Drinks Sales Lag Pre-COVID Levels Again
On Premise drinks sales were fractionally behind the pre-COVID-19 levels of 2019 for the second time in a row last week, the latest Drinks Recovery…
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Food and Drink
Father’s Day Boom for Hospitality Breakfast Bookings
New stats indicate a fresh occasion for hospitality, as breakfast bookings up nearly 60% for Father’s Day last weekend, according to a survey from hospitality…
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Act Now to “Stem the Tide”, Small Firms Urge, as Producer Price Inflation Hits Record-High 22%
Responding to the news that the consumer prices index rose 9.1%, to a 40-year high, and producer price inflation rose 22.1%, to a record-high, in…
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Cherished 18th Century Pub to Reopen its Doors
A NORTHUMBERLAND pub dating back to the early 1700s is to be given a new lease of life after being acquired by a North East…
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Scottish Pub Chain MacMerry 300 Goes into Administration
Scottish pub company MacMerry 300, which was was established in 2010, and owns bars across Dundee and Glasgow has gone into administration, with Blair Nimmo…
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Visit Essex Puts Essex on Gastro Map with Launch of New Food and Drink Campaign
The county’s tourism body, Visit Essex, is launching a campaign to firmly place Essex on the gastro map. Highlighting the county’s boom in Essex wine…
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Delivery and Takeaway Sales Dip Year-on-Year After Covid-19 Constraints Ease
Delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant and pub groups are falling from the peaks of COVID-19 lockdowns, the CGA by NielsenIQ &…
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Public Will Cut Out Restaurant Visits if Businesses Do Not Adapt to Rising Inflation, says GlobalData
UK restaurants have been warned that the public will “cut out “ restaurant visits if the hospitality sector does not adapt to rising inflation ….
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Pubs Regain Share of Dinner Occasions and Drive Higher Spend
According to data from Lumina Intelligence’s Eating & Drinking Out Panel, in 12 weeks ending (12WE) 15/05/2022, pubs had a 13.9% share of total dinner…
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UK Government Food Strategy Lacks Direction says CIEH
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has expressed its dismay by the UK Government’s newly published Food Strategy; it is limited and lacks direction.+…
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Nusrat Ghani, MP, Calls For More Support For UK Vineyards
Nusrat Ghani, MP for Wealden – during English Wine Week – is calling on the Government to offer more support to UK vineyards. This year…
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Celebrated Chefs Paul Ainsworth and Tommy Banks Launch Industry-leading Hospitality Exchange Programme
Michelin starred chefs put employee development first, enabling teams to experience the workings of a business very different to their own for one week. Pioneering…
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Drinks Sales at Level Pegging With Pre-COVID-19
On Premise drinks sales were back at pre-pandemic patterns in the aftermath of the Jubilee celebrations last week. CGA by NielsenIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows…
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Managed Groups’ Like-for-Like Sales Flat in May as Cost Crisis Deepens
Like-for-like sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant, pub and bar groups in May were just 0.1% ahead of the pre-COVID-19 levels of 2019, the latest…
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Visit Essex Launches New Food and Drink Campaign
The county’s tourism body, Visit Essex, is launching a campaign to firmly place Essex on the gastro map. Highlighting the county’s boom in Essex wine…
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