Drinks Sales Dip Again But LAD Categories Hold Up
Britain’s On Premise ended February with another small year-on-year decline in sales, with solid beer and cider numbers not quite compensating for a sharp drop…
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Matt Abé Reveals Brief for National Chef of the Year as the Competition Opens for Entry
Following the announcement that Matt Abé is the new Chair of Judges for National Chef of the Year, his brief for this year’s competition has…
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FSA Launches Campaign Highlighting Risk of Food Labelled as Vegan to People with Allergies
The Food Standards Agency has launched a campaign as new research released by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) shows that 62% of people who react…
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Cornwall’s Andi Tuck Returns To The Ultimate TV Cookery Competition
Cornwall’s Andi Tuck is set to return to BBC Two’s Great British Menu kitchen this coming week as part of the south west heat contestants….
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Chefs Treat VIPs to a Taste of Wales at 10 Downing Street Reception
A team of Welsh chefs brought a taste of Wales to London at a St David’s Day reception held at 10 Downing Street last week….
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Twister Fries ‘No Nacho’ Mexican Sharer
Ingredients • 500g Lamb Weston Seasoned Twister Fries • 2 Avocados; peeled, seeded & diced • 4 Southern Fried Chicken/Cajun Chicken fillets, sliced • 100ml…
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National Seafood Chef Of The Year Opens For Entries
The National Seafood Chef of the Year competition, created by the Grimsby Institute, is now in its 27th year and promises competitors ‘a seafood competition…
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CAMRA Condemns Meantime Brewery Closure
Commenting on the news that Asahi will close its Greenwich brewery and move all production to Fuller’s Griffin Brewery, CAMRA’s Real Ale, Cider and Perry…
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Brighton and Hove Restaurant Awarded National Prize for Wine List
Eetch-by-steven-edwards in Hove has been recognised as holding the Best Medium-Sized Wine List in the UK. The venue was awarded a Gold Star when Star…
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Brakspear Reopens Second Pub With Operator Little & Large
The Leicester Arms in Penshurst, Kent, has reopened following a £1.2 refurbishment by owners Brakspear in partnership with the Little & Large Pub Company, who…
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Dry January Engages the Frequent On Premise Visitor
New consumer research from CGA by NIQ shows the scale of engagement with Dry January this year—and the chance to engage regular On Premise users…
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Consumer Card Spending Grew Just 1.9 Per Cent In February– As Pub & Restaurant Sales Fall
Consumer card spending grew just 1.9 per cent year-on-year last month – significantly lower than the latest CPIH* inflation rate of 4.2 per cent and…
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Wet Weather Dampens Spirits As Drinks Sales Slip 5% Year-On-Year
Wet weather and tough comparatives pushed last week’s drinks sales down year-on-year, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows. After three weeks of flat sales…
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New Funding Announced to Tackle Underage Drinking in Scotland
credit: Community Alcohol Partnerships The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has announced a new partnership with Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP), in a targeted initiative aimed at…
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Prime Minister Urged To Help Brewers & Pubs On Visit To Aberdeen
As the Prime Minister addresses Scottish Conservative Party conference in Aberdeen, the Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) have called on him to help save…
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