Cafe & Food Service
Now more than ever, retailers are adding a new string to their bow in the form of cafés, food-to-go counters and restaurants. Here's how to get started in foodservice, and keep business booming once you've expanded
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UK coffee shops achieve 20 years of growth despite hard Brexit concerns
15 January 2019 BrexitThe £10.1bn UK coffee shop market grew by 7.9 per cent in turnover during 2018 - representing 20 consecutive years of sales and outlet growth- but many industry leaders say Brexit is negatively impacting trade and creating business uncertainty, according to a report by Allegra World… -
Key things to consider before undertaking an expansion or refurbishment
28 December 2018 NewsRefurbishing and expanding a shop can bring in considerable benefits, but as John Bensalhia finds out, advance planning is key to a successful outcome -
Top 20 fast-growth UK foodservice companies revealed
06 December 2018 NewsEP Business in Hospitality's Food Service Growth Report for 2018, in partnership with AlixPartners, brings together the foodservice community to showcase the fastest-growth (*by profit) independent food service companies in the UK today -
Success is brewing for independent coffee shops
04 December 2018 NewsThere will be 13 per cent more independent UK coffee bars in five years' time, new research by American Express and GlobalData suggests -
The Independent Shopper: Danilo Cortellini
07 September 2018 NewsDanilo Cortellini, head chef at the Italian Embassy in London and MasterChef: The Professionals finalist, discusses the Italian deli scene in London -
How the food industry can send less to landfill
21 August 2018 IndustrySonya Cragg from Countrystyle Recycling on how food and drink businesses can avoid food waste -
Eat17 opens new store in Hammersmith
17 August 2018 NewsFine food chain Eat17 has opened a new 'food hall-style' store in Hammersmith, which features an indoor street food market and will also host yoga classes -
SALSA announces key changes to its audit standard
07 August 2018 NewsThe Safe & Local Supplier Approval (SALSA) Standard, revised for the fourth time since its original launch in March 2007, has just launched Issue 5 -
Dobbies and Loch Fyne Oysters announce partnership
31 July 2018 NewsLoch Fyne seafood counters are planned for Dobbies outlets across the UK as the garden centre operator strikes a partnership deal with the Scottish seafood company -
Retailers encouraged to use ‘Genuine Cornish Pasty’ trademark
07 July 2018 NewsThe Cornish Pasty Association (CPA), the producer group that fought for eight years to gain official recognition for genuine Cornish pasties, has created a new scheme for retailers which wish to sell the foodstuff but do not make their own -
Pearce’s Farmshop opens pizzeria in converted horsebox
13 June 2018 NewsPearce's Farmshop and Café in Buntingford has opened a pizzeria in a converted horsebox located on its on-site meadows -
Croots Farm Shop turns the spotlight on customer views
08 May 2018 NewsDerbyshire-based Croots Farm Shop recently held customer feedback sessions to shape the business’s future
