Popular Wallasey Pub Reopens Following Four-Week Long Refresh
Pictures: Courtesy of Punch Pubs & Co A popular Wallasey pub which boasts unprecedented views over the Mersey has reopened following a joint investment with…
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On Premise Drinks Sales See Second Consecutive Week Of Decline
On Premise drinks sales have dipped well below last year’s levels for a second week, with cold weather adding to the challenges of consumers’ slow…
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Award-Winning North Brewing Co Acquired Out of Administration
Yorkshire-based North Brewing Co has been sold out of administration to the director of a fellow Leeds brewery, saving 78 staff jobs. North Brewing Company…
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WSTA Calls on Chancellor to Cut Alcohol Duty In A Submission to the Treasury
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association is calling on the Chancellor to cut wine and spirit duty to combat both falling sales volumes and reduced…
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Independent Breweries And Pub Consumers Call For The Chancellor To Increase Draught Relief To 20%
Increasing Draught Relief to 20% in the Chancellor’s Budget would provide the adrenaline shot the pubs and brewery sector needs to succeed, according to representatives…
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Wetherspoon’s Trading Update Reveals 10% Rise in Like-for-Like Sales
Pub group JD Wetherspoon’s has reported like-for-like sales 10.1% higher than the corresponding period a year ago for the 25 weeks to 21 January 2024….
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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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