London Bartender Wins Diageo World Class GB
Danilo Frigulti from Viajante87 bar in London’s Notting Hill has won the World Class GB Grand Final, and now goes forward to Shanghai in September…
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UK Hospitality Sector To Enjoy £78.4 Million Boost From Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
Photo by Ronald Woan licenced under CC BY 4.0 via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rwoan/) Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is forecast to give the UK hospitality sector a…
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Rain Washes Drinks Sales Back Into The Red
After two weeks of year-on-year growth, drinks sales in Britain’s On Premise slipped back last week, according to CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker Average…
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Arc Inspirations To Double Up In Nottingham And Sheffield As Growth Strategy Continues
Arc Inspirations operator of premium bar brands, Banyan, BOX and Manahatta, has announced plans to open new sites in Nottingham and Sheffield this year. The…
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Red Oak Taverns Acquires 19 UK Pubs From Marston’s
Red Oak Taverns has acquired 19 tied tenanted pubs from Marston’s, the third transaction between the two companies in the past 15 months, and takes…
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North West Multiple Operator Adds Third Star Pub To Portfolio
North West multiple operator John Lloyd has taken on his third Star Pubs lease, The Wheatsheaf in Leyland, and is undertaking a joint £100,000 revamp…
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WSTA Warns Businesses To Fill Out Package Recycling Forms Before End Of May Deadline
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association is calling on businesses who have not collected and submitted packaging data, from the first half of 2023, to act…
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Greene King Pub Partners Opens Two More Nest Pubs
Left – The Highwood in Solihull (Left) and The Wellington in Bebington Right – The Wellington’s Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise…
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Revolution Bars Rejects Nightcap Rescue Proposal
Bar operator Nightcap has walked away from a possible rescue deal for rival operator Revolution Bars. Nightcap said it was “disappointed” its merger proposal was…
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Horncliffe Pub Opens Community Café To Help Local People With Support From Pub Is The Hub
A community café at the Fishers Arms in Horncliffe, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, is bringing local people and groups together to help combat loneliness and isolation….
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Admiral Taverns Acquires 37 Pubs From Fuller’s, Expanding Its Portfolio In The South-East
The Board of Admiral Taverns (“Admiral”), owned by real estate private equity firm Proprium Capital Partners, has announced that it has reached an agreement to…
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Over Two Thirds Of UK Beer And Wine Servings Are Short Measures
New research published today by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has found that over two thirds (70%) of beer and wine, checked by Trading…
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Croeso Pubs Adds Penarth’s Bear’s Head To The List Of Pubs It Has Saved From Closure
Croeso Pubs Ltd, the South Wales pub chain which already runs seven venues including The Philharmonic and Brewhouse in Cardiff, is taking over the lease…
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Drinks Sales Edge Into Growth In Solid May
Britain’s On Premise drinks sales nudged just above the levels of 2023 last week, CGA by NIQ’s latest Daily Drinks Tracker shows. Average sales in…
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Steve Gleeson Crowned UK’s Giffard West Cup Winner 2024
Steve Gleeson from The Hideout in Bath has been crowned the 2024 UK winner of the Giffard West Cup at a thrilling final held at…
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