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hospitality INSIGHT
HERE AT SPACEMAN, WE LOVE HOSPITALITY AND WE LOVE DATA - SO MUCH SO IN FACT... EVERY MONTH WE PRODUCE A FREE NEWSLETTER FOR HOSPITALITY OPERATORS AND BUSINESSES WHICH CAPTURES ALL THE MAJOR HEADLINES FROM THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF HOSPITALITY NEWS, RESEARCH, TRENDS AND INSIGHT.
Hospitality Insight Newsletter Library
August 2026 Newsletter
The August edition of Spaceman Hospitality Insights has landed—and there’s plenty happening across UK hospitality.
We look at how the World Cup and hot weather delivered the strongest trading month of 2026 for pubs and bars, while restaurants continued to struggle and the UK’s largest restaurant groups saw profits fall by 44%, despite growing their sales.
We look at how the World Cup and hot weather delivered the strongest trading month of 2026 for pubs and bars, while restaurants continued to struggle and the UK’s largest restaurant groups saw profits fall by 44%, despite growing their sales.
July 2026 Newsletter
July’s Hospitality Insights explores the latest sales, pricing and consumer trends shaping UK hospitality. World Cup fixtures and warmer weather helped pubs, bars and delivery operators generate growth, but restaurants continued to struggle as rising costs squeezed margins and business confidence declined. The report also examines the impact of extreme heat on bookings, the continued shift from takeaway to delivery, growing demand for premium beer and coffee, and the rise of kids’ meal promotions.
June 2026 Newsletter
The June 2026 edition of Hospitality Insights brings together the latest UK hospitality news, consumer trends and industry data in one free monthly report. This month's edition covers World Cup trading opportunities, changing consumer spending habits, experience-led hospitality, staffing and recruitment, food and drink inflation, delivery growth, hospitality marketing, loyalty, social media trends, drinks innovation and the latest market performance. A must-read for hospitality operators, marketers, suppliers and business leaders looking to stay ahead of the latest hospitality trends and grow their business
May 2026 Newsletter
The May Hospitality Insights report is here, covering longer pub visits, nervous consumers, wet-led pubs, World Cup 2026, food halls, £10 pints, pub garden smoking bans and Greggs landing in Tenerife. Have a read. Steal what’s useful. Pretend you knew it already
April 2026 Newsletter
April 2026 Hospitality Insights: growth slows across the UK market as rising costs and closures increase pressure on operators. Explore key trends including changing consumer behaviour, experience-led demand, delivery growth and the rising importance of local relevance in hospitality.
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