SMEs are Hoping for a Just-in-Time Business Support Package
Small and medium-sized businesses should be proactive about finding novel ways to reduce energy consumption through the winter months and avoid relying on a Government-backed…
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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.
“The End of the UK’s Live Music Scene”– LIVE Calls for Urgent Government Action
LIVE has today warned that an urgent Government intervention is needed to prevent the closure of hundreds of music venues across the country. An industry…
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UK Foodservice Profit Sector Sales Will Surge by 14.9%, Driven by Easing COVID-19 Restrictions, says GlobalData
The UK Government’s strong macroeconomic policies and grants to help businesses, which were severely impacted by COVID-19, will help the country’s foodservice profit sector to…
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Patisserie Valerie Set to Close Nine Sites
Patisserie Valerie, which is backed by Irish private equity firm Causeway Capital, is to close nine sites that the company feels will “not recover sufficiently”…
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UKHospitality Calls on Chancellor and Business Secretary for Energy Costs Action
Trade body UKHospitality has called on the Government for urgent support if thousands of hospitality businesses are to avoid collapse this winter in the face…
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Hospitality ‘On the Brink’ says Sector Leaders
Escalating energy costs are pushing hospitality businesses ‘to the brink’ with some operators already facing up to a 500% increase in energy prices. Operators are…
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UK Restaurants Welcome a Bank Holiday Boost in Trade as Brits Enjoy the End of Summer
Data from Barclaycard Payments shows that during the Summer Bank Holiday (27-29 August), UK restaurants benefited from an 8.32 per cent increase in transactions as…
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Hospitality Businesses Need Urgent Help Amid Soaring Energy Costs, Warns SLTA
With rising energy and utilities bills and the cost-of-living crisis pushing businesses to the brink, the SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) is calling for urgent help from the Government given today’s energy price cap announcement by Ofgem.
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The Vaults, Southsea Reopens After Refurbishment
Fuller, Smith & Turner, the premium pubs has announced The Vaults in Southsea – formerly The Wine Vaults – has reopened after an extensive refurbishment.
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Drinks Sales Cool After Summer Surge
On Premise drinks sales dropped back below pre-COVID-19 levels last week after a short boost from the summer heatwave.
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London Licensees Honoured for their Services to the Community
Shepherd Neame licensees Frankie Colclough and wife Leslie, who run The Eleanor Arms in Bow, have been honoured for their outstanding service to the local community during the COVID pandemic.
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VAT Energy Cut is Needed Now, Small Businesses Urge
Business organizations have called for the introduction of Covid-style emergency grants and a cut in VAT as part of a package of measures to help firms survive spiralling energy costs.
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Wetherspoon is the Most Visited Licensed Brand
Those are the findings of CGA BrandTrack, a syndicated consumer survey into the eating and drinking out behaviours of 20,000 nationally-representative British consumers annually.
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Mayor Encourages Londoners to “Rediscover their Capital”
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today encouraged Londoners to discover their city anew as his tourism campaign sends a love letter to the…
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Hospitality SMEs Report Revenue Growth but Brace Themselves for Turbulent Times Ahead
More than half (55 per cent) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) saw revenue increases in the second quarter of this year against 2021, reveals…
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