The Best of UK Hospitality Shines at the AA Hospitality Awards 2025
The best and brightest in British hospitality came together at JW Marriott Grosvenor House tonight for the coveted AA Hospitality Awards 2025, a flagship event…
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Highlights
Drinks Sales Build Modest Momentum As Autumn Starts
Pubs, bars and suppliers kept up the recent pattern of modest year-on-year drinks sales growth in early September, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows….
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Bank Of England Maintains 4% Interest Rate As Hospitality Sector Faces Continued Pressures
The Bank of England has kept interest rates unchanged at 4% following yesterday’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting, delivering a mixed message for the hospitality and…
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Hospitality Job Losses Set To Reach 111,000 By Budget
UKHospitality is projecting that 111,000 jobs will have been lost in hospitality by the Budget on November 26, which will be almost 13 months on…
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Business Rates Reforms Positive, But Maximum Discount Still Needed At Budget
HM Treasury has published a report today (11 September) setting out that the Chancellor will explore fixing sudden jumps in business rates – known as…
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August Card Spending Grows By Just 0.5% But Base Hospitality Sees A 2.5% Increase
Consumer card spending grew just 0.5 per cent year-on-year in August, down from 1.4 per cent in July and lower than the latest CPIH inflation…
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Chancellor Announces Budget As She Admits Britain’s Economy ‘Not Working’
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the date for the UK’s upcoming annual budget as November 26, admitting the economy “isn’t working well enough”. The announcement…
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Hospitality Groups’ Like-For-Like Sales Flat Again In July But New Openings Fuel Growth
Britain’s top pub, bar and restaurant groups continued a flat summer of trading with a fractional year-on-year drop of 0.1% in like-for-like sales in July,…
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Business Rates “Double Hit” Set To Cost £2.5Bn
Businesses in England are set to face an “unavoidable double hit” to property tax payments in the next financial year, which will see total payments…
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UK’s Top 100 Restaurant Groups See Profits Soar 18% To £365m in Past Year
The UK’s Top 100 restaurant groups’ profits have jumped 18% over the past year to £365m in 2025, up from £308m in 2024, says national…
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Hospitality Operating At Only 85% Of Capacity, New Survey Reveals
Despite a strong summer of trading, cost increases have forced almost three-quarters of businesses to operate at or below 85% of required capacity. The latest…
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Government Pub Closure Figures “Tip of the Iceberg” says CAMRA
Official Government figures have revealed that more than 200 pubs have closed across the UK in the first half of 2025, with closures accelerating amid…
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Health Body Advises Public To Be Vigilant Of Rising Foodborne Illnesses
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has advised the public to be vigilant as new figures show infections from a type of bacteria that…
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Card Spending Grows In July As Warm Weather Boosts Hospitality And Leisure
Consumer card spending grew 1.4 per cent year-on-year in July, up from -0.1 per cent in June, but remaining below the latest CPIH inflation rate…
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Base Rate Cut Will Ease Late Payment Pain For Small Firms
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to cut the base rate to 4% at its August meeting. Responding to the Bank of England’s…
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