Star Pubs & Bars Agrees Settlement with PCA
The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) and Star Pubs & Bars Ltd (Star) announce that they have reached a settlement which brings to an end the…
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South West’s Biggest Beer Festival Starts Tomorrow: Featuring 300 Cask Ales, Craft Beers, Lagers & Ciders
One of the UK’s leading beer festivals, and the biggest in the South West, will open it’s doors to the public tomorrow evening in Newton…
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“Unsustainable” Food Costs Remain Despite Slight Inflation Fall
The soaring cost of food continues to create significant issues for the hospitality and licensed on trade sector despite a slight easing in the rate…
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Crunch-Time for Eating and Drinking Out Market as Consumers Seek Affordable Options
Weekly eating and drinking out frequency in the UK has declined by -6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest report from Lumina Intelligence’s Eating and Drinking…
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Rising Industry Talent Shines Through in Toque D’or® Heats Shortlist
As Toque d’Or’s 35th anniversary competition hots up, Nestlé Professional today announced the shortlist of college students who have made it through into the Heats….
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Campaign for Pubs Welcomes Delay of Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme
The Campaign for Pubs has warmly welcomed the announcement today by Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf MSP that the flawed Deposit Return Scheme will be…
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Shepherd Neame Pub the Stag Inn Named a County Winner in Pub Awards
The Stag Inn in Hastings Old Town has been named a county winner in this year’s National Pub and Bar Awards. The historic Shepherd Neame…
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Campaign for Pubs Calls on First Minister to Pause and Revise Deposit Return Scheme
The Campaign for Pubs has written to the new First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf MSP urging him to pause the roll-out of the Deposit…
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Craft Guild of Chefs Opens Vote for Culinary Hero Award
The Craft Guild of Chefs has revealed the five nominees for the 2023 Culinary Hero Award with the winner being decided by a vote. The…
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Foodservice Price Inflation Easing but Remains Above 20%
Year-on-year food inflation fell slightly to 20.6% in February 2023, the new CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reveals. The figure is below the record high…
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Kent RFU Brews Up a Plan with Shepherd Neame to Tackle Match Cancellations
Kent County Rugby Football Union, in collaboration with the RFU, is hoping it’s game on for more rugby matches in the county after teaming up…
Read more...Government Responds to Cut Hospitality VAT Petition
The government has responded to petition which called for the reduction in VAT on Hospitality to 10% from the current rate of 20% to allow…
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Greene King Pub Partners Licensees celebrate 30th Anniversary
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King, has celebrated the 30th anniversary of one of its Partners. Couple Siobhan…
Read more...Easter Weekend Lifts Spending Across Hospitality and Leisure
New data from Barclays shows that Hospitality and Leisure businesses benefitted from a 2.7% per cent increase in the total number of sales over the…
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UK Chefs Visit Norway on Study Trip with the Norwegian Seafood Council
Some of the UK’s top emerging chef talent have visited Norway, the whitefish nation, on a trip organised by the Norwegian Seafood Council, and led…
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