Pub and Bar Transactions Up 20.5% for Wales vs England Match
Data from Barclaycard Payments, which processes nearly £1 in every £3 spent on credit and debit cards in the UK, shows the match between Wales…
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SIBA International Beer Awards 2023 Opens for Entries
The SIBA International Beer Awards 2023 open for entries today, welcoming breweries from across the Globe to enter beer across a variety of internationally recognised…
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Football Fans Set to Spend £268 Million as England Face Wales in World Cup Group Stage
Brits are expected to spend £268.2 million as England go head-to-head with Wales in their World Cup group stage match. The World Cup 2022 Spending…
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Chef Barry Vera and Partners Take on Star Lease
Chef, author and television and radio presenter Barry Vera, together with entrepreneurs Christopher Webb and Joe Scarborough, have taken on the lease of Star Pubs…
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Hospitality Can Drive Economy Forward, Business Leaders Hear
Leading figures in Scottish hospitality recently joined together to celebrate the sector and its contribution to the economy and society. Speaking at the event, UKHospitality…
Read more...World Cup Offers Extra Time for Significant Sales Uplift in the On Premise
Major sporting events have always had a major influence on drinks consumption and consumer behaviour in the On Premise, and with the FIFA World Cup…
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London Mayor Unveils New Night Time Enterprise Zones to Support Local High Streets
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced that Bromley town centre, Vauxhall and Woolwich are set to become the capital’s new Night Time…
Read more...Hospitality Facing £900m Business Rates Hike, Threatening ‘Devastation’ in the Sector
Hospitality businesses will face a £3.6 billion bill next April if business rates increase in line with inflation and current relief is ended. The bill…
Read more...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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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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