Research library
UK sector findings across food waste, purchasing, workforce pressure and operational records — never presented as Brigade customer results.
Section requests, reviewed together
Named tasks and shared progress
A current picture of each section
One connected operational record
Food waste
1.1m
tonnes of food thrown away by UK hospitality and food service each year
Source: WRAP, 2024
Purchasing
1 in 5
of the food purchased by the sector is currently thrown away
Source: WRAP, 2024
Operations
75%
of food wasted by UK hospitality and food service could have been eaten
Source: WRAP, 2024
Sector context
11%
of estimated UK food waste came from hospitality and food service in the latest sector breakdown
Source: WRAP, 2025
Service
1 in 6
meals served was the equivalent volume of food wasted in WRAP's sector analysis
Source: WRAP, 2013
Measurement
25%
of large UK food and drink businesses were estimated to have set a food-waste reduction target
Source: WRAP, 2024
Workforce
107k
hospitality vacancies were reported in the quarter to April 2024
Source: UKHospitality citing ONS
Workforce
+15%
hospitality vacancies remained above their pre-pandemic level in that quarter
Source: UKHospitality citing ONS
Kitchen teams
10–21%
chef shortages reported across head-chef and production-chef roles
Source: UKHospitality
Compliance
91%
of surveyed businesses were aware of the PPDS allergen-labelling law
Source: Food Standards Agency, 2023
Compliance
68%
of surveyed businesses said they had all the information needed to follow the PPDS law
Source: Food Standards Agency, 2023
Surplus
210k
tonnes of surplus food were redistributed in the UK during 2024
Source: WRAP, 2026
How Brigade uses evidence
External findings explain the operating pressure facing UK hospitality businesses.
Product examples show how Brigade represents a workflow, using clearly fictional data.
Research standard
Each figure links directly to the organisation that published it. Dates and context remain visible, and Brigade does not convert sector-wide statistics into promises about an individual restaurant.