UK Now Third Largest Rum Market in the World
A landmark report by Campari Group UK reveals how rum increasingly represents a key growth area within spirits in 2022 and beyond for both the…
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Food and Drink
Heineken UK Pours £42m into Pub Upgrades
HEINEKEN-owned Star Pubs & Bars will invest £42m in upgrading more than a quarter of its estate in 2022, creating over 700 new jobs in…
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The NTIA & the Drinks Trust Partner to Launch 24/7 Mental Health Support for Night Time Economy Businesses
The Drinks Trust, the drinks industry charity, has partnered with Night Time Industries Association within the UK which challenges mental health stigma within the Night…
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Cider on Show Throughout the Month of May
Beer and cider lovers are coming together to celebrate and promote cider and perry over the month of May to tie in with the orchards…
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Drinks Sales Back in the Black — Just
Britain’s On Premise drinks sales edged back into growth on pre-COVID-19 levels last week, CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows. It indicates that average sales by…
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UKHospitality Backs Call for Government Night-Time Sector Support
UKHospitality has backed calls for a Government support package to help counter shortages in night-time sector door staff, including assistance in recruitment and training of…
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Brummie Chefs Team Up to Raise £22k
The ICC Birmingham and Glynn Purnell have teamed up to help raise £23,000 for the city’s only producing theatre. The event raised funds for Birmingham…
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Customers are Crying Out for Support when Buying Wine
New research out this week shows that 1-in-3 customers don’t feel confident ordering wine in pubs, bars and restaurants, with 1-in-9 admitting that they often…
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Refusal to Inspect Food Imports Could Have Severe Public Health Consequences, Warns CIEH
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has expressed serious concern that the decision by the UK Government to scrap planned checks on food imports…
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Total UK Coffee Shop, Sandwich and Bakery Market Set to Exceed 2019 Market Value in 2022
According to the latest data from the Lumina Intelligence Operator Data Index, the total UK coffee shop, sandwich and bakery market set to exceed 2019…
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Hilton Funds Aurora Foxes’ Food Truck to Help Students with Learning Difficulties into Work
Aurora Foxes, a specialist hospitality training college for young adults with learning disabilities, has launched the Flying Fox food truck on the Minehead Promenade outside…
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Back Us, Don’t Tax us Says UKHospitality Cymru
The Hospitality industry in Wales can do without the extra worry of a Visitor Levy hanging over cash-strapped businesses, UKHospitality Cymru has warned. “This industry…
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Delivery and Takeaway Sales Slip Year-on-Year as Consumers Return to Eating Out
Britain’s managed restaurant and pub groups’ delivery and takeaway sales remain more than double pre-COVID-19 levels—but trading has dipped year-on-year after consumers resumed their out-of-home…
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UK Bans Imports of Russian Caviar
The U.K. has imposed an import ban on Russian caviar as part of newly announced sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s regime over the war in Ukraine….
Read more...Drinks Sales Fall Just Short of Pre-COVID-19 Levels for Fourth Week in a Row
After another week of highs and lows, On Premise drinks sales continue to hover just short of pre-COVID-19 levels—and with inflation running high, real-terms growth…
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