Contract Caterers’ Sales Climb 30% Year-On-Year To Continue Post-COVID Revival
Contract caterers’ sales in the first quarter of 2023 finished 30% above the same period in 2022, the latest Contract Catering Tracker from CGA by…
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Award-Winning Oxfordshire Pub To Go For National Award
The Rusty Bicycle in East Oxford has won the National Pub and Bar Award for the Best Pub in the county and will now go…
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Fordham Pub Opens New Coffee Shop to Provide Meeting Place for Local Community
The opening of a new coffee shop at the Three Horseshoes in Fordham, Essex, is helping members of the local community get together. The pub…
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Ireland to become first country in the world to put health warnings on alcohol The Republic of Ireland is set to introduce health warning labels…
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Inflation Falls but Food Prices Remain High
Inflation has fallen back to its lowest level in over a year at 8.7 per cent, however, the cost of food remains sky-high and rising…
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Sector Growth Stalls as Inflation Continues to Bite
Hospitality turnover in the last year was 14.7% down compared to pre-pandemic levels, when accounting for inflation. The UKHospitality Quarterly Tracker, in association with CGA,…
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Award Winning Operators Take on Second Pub after £300,000 Investment
The Bell in Tring, Hertfordshire, has reopened its doors after a £300,000 investment by pub owner Greene King Pub Partners. The pub will be operated…
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Local Community Pub Reopens Following £155,000 Investment
The Castle, a local community pub in Swindon, reopened on Friday 19th of May following a significant £155,000 investment from leading community pub company, Admiral…
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Strong April for Pubs, Bars and Restaurants but Inflation Erases Growth
Britain’s restaurant, pub and bar groups achieved like-for-like and year-on-year sales growth of 6.9% in April 2023, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker shows. It…
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Toque d’or® Finalists Revealed as Grand Prize Awaits the Winners
Nestlé Professional today announced this year’s Toque d’Or® competition finalists, following an action-packed Heats round which included several days of intense challenges and expert mentoring….
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NFU Seeks Stronger Link Between Farmers and Hospitality Sector
Farmers and food producers are being urged to work together with hospitality businesses in their area, to help them build British produce into their brand…
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‘Significant’ Drop in Vacancies, but Shortages Continue to Hold Back Growth
The latest vacancy figures from the Office for National Statistic show that vacancies in hospitality fell by 22% over the last year and by 9%…
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Fall in Hospitality Vacancies Moves Dial Away from Recruitment Issues but Other Challenges Remain
According to the latest ONS employment figures, vacancies in the food and accommodation sector decreased to 132,000 in April from the previous month. Vacancies were…
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MP Jonathan Gullis Visits Stoke on Trent Pub
A local community pub in Stoke on Trent, The Ford Green hosted a visit from the MP, Jonathan Gullis last week on Friday 12th May following…
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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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