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UKRrestaurantRsectorRinRMarchR2022
RestaurantsR faceR food,R wageR andR energyR inflation,R whileR realR householdR incomesR areRfalli
ng.R AroundR 700R chainR restaurantsR haveR closedR sinceR MarchR 2020,R accordingR toR theRLocalRD
ataRCompanyR(LDC),RwhichRmonitorsRchainRrestaurants.RTheRRestaurantRGroup,
whichRtookRoverRFrankieR&RBenny’s,RGarfunkel’sRandRChiquitoRandRCasualRDiningRGroup, 5
whichR tookR overR CaféR RougeR andR BellaR Italia,R haveR nowR closedR dozensR ofR theirR restaurants.
However,R smallR independentR restaurantsR haveR steppedR intoR theR gapsR leftR byR theRchains.R
TheR numberR ofR localR restaurantsR hasR increasedR byR 3.7%R (888)R sinceR MarchR 2020,Raccordin
gRtoRLDC.RCheaperR rentsRhaveR madeRitReasierRforRentrepreneursRtoRstartR new
restaurantRbusinesses. 10
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(Source:R adaptedR fromR https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/26/uk-casual-
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ExtractRB
TheRgrowthRofRdarkRkitchens
ImagineR aR restaurant.R RemoveR theR tables,R customersR andR restaurantR employees.R ReplaceRthe
seR withR anR appR andR youR haveR aR darkR kitchen.R DarkR kitchensR areR designedR exclusivelyRforReffi
ciency;RtoR cook,RpackRandRdeliverRtakeawayRmealsRasRquicklyRasRpossible.RTheRideaRis
theyR helpR existingR restaurantR chainsR reachR customersR furtherR awayR fromR theirR restaurants, 5
whichRinRturnRdoRnotRbecomeRtooRbusy.
ThereR hasR beenR substantialR growthR inR theR numberR ofR darkR kitchensR particularlyR inR London,
ManchesterR andR Leeds.RTheyR areR industrial-
scaleR kitchens,R locatedR inR warehousesR inRlow-
costR areas.R WhileRFoodR Stars,RownedR byR LosR AngelesRbasedRCloudKitchens,R isR the
largestR operatorR ofR darkR kitchensR inR theR UK,R anotherR multinationalR DeliverooR launched 10
DeliverooREditionsRrentableRkitchensRinR2017.RInRaddition,RDishoom,RRosa’sRThai,RFiveRGuys
andRChinatownRdimRsumRrestaurant,RTaoRTaoRJu,RhaveRallRenteredRthisRmarket.
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However,RthereRhaveRbeenRgrowingRconcernsRaboutRdarkRkitchenRsitesRbeingRlocatedRclose
R toR residentialR areas.RTheseR concernsR oftenR relateR toR abuseR fromR deliveryR drivers
andR findingR ingredients,R includingR rawR meat,R dumpedR inR theR street.RThereR haveR also 15
beenRconcernsRaboutRpoorRworkingRconditionsRandRlowRpayRforRemployeesRinRtheseRdarkR
kitchens.
(Source:RadaptedRfromRhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/17/dark-
kitchens-food-delivery-apps-inside-kitchen-workR andR https://www.timeout.com/london/
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news/the-mystery-of-londons-dark-kitchens-041322)
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, ExtractRC
UKR monthlyR consumerR priceR indexR (CPI)R SeptemberR 2021R toR MarchR 2022R (2015R =R 100)
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118
117.1
117
116 115.8
115.1 114.9
115
114.5
CPI 114 113.6
113
112.4
112
111
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110
Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-
22RMonth-Year
(Source:R adaptedR fromR https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices)
ExtractRD
TotalR householdR expenditureR onR takeawayR mealsR inR theR UKR 2009,R 2012R andR 2014R toR20
21R(£bn)
12.5
10.9 11.2
10.4 10.6
9.9 10.1
10.0 9.3 9.5
8.8
7.4
7.5
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SpendingR in
£bn
5.0
2.5
0
2009R 2012R 2014R 2015R 2016R 2017R 2018R 2019R 2020R 2021
Year
(Source:R adaptedR fromR https://www.statista.com/statistics/584999/takeaways-household-
spending-united-kingdom-uk/)
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ReadR theR followingR extractsR (AR toR D)R beforeR answeringRQuestionR 1.
WriteR yourRanswersR inR theR spacesR provided.
