Free Drink For Marathon Runners
Marathon runners can earn themselves a much-deserved free drink if they have completed the marathon in London this weekend. To celebrate the achievement of completing…
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Business
All the latest business news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade.
Local Dignitaries Come Out To Celebrate The New Look at The Forester, Ealing
The Forester, on Leighton Road in Ealing, was the place to be Saturday 20 April 2024 when local dignitaries came out to celebrate the pub’s…
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Gordon Ramsay Firm Secures Court Possession Order For Squatter-Occupied Pub
Image © Copyright Sheila Madhvani and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence. Gordon Ramsay’s eponymous company Gordon Ramsey Holdings International has secured a High…
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Loungers Looks to 600 Sites as Expansion Accelerates
Image: Loungers/Alex Reilley Bar/restaurant chain Loungers Plc operating under the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands, continues to grow with a new opening every ten…
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East Sussex Brewery Announces Closure
The Cellar Head Brewing Company based in East Sussex has closed with immediate effect. Taking to social media owners Chris and Julia Mckenzie said “It…
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Hospitality Venue Takings up 52% Across Easter Bank Holiday
The hospitality sector enjoyed a significant uplift as research by London-based fintech SumUp (www.sumup.com), revealed that the Easter Bank Holiday boosted takings for UK hospitality…
Read more...Hoteliers Urge Government To Be More Hospitable
Hoteliers in Bristol are pleading with the Government to be more hospitable towards their businesses in the wake of growing financial pressures. This month saw…
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Concerns Raised At Stonegate’s £2.2bn Debt
Concerns have been raised over the future of the UK’s biggest pub chain as it struggles to refinance £2.2bn of debts before 2025. Stonegate which…
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Monica And David Galetti Announce Closure Of Mere After Seven Years
Monica and David Galetti are to close their Mere restaurant in London’s Fitzrovia later this month after seven years of trading. Mere opened in 2017…
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Majestic Wine Rescues Wine Bar Chain Out Of Administration
Majestic Wine has bought Vagabond out of administration for an undisclosed sum, saving nine of its 11 wine bars from closure. Business advisory firm Quantuma…
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Hospitality Inflation Falling-But Still More Than Double The Rate In Retail
Food price inflation in hospitality remains more than double the rate seen in the retail sector despite steady easing over the last 12 months, the…
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Biggest Tax Rise In 33 Years For 220,000 Firms Came Into Force on 1st April 2024
219,410 shops, pubs, restaurants, offices, factories as well as public sector buildings such as schools and hospitals will today see their business rates bills in…
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“Crisis Hit” Pubs Closing Early As Rising Costs Take Their Toll
Pubs across Britain are having to close as early as 8pm as they struggle to deal with the cost of living crisis and soaring energy…
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Bidfresh Reveals Latest Trends Expected to Dominate 2024 Out of Home Market
Campbell Brothers, Direct Seafood and Oliver Kay joined forces to release its latest Fresh Trends Report to ‘support and inspire’ their wide-ranging customer base. Despite…
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Scottish Government Repeating Mistakes With ‘Vague’ Circular Economy Bill
The Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill will increase costs for businesses and deter customers the scottish hospitality sector has warned. The bill will give Ministers powers…
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