Double dip recession on UK horizon for ever more pessimistic consumers: when will the economy rise again?
Five months on from the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, we’ve reached the point where British businesses may start…
11 Jan 2021
Twitter round-up: Michael Greger’s tweet on the advantages of garlic most popular tweet in December 2020
Garlic leads as Food Service lists five of the most popular tweets by foodservice critics in December 2020 based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform. The top tweets were chosen…
07 Jan 2021
Dark kitchens, virtual menus, and the future of foodservice
Dark kitchens comprise the latest step in the increasingly tech-focused evolution of the food delivery sector. Coupled with other growing concepts such as ‘virtual menus’ – menus for brands that…
06 Jan 2021
Greggs suffers first annual loss in 36 years but remains optimistic
Greggs has announced that it expects to record an annual loss of up to £15m for 2020. This would be its first annual loss since 1984. Despite this, the bakery…
24 Dec 2020
Unilever’s Burger King Whoppers will bring plant-based burgers to overlooked consumers
On Wednesday, 23 December, Unilever announced that it has expanded its Vegetarian Butcher patties partnership with Burger King, supplying its plant-based meat patties to Latin America, China, and the Caribbean.…
23 Dec 2020
Home cooking trends set to popularise ‘fakeaways’ in 2021 as a healthier alternative to fast-food takeaways
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced places of work, transport and retail to close down during various lockdown periods. Restaurants and takeaways have adapted to the situation by offering more collection…
17 Dec 2020
HungryPanda’s $70m in funding highlights the promise of cuisine-specific delivery platforms
HungryPanda, an international Chinese food and grocery delivery platform established in 2016, has raised over $70m in funding, with approximately half of that being raised by Swedish investment firm Kinnevik.…