Hospitality Builds City-Centre Recovery as Sales and Footfall Rise
Hospitality businesses are starting to build sales momentum in Britain’s big cities after a steady return of workers, shoppers and visitors, new research reveals. The…
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Exeter Chiefs Dig Deep to Support Pints Mean Trees
Two-time Premiership Rugby winners the Exeter Chiefs, are lending their support to Otter Brewery’s #PintsMeanTrees scheme – an environmental initiative which sees the Devon based…
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Drinks Sales Jump 7% to Hit 2022 High
CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows that average sales by value in managed pubs, bars and restaurants in the seven days to Saturday (19 March) were…
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Drinkers Raise a Glass to the Return of Britain’s Premier Beer Festival
Britain’s premier beer festival will be returning to London Olympia from 2 – 6 August 2022 following a two-year hiatus due to social distancing measures…
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St Patrick’s Day, Weather and Sport Lift Drinks Sales to a 2022 High
Last week’s out-of-home drinks sales were 7% up on pre-pandemic levels, CGA’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker reveals. The figure—for average drinks sales by value in…
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‘Farmgate’ Exemption Critical to Cider’s Survival
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called for the Government to stand firm and continue its strong track record of supporting small cider makers….
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Skyrocketing Energy Costs Force Hospitality Businesses to Raise Prices and Cut Opening Hours
Soaring energy costs are forcing some hospitality businesses to raise their prices and cut trading hours, according to a new survey by four leading trade…
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Pubs Set for 1 am Three Day Opening to Celebrate Queen’s Jubilee
Pubs look set to open until 1am for three days to celebrate Queen’s platinum jubilee, the government has announced. Under the proposal, venues in England…
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Sector Leaders Join MPs Call on Draconian Business Rates Tax
Sector leaders have joined calls by the powerful All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) who have today called on the Government to address the business rate…
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The CAMRA Podcast Goes ‘on Tour’ this Year
The popular CAMRA podcast Pubs. Pints. People. will go on tour this year with Season 5 kicking off in Newcastle on 6 April, boasting a…
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Greene King Pub Partners Launches Sixth Hive Pubs Site Following £260,000 Makeover
Greene King Pub Partners has launched its sixth Hive Pubs site. The Peacock in Boughton, Chester has been transformed into a Hive Pub following a…
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Chancellor Must Take Three Key Steps With Spring Statement, Say Campaigners
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of the Spring fiscal statement, urging Government to support pubs, clubs, brewers,…
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Craft Beer Report Shows Cask Beer Sales “Under Serious Threat”
A new report published today shows the seismic shift in the UK Brewing industry over the last two years, with traditional cask beer under serious…
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BBPA Predicts Bumper Weekend with 24.5 million Pints to be Sold as Six Nations Returns
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has estimated 24.5 million pints could be sold in UK pubs during the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship…
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Historic Community Pub Reopens Following £370,000 Investment
Historic community pub, The Hollybush, in Salt near Stafford, reopened on March 1st following a combined investment of £370,000 from leading community pub company, Admiral…
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