Fourth Annual Female Bartending Scholarship Launched
Mixer and tonic producer Double Dutch, has launched its Female Bartending Scholarship Programme for the fourth consecutive year, as part of its ongoing commitment to…
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Strong Christmas Trading Has Driven LFL Sales Growth In The Year To Date Of +8.1%
Marston’s has said strong Christmas trading has driven 8.1% like-for-like sales growth in its year to date. All sales comparisons are compared to the same…
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Hertfordshire Publicans Honoured With Awards For Community Contribution
The publicans of an historic Hertfordshire pub have been honoured with a prestigious award to celebrate more than 30 years’ service at the helm of…
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Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced that it is to retire the four remaining union sets at Marston’s Burton-on-Trent brewery. The company says the…
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Positive Christmas Trading For Pubs, Restaurants And Bars
Sales data from the CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker shows the sector reported sales growth of 8.8%, compared to 2022. Pubs performed most strongly, with…
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Cost A Premier League Pint To Hit £10 By 2030, Study Finds
The cost of a pint of beer at a Premier League stadium could reach almost £10 by the end of the decade, new research finds….
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Managed Restaurants, Pubs And Bars End 2023 On A High With Bumper December
Britain’s top hospitality groups generated year-on-year sales growth of 8.8% in December, the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals. The excellent result capped a…
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Tobacco And Alcohol Tax Receipts Fall At Their Sharpest Rate In 20 Years
The latest analysis by finance experts, RIFT, has shown that the combined HMRC receipts received for both tobacco and alcohol duties declined at their sharpest…
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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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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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