Wetherspoon To Open Its New Pub Near Euston Station – £2.3 Million Investment And 55 Jobs Created
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is to open its new pub near Euston Station on Tuesday, 9 January, with the creation of 55 new jobs. The…
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Happy Christmas For Pubs And Bars As Drinks Sales Rise 7%
On Premise drinks sales finished 2023 on a high with year-on-year growth of 7% in the final fortnight of the year, CGA by NIQ’s Daily…
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London’s Restaurants Bounce Back – with 253 New Launches in 2023, a Post-Pandemic Record
46% of Launches are in W1 as Fine Dining Sees a Resurgence London’s restaurant scene is thriving in spite of the cost-of-living crisis, with 253…
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Chef Adam Handling Appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire
photo credit Jason Alfred Palmer Chef Adam Handling has been appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to Hospitality and International…
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Action on Growth, Investment and Jobs Critical in 2024
In a New Year message, UKHospitality outlines its priorities for the next year. UKHospitality Chief Executive Kate Nicholls said: “Hospitality businesses will be hoping this…
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Admiral Taverns Invests Over £690,000 Into Two Hull Community Pubs
BarsAdmiral Taverns has invested £692,000 across two Hull community pubs on Anlaby Road. The Parkers, run by passionate operator Paul Harker, has received a £268,000…
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Six Company Announce Further Investment Into Glasgow Restaurant Scene With Three New Openings For 2024
– CGI Image of Six by Nico Merchant City – Six Company, the Glasgow-based company behind the Six by Nico restaurants, has announced ambitious development…
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FSA Backs Call To Make Allergy Information Compulsory On Menus
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has backed calls for “Owen’s Law”, which would force restaurants to publish allergy information on their menus. The FSA Board…
Read more...Solid November For Managed Restaurants, Pubs And Bars Ahead Of Crucial Christmas
Hospitality groups achieved year-on-year sales growth of 4.0% in November, the new CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals. Restaurant, pub, and bar groups have now…
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All I Want For Christmas Is… Family
Seeing family around the festive period has been voted the best thing about Christmas, according to new national research by pub company and brewer Greene…
Read more...Eat Out to Help Out Was “Not a Gamble” Former PM Says
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there was no “conclusive” evidence that the government’s Eat Out to Help Out (EOTHO) initiative to encourage the public…
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Banana Tree Opens Three New Sites, Trials Breakfast With Greenwich Opening
The Big Table Group’s award-winning Pan-Asian restaurant brand, Banana Tree, has opened three new sites, in Greenwich, Bath and Henley, launching its first ever breakfast…
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Consumer Spending Bounced Back in November but Brits Eating Out Less
Spending on essential items saw a smaller increase (3.3 per cent) than in October (3.9 per cent), as falling petrol and diesel prices impacted fuel…
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Record Number of Food Businesses Achieving Top Hygiene Ratings Across Wales
71% of Welsh food businesses now have the top hygiene rating of 5 – a jump from 44% from 10 years ago – making it…
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Owens Law – Food Standards Agency to Meet to Discuss “Range of Options”
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to meet to discuss further options in is it’s drive to make operators list allergens on menus. The meeting,…
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