ExtractR A
UKRrestaurantRsectorRinRMarchR2022
RestaurantsR faceR food,R wageR andR energyR inflation,R whileR realR householdR incomesR areRfalli
ng.R AroundR 700R chainR restaurantsR haveR closedR sinceR MarchR 2020,R accordingR toR theRLocalRD
ataRCompanyR(LDC),RwhichRmonitorsRchainRrestaurants.RTheRRestaurantRGroup,
whichRtookRoverRFrankieR&RBenny’s,RGarfunkel’sRandRChiquitoRandRCasualRDiningRGroup, 5
whichR tookR overR CaféR RougeR andR BellaR Italia,R haveR nowR closedR dozensR ofR theirR restaurants.
However,R smallR independentR restaurantsR haveR steppedR intoR theR gapsR leftR byR theRchains.R
TheR numberR ofR localR restaurantsR hasR increasedR byR 3.7%R (888)R sinceR MarchR 2020,Raccordin
gRtoRLDC.RCheaperR rentsRhaveR madeRitReasierRforRentrepreneursRtoRstartR new
restaurantRbusinesses. 10
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(Source:R adaptedR fromR https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/26/uk-casual-
dining-covid-independent-restaurants)
ExtractRB
TheRgrowthRofRdarkRkitchens
ImagineR aR restaurant.R RemoveR theR tables,R customersR andR restaurantR employees.R ReplaceRthe
seR withR anR appR andR youR haveR aR darkR kitchen.R DarkR kitchensR areR designedR exclusivelyRforReffi
ciency;RtoR cook,RpackRandRdeliverRtakeawayRmealsRasRquicklyRasRpossible.RTheRideaRis
theyR helpR existingR restaurantR chainsR reachR customersR furtherR awayR fromR theirR restaurants, 5
whichRinRturnRdoRnotRbecomeRtooRbusy.
ThereR hasR beenR substantialR growthR inR theR numberR ofR darkR kitchensR particularlyR inR London,
ManchesterR andR Leeds.RTheyR areR industrial-
scaleR kitchens,R locatedR inR warehousesR inRlow-
costR areas.R WhileRFoodR Stars,RownedR byR LosR AngelesRbasedRCloudKitchens,R isR the
largestR operatorR ofR darkR kitchensR inR theR UK,R anotherR multinationalR DeliverooR launched 10
DeliverooREditionsRrentableRkitchensRinR2017.RInRaddition,RDishoom,RRosa’sRThai,RFiveRGuys
andRChinatownRdimRsumRrestaurant,RTaoRTaoRJu,RhaveRallRenteredRthisRmarket.
DOR NOTR WRITER INRTHISR AREA
However,RthereRhaveRbeenRgrowingRconcernsRaboutRdarkRkitchenRsitesRbeingRlocatedRclose
R toR residentialR areas.RTheseR concernsR oftenR relateR toR abuseR fromR deliveryR drivers
andR findingR ingredients,R includingR rawR meat,R dumpedR inR theR street.RThereR haveR also 15
beenRconcernsRaboutRpoorRworkingRconditionsRandRlowRpayRforRemployeesRinRtheseRdarkR
kitchens.
(Source:RadaptedRfromRhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/17/dark-
kitchens-food-delivery-apps-inside-kitchen-workR andR https://www.timeout.com/london/
R
news/the-mystery-of-londons-dark-kitchens-041322)
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, ExtractRC
UKR monthlyR consumerR priceR indexR (CPI)R SeptemberR 2021R toR MarchR 2022R (2015R =R 100)
DOR NOTR WRITER INRTHISR AREA
118
117.1
117
116 115.8
115.1 114.9
115
114.5
CPI 114 113.6
113
112.4
112
111
DOR NOTR WRITER INRTHISR AREA
110
Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-
22RMonth-Year
(Source:R adaptedR fromR https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices)
ExtractRD
TotalR householdR expenditureR onR takeawayR mealsR inR theR UKR 2009,R 2012R andR 2014R toR20
21R(£bn)
12.5
10.9 11.2
10.4 10.6
9.9 10.1
10.0 9.3 9.5
8.8
7.4
7.5
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SpendingR in
£bn
5.0
2.5
0
2009R 2012R 2014R 2015R 2016R 2017R 2018R 2019R 2020R 2021
Year
(Source:R adaptedR fromR https://www.statista.com/statistics/584999/takeaways-household-
spending-united-kingdom-uk/)
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