All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Westminster City Council has proposed new licensing guidance that would discourage “vertical drinking” in pubs and bars across Soho and the West End, prompting a…
Read more...Pub operator and brewer BUTCOMBE GROUP has unveiled financial results for the first half year of trading in 2026, revealing an exceptionally resilient period for the group despite challenging trading conditions.
Read more...A first-of-its-kind funding scheme designed to enrich college learners’ experience has been launched by not-for-profit awarding body iCQ Awards and sector skills council People 1st International, in direct response to guidance from Ofsted.
Read more...Yummy Collection, the operator behind The Somers Town Coffee House, Above and The Victoria, has announced a new brand identity, changing its name to ‘Hoste’.
Read more...A hospitality operator has taken its support for a lower VAT rate off the picket line and onto the shop floor — literally stitching the message into its staff uniforms.
Read more...British consumers are increasingly deserting full-service restaurants in favour of coffee shops and food-to-go outlets, according to new spending analysis from data specialist CACI.
Read more...Two much-loved publicans are retiring from The Safe Harbour in Fowey after decades of service running pubs with St Austell Brewery.
Read more...Sri Lankan restaurant group The Coconut Tree, will open a new restaurant in central Bristol this August. This marks the first site to be launched since a change of ownership in 2025…
Read more...Proper Pubs, the community wet-led operator division of Admiral Taverns, celebrated the outstanding achievements of its pub operators at its ‘Proper Pubs Awards Gala’…
Read more...Be Inclusive Hospitality (BIH) has announced the finalists for the fifth annual BIH Spotlight Awards, recognising exceptional Black and ethnic minority talent across hospitality, food and drink in the UK.
Read more...Punch Pubs & Co has added to its growing portfolio with the acquisition of The Vine Inn in Retford.
Read more...The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has announced the 12 finalists who will be competing for this year’s NACC Care Chef of the Year crown in October.
Read more...UKHospitality has warned that Government plans to extend tourist tax powers to every strategic authority in England could put 33,000 hospitality jobs at risk…
Read more...Britain’s managed pub groups got a modest boost from early World Cup matches in June while other segments struggled for growth, the latest NIQ RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals.
Read more...The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Hospitality and Tourism has published the findings of its inquiry into the Government’s proposed visitor levy on overnight accommodation in England.
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