The Wine and Spirit Trade Association is calling for clarity from Government on its post no deal tariff plans, warning that any no deal Brexit will see wine prices hit an all-time high. In the event of a no-deal Brexit ...

Campaigners in Somerset who saved a 150-year-old village pub from closure have been awarded CAMRA’s prestigious Pub Saving Award, recognising the communities that work hard to keep their beloved locals open. The Save the Packhorse Project was set up by ...

The 14-strong bar and restaurant group, ETM, reports its best ever Christmas with overall revenue up 16% and like-for-like sales rising to 13.1% for the five weeks up to 31 December. One of the biggest growth areas was in pre-booked ...

Punch the independent pub operator has created and launched a package of support, promotions and retail tools to enable their pubs to pack in fresh retail activity so their pubs can set themselves apart from the competition and get 2019 ...

UK Hospitality (UKH) has expressed its concern at the assertion by City of Edinburgh Council that 51% of accommodation providers in the city are supportive of a tourist tax or transient visitor levy (TVL) being introduced in the city. UKH ...

Tim Martin, chairman of pub company Wetherspoon, has issued a video on-line, to rebut criticisms of comments he made in support of ‘no deal’ on BBC’s Question Time. Mr Martin said: “Mike Galsworthy, who represents an academic pressure group called ...

Year on year inflation in wholesale foodservice prices climbed to over 6% in November, the highest point of 2018, the latest edition of the Foodservice Price Index from CGA and Prestige Purchasing reveals. The Index was pushed up by the Milk, Cheese and Eggs category, where year on ...

The popular live-theatre-in-pubs group, INNCrowd has announced a new tour of rural pubs in Dorset this February. In collaboration with the Dorset charity, Artsreach, The INNCrowd will present some free live spoken word performances for pub customers in the rural communities ...

Nathan Outlaw is to step down from the Mariners in Rock, Cornwall, after five years at the restaurant. Outlaw launched the site, overlooking the Camel Estuary in the heart of Rock, delivering  a menu of  seasonal pub food in partnership with ...

UK hotel transaction volumes reached a total of £6.6 billion in 2018, up 25% on the 2017 total according to Savills. The amount is 75.7% up on the long term average of £3.78 billion and has  been driven by an ...