All the latest business news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade.
Punch Pubs & Co acquired 35 community pubs during its 2024/25 financial year. This growth strengthens Punch’s portfolio, now boasting over 1,300 pubs nationwide. In…
Read more...Eight pubs a week have ‘vanished’ for good from the communities they once served during the first half of 2025 – the latest blow in…
Read more...The UK economy grew at a faster rate than expected in the second quarter, according to official figures, despite a slowdown from a strong start…
Read more...According to business rates experts at Colliers, latest figures just announced by the government reveal that the business rates appeal system: Check Challenge Appeal (CCA)…
Read more...NEW figures released today by the SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) have been described as “brutal” and paint a worrying picture for Scotland’s pubs, bars…
Read more...Majority call time on inaction over protecting Britain’s pubs. 61% of the public believe that the government must do more to help save the industry….
Read more...The Queens pub in Warwick-on-Eden is raising a glass after being crowned with an AA Rosette for culinary excellence, alongside a four-star rating for its…
Read more...The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to cut the base rate to 4% at its August meeting. Responding to the Bank of England’s…
Read more...London’s prestigious Harrods department store has confirmed a significant restructuring of its restaurant portfolio, with several high-profile chef partnerships set to conclude over the coming…
Read more...New polling from YouGov reveals that the overwhelming majority of UK adults agree that large multinational brewers are making it harder for independent breweries to…
Read more...Top restaurant groups’ delivery and takeaway sales by value were virtually flat year-on-year in June 2025, according to the latest edition of CGA by NIQ’s…
Read more...The latest Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners indicates the hospitality sector experienced a renewed decline in the first half of 2025,…
Read more...Cherry Equity Partners has completed the acquisition of Italian restaurant chain Gusto through a pre-pack administration process, securing the future of seven locations while unfortunately…
Read more...The government has announced its commitment to implementing a comprehensive package of licensing reforms following recommendations from a joint industry-government taskforce, in moves that could…
Read more...Small businesses across the UK will benefit from the most comprehensive support package in a generation, as the government launches a bold new plan to…
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