All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) today expressed concerns regarding the Welsh Government’s confusing proposal to create a unique Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) which will include glass beverage containers. The WSTA has long warned a separate…
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Young people deserve better than unemployment after spending years studying for their exams, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned on GCSE results day….
Read more...Pictured Above: Hope, Carshalton, London Pub of the Year 2025. Photo by Rodger Molyneux CAMRA has revealed the 16 regional and national winners in its…
Read more...The number of hospitality businesses entering insolvency eased slightly in the first half of 2025, yet remained historically high, reflecting challenging trading conditions for the…
Read more...Stonegate Group has invested more than £6.5 million in its much-loved Slug & Lettuce brand over the past 18 months, reinforcing its position as one…
Read more...Inflation jumped to its highest level in 19 months, largely attributed to higher food prices and transport costs. Figures from the Office for National Statistics…
Read more...The UK pub and bar sector is undergoing a period of profound transformation, with structural changes, economic challenges and shifting consumer preferences reshaping the market,…
Read more...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…
Read more...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…
Read more...Red Engine, the hospitality group behind Flight Club and Electric Shuffle, has announced the opening date for its next venue. Flight Club – the lively…
Read more...The number of hospitality businesses entering insolvency eased slightly in the first half of 2025, yet remained historically high, reflecting challenging trading conditions for the…
Read more...Punch Pubs & Co acquired 35 community pubs during its 2024/25 financial year. This growth strengthens Punch’s portfolio, now boasting over 1,300 pubs nationwide. In…
Read more...Brewing is returning to Wiveliscombe in Somerset later this month, when the New Exmoor Brewery will start brewing on the site of the former Cotleigh…
Read more...New licensee of Shepherd Neame’s The Deal Hoy, Andrew Freeman, has just one goal on reopening the historic pub which is to keep the locals…
Read more...JT Davies & Sons Holdings Limited, the parent company of Henley based pub operator Brakspear, has reported a 7% increase in turnover for the financial…
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