NTIA Accuses Government of Systematically Closing Nightlife
Following the announcement that the UK’s largest nightclub operator plans to call in administrators due to higher bills amid the ongoing cost of living crisis,…
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Alcohol
Solid Start To The New Year For Drinks Sales After Strong End To 2023
Britain’s pubs and bars have started 2024 with sound year-on-year growth in drinks sales, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows. Average sales in managed…
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Arc Inspirations Toasts Record December With 20% Like For Like Sales Growth
Award winning bar group, Arc Inspirations, the leading operator of premium bar brands, Banyan, BOX and Manahatta, has announced record sales for December 2023, with…
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A Strong Christmas for the UK On Trade with ‘Mad Friday’ delivering the Biggest Sales of the Year
Christmas delivered a much-needed boost to the UK On Trade with the traditional ‘Mad Friday’ (the last Friday before the big day) producing a sales…
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Happy Christmas For Pubs And Bars As Drinks Sales Rise 7%
On Premise drinks sales finished 2023 on a high with year-on-year growth of 7% in the final fortnight of the year, CGA by NIQ’s Daily…
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NTIA Unveils Alarming Figures on Business Trade During the Festive Period
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has released the results of a comprehensive flash poll involving over 453 NTIA member businesses within the UK’s Night…
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Revolution to Close Eight Sites Despite Strong Festive Trading
Revolution Bars Group is to close eight sites across England as it warned that its younger customers are still feeling a “disproportionate” strain from rapid…
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Pints’ Of Wine Stocked On Britain’s Shelves For The First Time Ever
The government is to allow the sale of ‘pint’ sized still and sparkling wine across supermarkets, pubs, clubs and restaurants, the Department for Business and…
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Chef James Allcock Closes the Pig and Whistle Due to Increased Costs
Chef James Allcock owner Pig and Whistle restaurant in Beverly, Yorkshire who has been highly critical of the lack of government support for the hospitality…
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CAMRA Recognises Outstanding Achievements in Clubs
A community which raised more than £350,000 to save the Rising Sun in Woodcroft, Chepstow has been recognised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA),…
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The Top Five Events That Saw the Most Pints Pulled This Year
2023 was full of unforgettable sporting moments, record-high sunny days, every world cup you can think of plus a coronation! These events saw hundreds of…
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Mixed Picture On Drinks Sales As Festive Rush Begins
Year-on-year drinks sales fell again at the beginning of December but there were brighter spots of trading to raise hopes for a strong Christmas and…
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Upheld Alcohol Complaints More than Double in 2023
The Portman Group’s Independent Complaints Panel (ICP) upheld more than double the amount of complaints in 2023 compared with the previous year, with products subject…
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Admiral Taverns Invests Over £690,000 Into Two Hull Community Pubs
BarsAdmiral Taverns has invested £692,000 across two Hull community pubs on Anlaby Road. The Parkers, run by passionate operator Paul Harker, has received a £268,000…
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Spiking To Be Targeted In Raft Of New Measures
Photo Credit – Getty Images Spiking will be targeted by police and door staff in a raft of new measures unveiled yesterday (Monday 18 December)…
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