Trade Drinks Expo
We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Trade Drinks Expo this year, the UK’s only event dedicated to maximising drink sales for…
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Highlights
Ofgem Challenged To Take Action On Hidden Energy Costs
Leading associations from sectors including hospitality, retail and social care have signed an open letter organised by not-for-profit energy consultancy Box Power CIC challenging the…
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Soaring Costs In Food, Drink, Staff And Energy Pile Pressure On Hospitality
Hospitality’s post-COVID-19 recovery is threatened by rising prices in multiple key areas, leaders have warned in the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA by NIQ…
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National Hospitality Day Returns September 29th!
National Hospitality Day returns for its third year on 29 September, as five charities join forces to raise funds for people in the sector. National…
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Give Small Firms a Lift in the Summer, FSB urges, as May’s GDP falls
Despite the tough headwinds, small businesses are still looking to the summer for recovery and growth Responding to Office for National Statistics figures showing that…
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June’s Warm Weather Boosted Spending On Pubs, But Restaurants Struggle As Brits Cut Back On Dining Out
Consumer card spending grew 5.4 per cent year-on-year in June – less than the latest CPIH inflation rate of 7.9 per cent, yet noticeably higher…
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Restaurant Closures Reach 10-Year High
The number of restaurant businesses going bust has reached its highest level since 2010, jumping by more than a third in 2018, according to data…
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NTIA and Sacha Lord Instruct Legal Team to Challenge the Government on Drug Testing at Festivals
The Night Time Industries Association & Nightlife entrepreneur, Sacha Lord, have written to the Home Office demanding a judicial review following its decision to ban…
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Scotland’s Wholesale Sector On The Road To Net Zero
The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has set out ambitious plans to reach net zero by 2040, in time for Scotland’s net-zero target of 2045, in…
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Greene King Pub Partners Gala Dinner Raises Over £29,000 For Macmillan Cancer Support
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King, has raised over £29,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The funds were raised…
Read more...London’s Hospitality Stabilises After COVID Closures
Central London’s hospitality sector is recovering after suffering hundreds of closures of licensed premises during the turmoil of COVID-19, according to the latest Hospitality Market…
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New Report Reveals The True State Of The Hospitality Sector
A staggering 86% of UK hospitality operators will likely have to close in the next three years if their business costs don’t reduce and their…
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Pub Closures at Fastest Pace in a Decade as Rising Interest Rates and Energy Bills Take Toll
Pubs are closing at the fastest rate ten years, with analysts warning that of further closures, new research has revealed. 200 pub businesses entered insolvency…
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Hilton Boss Steve Cassidy To Become Chair Of UK Hospitality
Steve Cassidy, Managing Director, Hilton UK & Ireland, will take over as Chair this week from Steve Richards, CEO of Parkdean Resorts, who moves to…
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Hospitality Can Deliver £29 Billion Economic Boost, With Right Support
A new report launched today at UKHospitality’s summer conference reveals that in the past six years hospitality has increased its annual economic contribution by £20…
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