UK’s Largest Nightclub Operator To Appoint Administrators
The UK’s biggest nightclub firm is to call in administrators as part of a restructuring that could result in venues closing for good. Rekom UK,…
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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.
Night Time Industries Association Unveils Star-Studded Lineup for Night Time Economy Summit 2024
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has announced the full lineup of panellists and speakers for the highly anticipated Night Time Economy Summit 2024, set…
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Business Preparation And Cost Recovery Critical For Visitor Levy
As the Visitor Levy Bill is debated in the Scottish Parliament, UKHospitality Scotland is urging MSPs to put the needs of accommodation businesses at the…
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New ASLEF Strike Action To Cost Hospitality £350m
The latest disruption will be another blow to venues, which have already lost more than £4 billion in sales from rail strikes, say trade leaders….
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Solid Start To The New Year For Drinks Sales After Strong End To 2023
Britain’s pubs and bars have started 2024 with sound year-on-year growth in drinks sales, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows. Average sales in managed…
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Michelin Star Pub Mason Arms Up for Sale
Mark and Sarah Dodson, joint owners of the Michelin-starred Masons Arms in Exmoor, have put the restaurant up for sale as they head into retirement…
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Rigatoni’s Opens Four Locations Across Manchester
Rigatoni’s has added to Manchester’s culinary scene with the opening of its flagship first pasta kitchen in Ancoats. Rigatoni’s comes from the Manchester-born brothers who…
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Fears 650 Stonegate Pubs at Risk Over ‘Refinance’ £2.6bn Debt Union Warns
More than 650 Stonegate pubs across the South East, Dorset and Wiltshire could be at risk as private equity parent company TDR capital seeks to…
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The Tamworth Tap in Tamworth Awarded CAMRA Best Pub in the UK
The Tamworth Tap in Tamworth, has been named as the best in the country by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) for the second year…
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BII Calls For Vital Investment in Pubs at the Heart of Every Community
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has today written to the Chancellor calling for vital investment in pubs at the budget on the 6th of…
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2 AA Rosette The Purefoy Arms to Close
Award-winning Hampshire pub The Purefoy Arms will is to close under its current owner, following the sale of the freehold. The pub under head chef/landlord…
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Le Gavroche Marks Closure With Events For Hospitality Industry And Charities
Michel Roux outside Le Gavroche – credit Jodi Hinds Le Gavroche will be running its last service on January 13th 2024 after 57 years of…
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Arc Inspirations Toasts Record December With 20% Like For Like Sales Growth
Award winning bar group, Arc Inspirations, the leading operator of premium bar brands, Banyan, BOX and Manahatta, has announced record sales for December 2023, with…
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Red Oak Taverns Acquires Four Pubs from Marston’s
Pub company Red Oak Taverns has further expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of four new pubs from the Marstons Pub Company. The pubs are…
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Simon Rogan Awarded MBE For Services To Food Industry
Simon Rogan, chef and owner of UMBEL Restaurant Group, was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List for his services to the food…
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