The average pub enjoys a 15 per cent sales uplift during a bank holiday weekend and this weekend will also be the occasion for several sporting fixtures.
We've had the cronut (croissant/donut) and the croffin (croissant/muffin), now a cookie/brownie/cheesecake "tri-brid" is about to hit UK pudding plates.
The full English is making a comeback with younger people, a survey found, with over a third of 16 to 34-year-olds eating one once a week or more compared to just a quarter of over 55s doing the same.
Sales in pubs saw a decline in January following a strong Christmas trading period, although this was driven by food rather than drink, according to the latest Coffer Peach tracker figures.
An eating out study by creative agency KAM Media discovered a number of findings around people’s preferences on a possible 130,000 different paths from planning a night out to paying the bill.
Eating out is set to decline over the next two years – but casual dining could buck the trend – according to analysis by global information company the NPD Group.