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Factfile: Odd, random and interesting facts

Here is a round-up of some weird and wonderful facts, we've stumbled across this week...

Hunters & Frankau, the biggest importer of Havana cigars in the UK, lost 60% of its orders from Scotland's bars, hotels and restaurants following the ban.

The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium show that prices in May 2007 were 0.4% higher than they were a year ago.

Food prices rose by 0.4% between April and May this year.

40% of men feel more confident at cooking than DIY.

The British Hospitality Association has been running 100 years.

22% of 1,073 adults questioned did not know bacon and sausages came from farms.

29% of adults have never visited a farm.

47% of people did not know porridge's main ingredient is produced on a farm.

Four in ten people did not know that yoghurt is made from farm produce.

There are 195,000 farms in England, 37,000 in Wales, and 51,000 in Scotland.

83% of consumers are now researching online before booking a hotel, and 62% before booking a restaurant.

Sales at McDonalds rose by 8.7% during the month of May.

The eating out market is now worth £17.7 billion up 18% on 2002, but is expected to see no less than 27% growth in the coming 6 years.

Approximately 56% of the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism workforce in London are aged between 20 and 39.

Words Clare Riley

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