How to leverage technology in the food and drink space? Co-founder of the Grind coffee and cocktails brand David Abrahamovitch, Food Tech Week entrepreneurs Victoria Albrecht and Nadia El Hadery and Revolution Bars head of marketing Simon Jones will be among the expert speakers tackling that question at CGA Peach’s annual Consumer Insight & Marketing Conference at London’s Tate Modern on April 20. Book your place now.
Gourmet Burger Kitchen CEO Alasdair Murdoch heads the list of high profile speakers at CGA Peach’s annual Consumer Insight & Marketing Conference at London’s Tate Modern on April 20. The burger chain boss will be looking back at the row over the brand’s now notorious ‘Vegetarians, resistance is futile’ advertising campaign – the fall-out and the lessons learned. Book your place now.
Brands including Harry Ramsden’s, Belgo, Grind, Five Guys, Smashburger, Brewhouse & Kitchen, Wildwood, Bill’s, Nando’s and Banyan Bar & Kitchen are among those with new opening plans to report this week.
JD Wetherspoon says well over half its non-alcoholic drink sales are now sugar-free choices. The pub chains’ claim is a growing trend that is backed up by CGA Peach data, and came just before yesterday’s government announcement of the sugar tax.
Managed pub and restaurant groups saw sales growth flatten out in February. Latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker reveal a 0.0% like-for-like sales rate for the month against the same period last year.
Visits to pubs, bars and restaurants fell over the crucial Christmas period, CGA Strategy’s definitive new survey of December trading reveals—but spending increased.
Byron opened in Salisbury last weekend. Its restaurant is at the Old George Mall shopping centre.
The Hotelympia show says its Big Event gala dinner has raised more than £70,000 for industry charity Springboard.
Street Feast is to run another ‘Auction Against Hunger’ event this May in support of industry charity Action Against Hunger.
The Breakfast Club is the fastest-growing operator in UK eating and drinking out, the latest AlixPartners Growth Company Index reveals—with Krispy Kreme, BrewDog, Bill’s, Leon and Wahaca among the other big movers.
The National Living Wage will be the biggest challenge of 2016 for the eating and drinking out sector, CGA Peach’s latest Business Leaders’ Survey reveals.
CGA Peach is strengthening its core focus on research, analysis and agenda-setting insight, with a new look and format for Peach Report and the launch of new insight-driven website for 2016.
One thing is sure, 2016 is already shaping up to be another year of change for the eating and drinking out market – as evidenced by our latest CGA Peach Business Leaders Survey, writes Peter Martin.
CGA Peach Insight & Marketing Conference
Wednesday 20th April 2016, Tate Modern, London
Brands including Leon, TGI Friday’s, Cote, Barburrito, Wildwood, YO! Sushi, Bella Italia, Fuller’s, Carluccio’s and Las Iguanas are among those with new opening plans to report this week.
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