New Border Checks Threaten Deceleration In Foodservice Price Inflation
Despite the recent general downward trend, apprehensions are growing about a resurgence in inflation as a result of new border checks. The government is set…
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Hospitality
All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Independent Breweries And Pub Consumers Call For The Chancellor To Increase Draught Relief To 20%
Increasing Draught Relief to 20% in the Chancellor’s Budget would provide the adrenaline shot the pubs and brewery sector needs to succeed, according to representatives…
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Restaurants’ Delivery And Takeaway Sales Rise 1% In December After Year Of Recovery
Britain’s top managed restaurant groups recorded 1% year-on-year growth in delivery and takeaway sales in December 2023, CGA by NIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker…
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Wetherspoon’s Trading Update Reveals 10% Rise in Like-for-Like Sales
Pub group JD Wetherspoon’s has reported like-for-like sales 10.1% higher than the corresponding period a year ago for the 25 weeks to 21 January 2024….
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Brakspear’s Giving Back Kicks Off Support For 2024 Pub Fundraising
Pubs in Henley-on-Thames and Abingdon have become the first to benefit from the Brakspear’s Giving Back charity scheme, with their fundraising boosted by additional monies….
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Fourth Annual Female Bartending Scholarship Launched
Mixer and tonic producer Double Dutch, has launched its Female Bartending Scholarship Programme for the fourth consecutive year, as part of its ongoing commitment to…
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The Real Greek Launches Debut Site In Liverpool
On Monday 29th January 2024, The Real Greek will launch a brand-new site in one of Europe’s leading retailers, Liverpool ONE, marking the restaurant group’s arrival to…
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Hospitality Venues Up To £110,000 Worse Off, As Pubs And Hotels Left Behind
New analysis by UKHospitality Scotland shows the extent to which hospitality businesses are being financially disadvantaged by a lack of support by the Scottish Government….
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Strong Christmas Trading Has Driven LFL Sales Growth In The Year To Date Of +8.1%
Marston’s has said strong Christmas trading has driven 8.1% like-for-like sales growth in its year to date. All sales comparisons are compared to the same…
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Fundraising Tops £125k As Hospitality Leaders Prepare To Take On 400 Mile Cycle Across Kenya
This month, organisers of the epic charity bike ride Pedalling for Pubs, announced that total funds raised for this year’s challenge has breached £125k as…
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Hertfordshire Publicans Honoured With Awards For Community Contribution
The publicans of an historic Hertfordshire pub have been honoured with a prestigious award to celebrate more than 30 years’ service at the helm of…
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Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced that it is to retire the four remaining union sets at Marston’s Burton-on-Trent brewery. The company says the…
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Trainee Managers Take Next Step In Their Careers At Crieff Hydro Family Of Hotels
The next generation of Scottish hospitality leaders have taken a huge step forward in their careers, after successfully completing a top industry qualification. Jasmine Ritchie,…
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Over 500 UK Pubs Closed For Good In 2023 Equating To 6,000 Job Losses Says BBPA
A staggering 509 pubs closed their doors for good across the UK, according to new figures from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). The…
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Record Entries as Wales’ Biggest Ever Hospitality Skills Event is Now Open
Record entries have been attracted for the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC) which opened today (January 22) at the International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales),…
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