Compass: Catering firm thanks inflation for surging profits November 20, 2023 Compass has unveiled a jump in revenues for the year as the catering giant was bolstered by food inflation and demand for its products.
Smart solutions to food supply chain disruptions October 7, 2021 The food, gas, and fuel supply challenges that the UK has recently faced are a perfect illustration of the risks associated with imperfect supply chain management. These challenges will continue – and potentially increase – given increased customs checks, the ongoing pan-European labour shortage in key logistics industries, and the trend towards national resilience in [...]
Generation AI: Breakthrough for automation as robot ‘chef’ in Cambridge can taste food at different stages of the chewing process May 11, 2022 A robot “chef” has been trained to taste food at different stages of the chewing process to check if it is salty enough, imitating a similar process in humans. The University of Cambridge researchers suggest their results could be useful in the development of automated or semi-automated food preparation by helping robots to learn what [...]
GSK receives Fast Track designation for chronic hepatitis B drug in latest boost for pharma giant February 12, 2024 Pharmaceutical giant GSK has received a special recognition from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its bepirovirsen drug.
Llama Inn London review: This restaurant proves Shoreditch still has it October 25, 2023 The new Llama Inn restaurant in Shoreditch serves good Peruvian food in a vibey environment good for later at night
McDonald’s apologises for ‘inconvenience’ as IT outage leaves UK customers unable to order March 15, 2024 McDonald's branches across the globe have suffered an IT outage which has left customers across the globe unable to order food.
Supermarkets bleed sales thanks to food shortages October 3, 2021 The country’s largest supermarkets have lost out on more than £2bn sales this year so far thanks to food shortages. Leading retailers – Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons – lost out on sales during the first nine months of the year, according to data shared with trade magazine The Grocer. The sector has been hit [...]
We’re (not) lovin’ it: McDonald’s posts first sales drop since 2020 July 29, 2024 Fast-food giant McDonalds posted a global sales drop of one per cent year on year in the three months to the end of June.
Coffee sales drive Nestlé growth while plant-based food momentum swells February 17, 2022 Sales of coffee products have driven Nestlé’s organic growth while total reported sales hit a sum worth £69.46bn. In full-year results for 2021, the world’s largest food and beverage company said total reported sales increased 3.3 per cent to 87.1bn in Swiss currency. Organic growth stood at 7.5 per cent, driven by strong momentum for [...]
Whitbread: Premier Inn owner keeps beating rivals as London hotel occupancy soars January 11, 2024 Whitbread said overall food and beverage sales for the third quarter was at £187.9m, lower than the previous two quarters