Wetherspoon Reports Strong Sales Growth Despite Rising Cost Pressures
JD Wetherspoon has reported encouraging sales momentum across its estate, with like-for-like sales climbing 4.7% in the 25 weeks to 18 January 2026, though the…
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All the latest business news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade.
Leading Hospitality Figures Honoured in King’s New Year List
Several prominent professionals from the UK hospitality and catering sectors have received honours in the King’s New Year Honours List 2026, acknowledging their substantial contributions…
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Pub is The Hub Voices Concern Over Autumn Budget Impact
Pub is the Hub, the non-profit organisation established in 2001 with founding support from King Charles during his time as Prince of Wales, has joined…
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TGI Fridays UK Operations Face Fresh Administration Threat
TGI Friday, the American-themed restaurant chain’s British business has lodged a second formal insolvency notice within a fortnight, raising fresh concerns about the brand’s domestic…
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Barclays Reveals 2025’s Top 10 Consumer Spending Trends, as Card Spend Declines -0.2%
Consumer card spending declined -0.2 per cent year-on-year in 2025, after growing 1.6 per cent in 2024 and 4.1 per cent in 2023. In…
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Over 1,000 Pubs Join Labour MP Ban Protest as Industry Calls for Dialogue
More than 1,000 licensed premises have pledged to refuse service to Labour MPs as the protest against Budget tax increases escalates, whilst industry leaders urge…
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Hospitality Sector Welcomes Inheritance Tax Changes
UKHospitality has welcomed the Government increasing the threshold for Business Property Relief (BPR) from £1m to £2.5m, when it is introduced in April 2026. Yesterday,…
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Rateable Values for Some Hotels are Going Up by Over 300%
Government tax and employment policies are hurting hospitality profits even during the usually prosperous Christmas season, say leading audit, tax and business advisory firm, Blick…
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Flat November Sales Deepen Hospitality’s Challenges After Budget Blows
Britain’s leading managed hospitality groups enter the crucial Christmas period on the back of flat sales in November, the latest NIQ RSM Hospitality Business Tracker…
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PM Faces Criticism Over Impact of Budget on Hospitality Sector
The hospitality sector’s concerns over rising business costs took centre stage in the final Prime Minister’s Questions before the Christmas recess, as Conservative leader Kemi…
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Bank of England Cuts Interest Rate to 3.75%
The Bank of England has reduced interest rates to 3.75% in a closely contested decision that could have significant implications for hospitality businesses across the…
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Lanchester Wines Predicts the Trends for the On-Trade in 2026
Balancing Premiumisation and Profitability The UK on-trade faces a challenging year ahead. Rising costs, increasing alcohol duty, economic uncertainty and shifting consumer expectations mean operators…
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Try Before You Buy: Why Expowest Cornwall Is The Ultimate Face-to-Face Experience
Step away from the screen and into Wadebridge on Tuesday 3rd & Wednesday 4th March – where real connections, real products, and real opportunities await….
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Chancellor ‘s Budget Sparks Alarm as Nightlife Businesses say Treasury Modelling “Fails Reality”
Britain’s night-time economy is facing an unprecedented crisis as new flash survey data reveals the Chancellor’s autumn Budget will deliver a devastating blow to pubs,…
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Pub is The Hub to Help More pubs after Government Funding Support
Pub is The Hub will be able to help more rural pubs to support their local communities after receiving new funding from the Government. The…
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