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Trend of the Month Diners increasingly looking for an Experiental return for their money At our recent White Paper hybrid event on June 15th, David Henkes of Technomic spoke about the growing polarisation between automated, frictionless foodservice outlets at one end of the

Hotel and Restaurant Sector

Hotel & Restaurant Sector   Plans Approved For New 65-Bedroom Dublin Hotel Hospitality Ireland – 23.06.2022 Plans for a new €15 million boutique hotel and leisure facility in the heart of Dublin will go ahead after the project got the green light following an appeal. The

Trend of the Month

Trend of the Month   Could climate-informed menu options impact diners choices? Yes, according to a recent study involving 250+ consumers undertaken by Universitat Wuzburg, Germany. Researchers presented participants with two menu design approaches across nine hypothetical

Casual Dining and Contract Catering Sector

Casual Dining & Contract Catering Sector   Sysco Foods Ireland sustains €78m Covid hit to revenue The Irish Times – 31.05.2022 Limerick-based food service wholesaler Sysco Foods Ireland last year sustained a €78 million hit to revenue due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Accounts

Hotel and Restaurant Sector

Hotel & Restaurant Sector   Ashford Castle owners secure planning permission for 60-bedroom hotel in Dublin city centre The Journal.ie - 03.06.2022 The owners of Ashford Castle have secured planning permission for a ‘boutique’ five-star 60 bedroom hotel for the capital.

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) and Pub Sector

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) & Pub Sector   Profits and revenues up at Domino's main Irish franchise BreakingNews.ie – 17.05.2022 Pre-tax profits at pizza group Domino’s largest Irish franchise increased by 16 per cent to €12.25 million in 2021. New accounts show that

General Industry News

General Industry News   'Strong rebound' in international travel as over 1.4 million people arrive in Ireland in April The Journal.ie – 30.05.2022 Over 1.4 million passengers arrived into Ireland in April, with more people arriving from Great Britain than any other country

hotel and restaurant sector

Hotel & Restaurant Sector   The Dean Galway Opens for Business Hospitality Ireland – 28.04.2022 The Dean Galway hotel officially opened for business on Wednesday 27th April. The Dean Galway is a 100-bed boutique hotel that is more than 5,000 square metres in size. In

Trend of the Month

Trend of the Month Winning Formula? On 28th March, Starbucks’ UK announced figures for their financial year ending October 2021, confirming that total revenues in 2021 rose by 35%, despite a year of continued disruption – how did they do it? Starbucks has a total of 1,000

QSR and pub sector

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) & Pub Sector   Levy being introduced on use of disposable coffee cups RTE Business – 31.03.2022 A levy on disposable coffee cups will be introduced in the coming months in an effort by the Government to cut their use. The Circular Economy Bill

March 2022

Welcome to the March edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter. On Wednesday, 20th April we are hosting a ‘Lunch&Learn’ session from 1-2PM. Join us online where David Cullen of Opinions research agency will present hot off the press insights from the

February 2022

Welcome to the February edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter.   It feels fantastic (if not a little surreal) that following almost two years of lockdowns and restrictions, the Irish Government confirmed that as of 22nd January, there will be no

Contract Catering Sector

Contract Catering Sector   Mark Lee appointed CEO of Sysco Ireland Checkout.ie – 14.01.2022 Mark Lee has been appointed CEO of Sysco Ireland and will oversee the firm's 1,300 staff across the island who service more than 10,000 customers. The Dublin-based company operates

Hotel and Restaurant Sector

Hotel & Restaurant Sector   Dalata Hotel Group enter Europe for the first time with German deal RTE Business 01.02.2022 Dalata Hotel Group has taken its first step into the Continental European market with a deal to buy a new operating leasehold interest in Hotel Nikko

QSR and Pub Sector

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) & Pub Sector   McDonald’s to launch Chicken Big Mac Irish Examiner – 25.01.2022 McDonald’s is to launch a chicken version of its Big Mac in Ireland and UK. The limited-edition new burger will go on sale on February 2, but only in participating