Consumer Priorities Have Changed Since EOTHO Discount Scheme, Analysis Reveals
This month marks two years since Rishi Sunak launched the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, aimed at getting people into restaurants during the pandemic….
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Food and Drink
Drinks Sales Cool After Summer Surge
On Premise drinks sales dropped back below pre-COVID-19 levels last week after a short boost from the summer heatwave.
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Consultation Launched to Bring Clarity to British Edible Insect Industry
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has set out plans to allow edible insects to remain on the market while they go through the Novel Foods…
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Hospitality SMEs Report Revenue Growth but Brace Themselves for Turbulent Times Ahead
More than half (55 per cent) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) saw revenue increases in the second quarter of this year against 2021, reveals…
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It’s High Steaks At This Year’s World Steak Challenge
The World Steak Challenge has returned for a two-day ‘meat up’ taking place from 27-28 September in Dublin putting the best cuts of beef to…
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Licensees to Take on Second Pub With Greene King Pub Partners
Licensees Steve and Maria Harris – alongside daughter-in-law Nathalie Harris – are to take on their second pub with Greene King Pub Partners, The Old…
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MPs and Lords Wasted 2.6 Million Subsidised Meals Last Year as Food Poverty Surges
Campaigners against food poverty have condemned MPs and Lords after Freedom of Information requests revealed that Parliament wasted the equivalent of 2.6 million subsidised meals…
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Conservative Leadership Contenders Invited Down to their Local to Talk About the Future of the UK’s Pubs
Conservative leadership contenders Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have been invited for a drink of their choice at their favourite pub for a chat with…
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Growth “Off the Menu” for Small Firms as Cost Crunch “Bites Deep”
Publication of FSB’s full Small Business Index report for Q2 2022 finds growth expectations are down, and cost pressures are weighing heavily on small firms…
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Pubs Have Lost Half of Beer Trade to Supermarkets says Wetherspoon Boss Tim Martin
The disparity pub sales in supermarkets has been highlighted by Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin, says that pubs have lost half their beer trade to supermarkets…
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New Community Café at Norfolk Pub Helps Connect Locals, Tackle Food Poverty and Rural Isolation
The Blue Bell in Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, has opened a community café to provide a place for locals to meet up, socialise and help combat…
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Trading Expectations Remain Downbeat Across Grocery & Eating Out
Over half of leaders across eating out and grocery retail are anticipating deteriorating trading conditions over the next 12 months with the cost of living…
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Finalists Revealed for Prestigious Young National Chef of the Year Final
The Craft Guild of Chefs has announced the ten chefs who will be competing for the title of Young National Chef of the Year (YNCOTY)….
Read more...Hospitality Numbers Stable in Second Quarter but Costs Crisis Threatens Recovery
Britain’s licensed sector has stabilised in the second quarter of 2022, the latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA by NielsenIQ and AlixPartners reveals. The report…
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Black Diamond Pub Company Opens Third Pub in Twelve Months
Black Diamond Pub Company, a high-end and food-led pub company operating village pubs, has taken on its third pub with Greene King Pub Partners –…
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