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June Week 3 2020

 Welcome to our weekly Bord Bia Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter.   Last Friday saw the announcement by the Government fast-track plans to reopen the country, with the lockdown now due to end on July 20th, and only comprise four phases rather than five.   Domestic

General Industry News

General Industry News Irish economy grows 1.2% in first quarter as exports offset Covid-19 impact The Irish Times – 05.06.2020 The Irish economy expanded by 1.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 as exports of IT and pharma offset the domestic impact of Covid-19,

Quick Service Restaurant & Pub Sector

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) & Pub Sector Hangover for the drinks sector as pint sales go flat The Irish Times – 02.06.2020 Some 24 million fewer pints of beer and cider were sold in the Republic in April compared with the same month last year as the Government’s lockdown

June Week 1 2020

Welcome to our weekly Bord Bia Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter. If you missed our Irish Foodservice Industry White Paper webinar, you can access the recording on our website here (scroll down) and you can download the White Paper .pdf here. Although we are not in a

Contract Catering & Casual Dining

Casusal Dining & Contract Catering Sectors New low-cost franchise targets closed down restaurant and bar kitchens Business Post - 29.05.2020 In response to the coronavirus crisis, Camile Thai Kitchen has launched a new low-cost conversion franchise, to allow restaurant and

May Week 4 2020

Welcome to the May, Week 4 edition of Bord Bia’s Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter.   If you missed the Chef Network/Musgrave Marketplace ‘Taking on the Take-Away’ webinar and panel discussion during the week, you can access the YouTube recording here.   The Twelve

Quick Service Restaurant & Pub Sector

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) & Pub Sector   40% of Dublin pubs plan to reopen as restaurants in June RTE Business – 20.05.2020 A survey indicates that four out of every ten Dublin pubs are planning on reopening as restaurants at the end of June under Phase Three of the

General Industry News

General Industry News   White Paper on the Irish Foodservice Market Bord Bia A final reminder that next Thursday, 28th May from 2- 3PM we will present findings from a White Paper that we are currently compiling on the Irish Foodservice market.  We will also be joined at our

May Week 3 2020

Welcome to the May, Week 3 edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter.   A reminder that on Thursday, 28th May from 2- 3PM we will present findings from a White Paper that we are currently compiling on the Irish Foodservice market. This webinar is open to

Casual Dining &Contract Catering Sector

Casual Dining & Contract Catering Sector   M&S UK to open 49 cafes for takeaway hot drinks www.propelinfonews.ie - 14.05.2020 Marks & Spencer UK is reopening 49 of its cafes for takeaway hot drinks only from Thursday 14th May. The stores that will open their cafes are

Hotel & Restaurant Sector

Hotel & Restaurant Sector   ‘Rush’ of applications expected as pubs can apply for licences to open as restaurants Irish Examiner – 13.05.2020 Under the government’s roadmap to lifting Covid 19 restrictions restaurants and cafes can open in phase three, from June 29, but

Quick Service Restaurant & Pub Sector

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) & Pub Sector   Subway to reopen a quarter of its circa 2,400 UK & Ireland estate www.propelinfonews.ie – 12.05.2020 Subway is to open just over 600 stores, a quarter of its UK & Ireland estate, as part of a phased reopening plan. Starting

Casual Dining

Casual Dining Sector   Bewley’s on Grafton Street to close permanently with loss of 110 jobs The Irish Times - 06.05.2020 The historic Bewley’s cafe on Grafton Street is to close permanently with the loss of 110 jobs. Staff were informed of the decision by the operator of

Casual Dining& Contract Catering

Casual Dining & Contract Catering    TGI Fridays UK to trial click-and-collect and delivery www.propelhospitality.com - 30.04.2020 TGI Friday’s UK is to trial click-and-collect as well as relaunch delivery from 24 of its 87 stores from next week. The click-and-collect

Quick Service Restaurant & Pub Sector

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) & Pub Sector   McDonald’s carries out ‘operation tests’ behind closed doors in UK, US franchisees report sales improving www.propelinfonews.com – 28.04.2020 McDonald’s is carrying out “operational tests” behind closed doors but will only