Wetherspoon To Open New Pub At London Waterloo Station
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is to open its new pub at London Waterloo Station on Tuesday, 3 September. The company has spent £2.8 million developing…
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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.
Hall & Woodhouse Sees Profits Rise By 50% Year-On-Year
Dorset based brewer Hall & Woodhouse has announced underlying profit before tax has increased by nearly 50 per cent. The pre-tax profit increased by approximately…
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Hive Pubs Receives Sustainability Champion Status From BII
Hive Pubs, the pub franchise concept from Greene King Pub Partners, has received Sustainability Champion status from the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII). Greene King…
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ICO Launches New Tool To Generate Privacy Notices For The Hospitality Sector
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a new, quick and easy-to-use tool to help small organisations and sole traders in the hospitality sector create…
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Hospitality Insolvencies Grow As Trading Remains Tough
The number of hospitality businesses entering insolvency rose in the first half of 2024 during a difficult period for the industry. Some 1,801 accommodation and food service companies,…
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Women in Beer Unveils its Biggest Festival
Women in Beer, the Scottish women-who-beer community, has launched its largest festival yet, with five days of events in Edinburgh running from 23-27 October. Launched…
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Admiral Taverns Crowns Community Pub of the Year
Admiral Taverns has crowned the winner of its Community Pub of the Year Awards to recognise the efforts of its licensees going the extra mile…
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Hospitality Returns to Growth As Licensed Outlet Numbers Increase
Britain’s hospitality sector has recorded its first quarter-on-quarter growth of outlets in two years, the new Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners…
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Blind Tiger Inns Adds 20th Pub On The Back Of North West Estate’s Strong Performance
North West multiple operator, Blind Tiger Inns, opened its 20th pub this weekend, The Grey Man in Daisy Hill, Greater Manchester, following a joint £150,000…
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Business Cost Recovery ‘Essential’ To Edinburgh Visitor Levy Scheme
UKHospitality Scotland has urged City of Edinburgh councillors to adopt the cost recovery mechanism recommended in the draft visitor levy scheme. In the draft scheme…
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Inflation Rate Rises For First Time In 2024 To 2.2%
The rate of inflation has risen for the first time this year, official figures from the Office of National statistics (ONS) reveal. Overall prices rose…
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Riots Caused 10% Drop in National Hospitality Sales
The impact on sales in towns where rumoured protests were planned to take place was as high as 40%, with businesses reporting footfall down by…
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Total Drinks Sales Up 7% as Heatwave Hits the Country
Last week’s hot weather brought a 7% uplift in total drink sales, as consumers flocked to beer gardens across the UK – helping the channel…
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Greene King Set to Trial Return and Refill of Glass Bottles Sold In Its Pubs
Pub company and brewer Greene King is trialling a scheme where glass bottles sold in some of its pubs are being collected, cleaned and returned…
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Consumer Confidence Reaches Three Year High Says PwC
The latest PwC Consumer Sentiment Survey shows consumers are finally feeling more confident after three years of instability. The survey, conducted in July, in the…
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