2020. Back by popular demand, following her candid, standing room only Keynote interview at the show earlier this year, she’ll be delivering more exclusive ‘warts and all’ career and business insights in a highly anticipated … [Read more...]
The Cavendish London Petrichor Restaurant launches vegan dining 2020
Veganism has witnessed a ‘plant-based revolution’ in 2019 and is an ongoing top trend prediction for 2020, according to Innova Market Insights. The Cavendish London has announced it will be taking part in Veganuary by offering a full vegan menu in its 2AA Rosette fine dining Petrichor Restaurant. Diners can expect a complete vegan menu with a choice of three dishes for each … [Read more...]
Claude Bosi joins Angela Hartnett and many others in STREETSMART for December
As Christmas fast approaches, Amazonico, Claude Bosi at Bibendum, Mildreds, Norma and Andrew Edmunds join 600 restaurants raising money to tackle the homeless crisis across the UK. By simply adding a voluntary £1 to diners’ bills during the festive months, StreetSmart has raised nearly £10 million since their foundation in 1998, enabling them to support charities, hostels and … [Read more...]