Seafood Pubco Celebrates Partnership Anniversary with New Tring Opening
This week saw the opening of Seafood Pubco’s The Grand Junction Arms in Tring, following a six-month, £1.2m redesign and renovation. It is a year…
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Food and Drink
Drinks Sales Jump 7% to Hit 2022 High
CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows that average sales by value in managed pubs, bars and restaurants in the seven days to Saturday (19 March) were…
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Liberation Group Chefs Win at this Year’s International Salon Culinaire
Liberation Group is celebrating after two of its Butcombe Pubs & Inns’ chefs triumphed at the prestigious International Salon Culinaire. Sam Seedhouse, Head Chef at…
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Ukraine Crisis is A Long Term Threat to Food Prices, Warns Lynx Purchasing
The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have an ongoing impact on hospitality food prices, and is likely to end any hopes that spiralling food inflation…
Read more...Hospitality & Leisure Sales Increase Two Years on from First Lockdown
Data from Barclaycard Payments, has revealed that over the weekend (18-20 March 2022) transaction volumes increased in for a number of businesses, including: Pubs and…
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WSTA Celebrates Mother’s Day with Look at the UK’s Gin Sales
Covid led to almost £1 billion in lost income for British distillers The Wine and Spirit Trade Association is toasting Mother’s Day (Sunday 27th March)…
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Wetherspoon Criticises Government Proposal to Increase VAT to 20% Re Food in Hospitality Sector
Wetherspoon has criticised the government proposal to increase VAT to 20 per cent in respect of food in pubs, restaurants and cafes in April. Wetherspoon…
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Wetherspoon Reports “Return to Normal Trading”
Pub group JD Wetherspoon has reported that trading has almost returned to pre-Covid levels and revealed the hit from the rapid spread of the Omicron…
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UK Food and Drink Firms Seek New Trade Opportunities but Shadow of Ukraine Looms
Despite a drop in trade with the European Union, UK food and drink manufacturers are searching for new trading opportunities further afield, according to new…
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Tilda supports Sheff’s Kitchen at Whirlow Hall Farm
Two of Sheffield’s best chefs recently went head-to-head to raise funds to support the work of Whirlow Hall Farm, which plays a vital role in…
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Six Colleges Go Through to the Finals of Zest Quest Asia 2022
Six colleges will compete in a live cook-off next month to decide who will be the new Zest Quest Asia champions. Moving forward to the…
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A Quarter of a Billion Meals Redistributed by Fareshare During Pandemic
The UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste, FareShare, has revealed that it redistributed the staggering equivalent of a quarter of a billion meals…
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Greene King Pub Partners Launches Sixth Hive Pubs Site Following £260,000 Makeover
Greene King Pub Partners has launched its sixth Hive Pubs site. The Peacock in Boughton, Chester has been transformed into a Hive Pub following a…
Read more...Hygiene Demands by Consumers Serve as Wake-Up Call
Hospitality operators who fail to maintain high food hygiene standards and cleanliness post-Covid have been warned they risk their businesses as consumers are less likely…
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Curry Leader Warns VAT Hike ‘Final Nail’ for Restaurants
Yawar Khan, Chairman of the Asian Catering Federation (ACF) that represents 35,000 restaurants in the UK, has warned Chancellor Rishi Sunak that the proposed return…
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