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General Industry News Business confidence jumps to higher levels than before pandemic Business Post – 27.04.2021 Bank of Ireland’s latest pulse index found that business confidence jumped in April to higher levels than seen even before the Covid-19 pandemic, as companies

April 2021

Welcome to the April edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter.   On Tuesday, 13th April I will be taking part at the Restaurants Association of Ireland’s (virtual) Hospitality&Tourism Expo.     At 11:30AM I am presenting on “Rebuilding Foodservice –

Casual Dining & Contract Catering Sector

Casual Dining & Contract Catering Sector Bunsen to open restaurant at Dublin's Blanchardstown Centre Hospitality Ireland – 08.03.2021 Burger restaurant chain Bunsen will open a new restaurant at the Blanchardstown Centre in Dublin 15 later this year. As reported by The

Hotel & Restaurant Sector

Hotel & Restaurant Sector Tifco Hotel Group to be awarded mandatory quarantine contract RTÉ Business – 22.03.2021 The contract for the mandatory hotel quarantine system is set to be awarded to the Tifco Hotel Group, RTÉ News understands. The group has 24 hotel properties

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) & Pub Sector

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) & Pub Sector Domino's Ireland and UK system sales increased 11.4% in 2020 Hospitality Ireland – 10.03.2021 Domino's Pizza has released its results for Ireland and the UK for the 52 week period that ended on December 27, 2020, revealing that

March 2021

Welcome to the March edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter.   A final reminder that on Wednesday of next week, 10th March at 2PM we are hosting a webinar entitled ‘Rebuilding Foodservice – Learnings from Elsewhere’.   Join us to listen to lessons from

Casual Dining & Contract Catering Sector

Casual Dining & Contract Catering Sector Just Eat begins drone deliveries in Co Galway The Irish Times – 19.02.2021 Food delivery service Just Eat has begun offering takeaway by drone as part of a pilot programme in Oranmore, Co Galway. The service, which is powered by

Hotel & Restaurant Sector

Hotel & Restaurant Sector Hotel summer bookings at just 20% - IHF RTÉ Business – 22.02.2021 Hotels and guesthouses around the country are reporting average booking levels for July and August of just 20%, according to the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF). Reservations are

February 2021

Welcome to the February edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter.   On Wednesday, 10th March at 2PM we are hosting a webinar entitled ‘Rebuilding Foodservice – Learnings from Elsewhere’.   Join us to listen to lessons from foodservice markets elsewhere.

Hotel & Restaurant Sector

HOTEL & RESTAURANT SECTOR Hotels & Guesthouses saw revenues fall €2.6bn in 2020 RTÉ Business – 07.01.2021 Hotels and guesthouses saw revenues fall by €2.6 billion last year, according to the Irish Hotels Federation, as Covid-19 limited the entire hospitality sector for most

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) & Pub Sector

QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANT (QSR) & PUB SECTOR Subway appoints Nigel Doughty to oversee UK and Ireland business Propel Info News – 25.01.2021 Global sandwich franchise Subway has appointed Nigel Doughty, the former Managing Director of Paul UK, to oversee it’s circa 2,500-

General Industry News

GENERAL INDUSTRY NEWS Irish holidaymakers set to be main tourism revenue source this year The Irish Times – 01.02.2021 Tourism businesses have been advised to plan on the basis that Irish holidaymakers will be their main source of revenue this year as the Covid-19 pandemic

Casual Dining & Contract Catering Sector

CASUAL DINING & CONTRACT CATERING SECTOR Eddie Rockets secures approval for refinancing proposal Irish Examiner – 04.01.2021 The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in “a significant decline in revenues” for all of the Eddie Rockets restaurants. New accounts for

Hotel & Restaurant Sector

HOTEL & RESTAURANT SECTOR Varadkar says businesses should plan to remain closed for three months Irish Times – 07.01.2021 Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has advised businesses that are closed at present to plan to remain closed for the first quarter of this year. When it was

General Industry News

GENERAL INDUSTRY NEWS Irish manufacturing ends 2020 with stronger expansion Business Post – 05.01.2021 The Irish manufacturing sector saw a boost to business in December as firms prepared for the end of the Brexit transition period, according to the latest Purchasing