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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Food and Drink
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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Drinks Sales Flat in the Final Fortnight of March
On Premise drinks sales hovered either side of last year’s levels over the second half of March, CGA by NIQ’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker data…
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Take a Look Inside New Hull Community Pub
The Jesmond Arms on Holderness Road re-opened last Thursday 6th April following a major investment of £185,000. The pub is part of the Proper Pubs…
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Brits Cut Back on Eating Out in March
Consumer card spending grew just 4.0 per cent year-on-year in March, less than half the latest CPIH* inflation rate of 9.2 per cent, as Brits…
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60% Rise in Pubs ‘Closures’ During First 3 Months of 2023
The number of pubs ‘closures’ from the English and Welsh communities that they once served increased sharply during the first 3 months of the year…
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Fullers “Flagship” Pub Admiralty Reopens Following Fire
Fuller, Smith and Turner has announced the reopening of its flagship pub, The Admiralty [66 Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DS] this week. The pub is…
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UK Brewery Numbers Relatively Stable Despite Challenges – with Some Regions Seeing Growth
The total number of breweries in the UK has remained ‘relatively stable’ in the first quarter of 2023 according to figures released today from the…
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