Revolution Bars Acquires Food-Led Peach Pub Company
Revolution bars, which currently operates 69 bars under its Revolution, Revolucion de Cuba brands, Founders & Co and Playhouse brands, has acquired the 21-strong premium…
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Shepherd Neame’s Visitor Centre Wins ‘Hidden Gem’ Attraction Accolade from Visit England
Shepherd Neame’s Visitor Centre at its Faversham brewery has been named a ‘Hidden Gem’ in VisitEngland’s Visitor Attraction Accolades. The Visitor Centre in Court Street,…
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Chopstix Launches First Kent Restaurant With Canterbury Site
Chopstix, the UK’s largest Asian QSR brand, has completed yet another successful launch this week, with the opening of a site in Canterbury. The new…
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Fighting for the Survival of the Great British Pub
Following the new Chancellor’s announcement earlier today, the CEO of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), Steve Alton, has written to him, calling for the…
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FSA Launch Consultation on the Food Law Code of Practice in England
The FSA has launched a 12 week consultation seeking views from local authorities, food business operators, unions and interested groups on the proposed changes to…
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Greene King Offering Free Pub Food & Drink to Those Aged 66 and Over
Pub group chain Greene King is launching a competition which would allow some people aged 66 and over to get free food and drink at…
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On Premise Scores Third Week of Drinks Sales Growth
Average sales in managed venues in the seven days to Saturday (8 October) were 3% ahead of the same week last year, CGA by NielsenIQ’s…
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Hospitality Spending Slows in September Due to Cost-of-Living Concerns
Consumer card spending grew 1.8 per cent year-on-year in September – the smallest uplift since February 2021, and well below the 9.9 per cent rise…
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Consumers opt for Inexpensive Dining Out as Cost-of-Living Crisis Hits
The latest Lumina Intelligence Eating & Drinking Out Panel data has shown a decline in both penetration and spend across the eating out market as…
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New Research from Deliverect Finds Consumers are Ordering More Delivery and Takeaways in Spite of Inflation and Increased Cost of Living
Research by Deliverect,a digital ordering PLATFORM has today announced new global research which revealed that more people are purchasing takeaway or delivery orders today than…
Read more...Year-on-Year Drinks Sales Up Again Despite Rail Strikes
CGA’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker shows average sales in managed venues in the seven days to Saturday (1 October) were 3% ahead of the same…
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Study Finds Less than Half of People Trust That All Allergens Have Been Correctly Identified in Food
A year on from the introduction of Natasha’s Law, which requires food businesses to include full ingredients labelling on prepacked for direct sale foods, new…
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Two Thirds of Customers Priced Out by Expensive Bar Prices
With the cost of living crisis deepening as energy prices hikes up this week, new research reveals that two thirds of consumers feel priced out…
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Sweeping Deregulation Could Threaten Food and Environmental Standards, says CIEH
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has expressed concern that the UK Government’s new The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022 could…
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Foodservice Price Index Tops 15% for the First Time as Costs Soar
Food and drink price inflation in hospitality hit 15% for the first time in the history of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index in August,…
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