Delivery and Takeaway Sales Down Again but Decline Slows
Britain’s managed restaurant groups saw delivery and takeaway sales drop 1% year-on-year in April, the new Hospitality at Home Tracker from CGA by NIQ shows….
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Marston’s Report 10% Revenue Growth and Operating Profit Increase
Pub group Marston’s who operate 1,440 pubs has reported a 10.1% increase in revenue to £407m in its interim results for the 26 weeks to…
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Consumer Spending Grew Just 4.3% In April But Bank Holiday Fuels Hospitality Growth
Consumer card spending grew just 4.3 per cent year-on-year in April – less than half the latest CPIH inflation rate of 8.9 per cent but…
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Soft Drinks Sales Surge in First Quarter of 2023
CGA by NIQ’s data shows it has been a very strong start to 2023 for the soft drinks category. Sales surged past the £1bn mark…
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Making the Most of Your Business’s Opportunities This Coronation Weekend
By Florent Malbranche, CEO, Brigad (www.brigad.co) With an extra bank holiday booked this year to celebrate King Charles’ Coronation, hospitality businesses will be wanting to…
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Navigating Customer Expectations: How to Optimise Brand Reputation and Drive Growth
By Tracey Pankhurst, Senior CX Strategist, Reputation (www.reputation.com) Since the pandemic, the hospitality industry has had to contend with closures, staff shortages, job losses, and…
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Black Sheep Brewery Enters Administration
A North Yorkshire brewery has appoint administrators after failing to attract new investment. The Black Sheep Brewery, which employs 50 people, said in April it…
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Pub at centre of “Offensive” Doll Row Has Now Closed
A pub at the centre of a row has closed for business after its collection of golly dolls was seized by police on April 4….
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Solid Easter Brings 7% Drinks Sales Growth
Easter holidays and decent weather helped managed On Premise venues achieve a 7% year-on-year increase in drinks sales over the three weeks to last Saturday…
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Trade Bodies Call for Urgent Government Intervention on Unfair Energy Costs and Contracts
Since the beginning of the energy crisis, members of the trade organisations have faced a raft of business-critical challenges, with 50% being forced into contracts…
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Hospitality Loses 4,600 Venues in 12 Months, but Closures Slow in Early 2023
Britain has suffered a net decline of 4,593 licensed premises in the last year to March 2023, the newHospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ…
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Fresh Train Strikes to Heap Further Pain on Hospitality
New rail strikes announced by the union Aslef will impact the start of the busy summer period, UKHospitality said today, as it urged all parties…
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Hospitality Can be ‘Catalyst for Growth’ in Local Communities
With a week to go until local elections, UKHospitality is urging local authorities to throw their backing behind a sector that can deliver economic growth,…
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Failing Councils Should See Planning Fee Freeze
Annual increases to planning fees should be contingent on the performance of the planning authority, UKHospitality said today. In response to proposals that planning fees…
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More Bill Discounts for Energy and Trade Intensive Sectors
Some businesses could see their bills slashed by as much as 20% off predicted wholesale prices, thanks to further government support launched 26 April for…
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