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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Henry Saker-Clark

Chicken shops drive fast food sector recovery as pubs decline despite World Cup

Fast food stores saw a rebound in activity in June (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Archive)

Fast food venues saw footfall rebound in June because of demand for chicken shops but pubs suffered weaker customer numbers despite the boost from the World Cup, according to new figures.

Hospitality industry footfall data from Meaningful Vision showed that fast food operators managed to avoid the downturn affecting large parts of the sector this year, as consumer spending comes under further pressure.

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