Falling Orders Keep Restaurants’ Delivery and Takeaway Revenue Flat in June
Top restaurant groups’ delivery and takeaway sales by value were virtually flat year-on-year in June 2025, according to the latest edition of CGA by NIQ’s…
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Food and Drink
Greene King Pub Partners on Track to Invest £27 Million in Pubs in 2025
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King, is on course to invest £27 million in its pub estate during…
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CAMRA Names 2025’s Top Beer At The Great British Beer Festival
Mild by Penzance brewery has been crowned CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain 2025 at the Great British Beer Festival, NEC Birmingham, today. Twelve amazing finalists…
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Butcombe Group Reports Sector LFL Growth
Bristol based pub operator Butcombe Group has reported a strong start to the year, delivering 9.8% LFL growth for the first half of the year…
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Government “Pricing People Out of Pub” CAMRA Warns
Nearly half of UK pubgoers are cutting back on pub visits as cost pressures bite. The Chancellor is warned that the cost-of-living crisis is pricing…
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Government Sets Out Low Pay Commission Remit On National Living Wage
The Government has set out its remit for the Low Pay Commission on National Living Wage rates, calling for it not to drop below two-thirds…
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Admiral Taverns Awards Colchester Pub After Raising £30,000 For Charity In One Year
Admiral Taverns has named The Silver Oyster in Colchester as its ‘2025 Leased & Tenanted Community Pub of the Year’ after raising £30,000 for various…
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Cheshire Pub Reopens With Fresh New Look Following £160K Investment
The Bull’s Head in Lymm has reopened following a £160,000 refurbishment by independent brewer Hydes, bringing a stylish new interior and enhanced guest experience to…
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Cherry Equity Partners Rescues Gusto Chain Through Pre-Pack Administration
Cherry Equity Partners has completed the acquisition of Italian restaurant chain Gusto through a pre-pack administration process, securing the future of seven locations while unfortunately…
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Consumers Dine Out Less Often But Spend More Per Visit, Reveals Lumina Intelligence
The latest data from the Lumina Intelligence’s Eating and Drinking Out Panel shows a nuanced picture of consumer behaviour across the UK foodservice market this…
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Essex Operator Takes On Second Star Pubs Lease
Southend-on-Sea based multiple operator Jamie Foster has taken on his second substantive lease with Star Pubs, The Railway Hotel in Southend-on-Sea, which has been closed…
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Drinks Sales Back In Growth After Temperatures Rise
On Premise drinks sales bounced back into growth in the first full week of July thanks to widespread warm weather. CGA by NIQ’s latest Daily…
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Heineken UK Agrees Amazon Business Partnership To Elevate Support For Publicans
Leading pub, cider and beer business, HEINEKEN UK has announced a new partnership with Amazon Business to bring exclusive discounts to its customers and Star…
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Ten Chefs In The Running For Leading UK Culinary Title
The wait is over as the finalists for the Craft Guild of Chefs National Chef of the Year 2025 have been revealed, marking a key…
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Tough First Half For Hospitality Groups As Mixed Weather Flattens June Sales
Britain’s leading pub, bar and restaurant groups finished a soft first half of trading with sales exactly level year-on-year in June, the latest CGA RSM…
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