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Chalkboard menus, including a menú del día, outside a café on a Valencia street
Hospitality · Madrid

Spain restaurant prices rise 4.4% as inflation catches up

Fuel pushed Spain's headline inflation to 4.3%, almost level with menus. Eating out still rises twice as fast as food shopping, and operators say margins are shrinking.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
Peppers on supermarket shelves with visible dollar price tags
Hospitality · Washington

US restaurant menu prices outpace grocery inflation

Full-service meals rose 3.5 percent over the year to August, a point ahead of supermarket food, as BLS data shows the dining-out gap holding firm.

15 September 2026 · 2 min read
Busy London pub bar with beer taps, bottles and a Union Jack overhead
Hospitality · London

Hospitality VAT cut: 800 businesses press Burnham on 10%

Chefs from Tom Kerridge to Heston Blumenthal and chains from Wagamama to Wetherspoon want the rate halved to 10%. The Treasury says any cut must be fully funded.

14 September 2026 · 2 min read
A chef in whites covering his face with his hand
Hospitality · London

Mental health in hospitality: 65% of managers cite work

Hospitality Action's annual survey, run this summer with Agilysys, also reports that 61% of managers were asked to support a colleague in the past year.

10 September 2026 · 1 min read
Tables laid with glasses and cutlery in an empty restaurant dining room before service
Hospitality · Amsterdam

Hospitality staff shortage: 22,000 vacancies are on the floor

Dutch operators describe a chef shortage. The trade body's own figures say the bigger hole is in the dining room, and it is the room nobody has built a career ladder for.

24 August 2026 · 6 min read
A server standing by a window in a dimly lit, rustic restaurant dining room
Hospitality · Amsterdam

Dutch restaurants struggle to train front-of-house staff

Kitchens have a recognised career ladder. The dining room mostly does not, and Dutch hospitality is starting to feel the cost in turnover and service.

24 August 2026 · 6 min read
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