World Cup Hospitality Spend Expected to Fall but 20million Fans Will Watch Games in Pub & Bar
Sales in UK hospitality venues during the 2022 FIFA World Cup are expected to drop by £44 million compared to the 2018 competition, a new…
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Bars
JD Wetherspoon to Put a Further Seven Sites Up for Sale
JD Wetherspoon is putting seven more of its pubs on the market this week after warning of the impact of challenging sales and rising costs….
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Halloween Raises Weekend Spirits and Drinks Sales
The growing popularity of Halloween celebrations have helped lift Britain’s On Premise drinks sales above last year’s levels for the sixth week in a row….
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Hospitality Leader Mike Tye Joins Bar Group Arc Inspirations as Chairman
Arc Inspirations, operator of bar brands Banyan, BOX and Manahatta, has appointed hospitality sector veteran and leader, Mike Tye, as Chairman. He will support the…
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Drinks Promotions May Not be the Way to Increase Profits
In recent weeks, restaurant chains and pubs have separately come under fire for ‘bottomless’ alcoholic drinks promotions, showing it is time hospitality brands look elsewhere…
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CAMRA Names the Best Four Pubs in the Country
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has named the best four pubs in the country as part of its Pub of the Year 2022 competition,…
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Arkells Open First Pub in South Cerney After Major Investment
The Eliot Arms, South Cerney has reopened following over half a million-pound investment from Arkell’s Brewery during the summer. The seven-bedroom coaching inn with bar…
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NTIA Says Alcohol Duty Rise Will Push Night Time Economy Businesses Over The Edge
If the New Prime Minister stays his course with regard to an increase in Alcohol duty and further tax increases in the coming budget, we…
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Newdigate Arms Reopens Following Joint £360,000 Investment with Greene King Pub Partners
The Newdigate Arms in Bedworth, Warwickshire, has been transformed following a joint £360,000 investment with pub owner Greene King Pub Partners. As part of the…
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“Plastic Pints are Rubbish” say Consumer Rights Campaigners
With awareness of the devastating impact of plastic pollution increasing, CAMRA has launched a campaign to see Licensing Authorities stop mandating the use of plastic…
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Drinkers Back Cask as Greenest Choice at the Bar
New YouGov research commissioned by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has found that nearly 70% of consumers in the UK believe that having a…
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Tyber’s Reggae Bar is Jammin’
Formerly known as the Grub & Liquor, Tyber’s Reggae Bar in Tunbridge Wells is set for its grand reopening next weekend, with a special performance…
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Hospitality Groups’ September Sales Drop Year-on-Year as Inflation Bites
Like-for-like sales at Britain’s top managed pub, bar and restaurant groups were 3.0% behind the levels of September 2021, the latest edition of the Coffer…
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Revolution Bars Acquires Food-Led Peach Pub Company
Revolution bars, which currently operates 69 bars under its Revolution, Revolucion de Cuba brands, Founders & Co and Playhouse brands, has acquired the 21-strong premium…
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Fighting for the Survival of the Great British Pub
Following the new Chancellor’s announcement earlier today, the CEO of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), Steve Alton, has written to him, calling for the…
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