Nine new members have formally signed up to the BBPA-operated SUSTAIN waste packaging compliance scheme, marking a great start to 2015. The new members include Britain’s biggest brewer, Molson Coors, and, for the first time, two leading pub companies. Membership is set to rise further, says the BBPA, as all brewers count the benefits of the scheme. Joining the SUSTAIN scheme … [Read more...]
UK hotels: PwC rounds-up 2014 and looks at 2015
According to PwC analysis, London hoteliers have seen the capital trading at a very high level and, although trading wobbled a bit in the middle of the year and then again in the autumn, it seems to have picked up in the latter part of 2014. PwC’s latest hotel forecast for London, published in September 2014, has been pretty accurate to date. So far, for the 10 months to … [Read more...]
TRG: positive outlook and trading
The Restaurant Group (TRG) 2014 has announced its full year trading outturn. For the 52 weeks ending 28 December, total turnover was up 9.6% on the prior year, and like-for-like sales increased by 2.8%. Christmas trading was strong with like-for-like sales growth of 5% over the 2 week holiday period to 4th January. Douglas Jack of Numis commented: “LFL sales rose 2.8% … [Read more...]
State of the WiFi Nation: UK trends
The UK’s leading public WiFi provider, The Cloud, has revealed the results of its annual analysis into the way the UK population uses the mobile internet. Delving into usage data from across The Cloud’s network of more than 22,000 public hotspots, the report reveals a huge increase in the amount of time we spend browsing. The Cloud users have spent 78% more time logged on to … [Read more...]
SSP reports sales up 2.7% for first quarter
SSP Group, the leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, has announced trading for the first quarter of its financial year ending 30 September 2015, covering the period from 1 October 2014 to 31 December 2014. Douglas Jack of Numis commented: “In Q1, LFL sales rose 2.7%, slightly below the c.3.3% rate that the company generated … [Read more...]