Hospitality Loses 2,200 Sites in Three Months as Business Cost Challenges Mount
Britain’s licensed sector – the universe of pubs, bars restaurants, cafes and hotels – saw a net decline of one closure every hour in the…
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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.
Candlelit Dining as Pubs Set to Hold Electricity-Free ‘Blackout Nights’
A country pub has announced it will hold another of its electricity-free ‘Blackout Nights’, where customers are invited to an atmospheric candlelit dining experience. The…
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Best Practice Rewarded by National Pubwatch at Glittering Awards Dinner at House of Lords
Reading Pubwatch has been given the top accolade as the National Pubwatch of the Year at a glittering event, sponsored by pub chain JD Wetherspoon,…
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Tyber’s Reggae Bar is Jammin’
Formerly known as the Grub & Liquor, Tyber’s Reggae Bar in Tunbridge Wells is set for its grand reopening next weekend, with a special performance…
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Hospitality Groups’ September Sales Drop Year-on-Year as Inflation Bites
Like-for-like sales at Britain’s top managed pub, bar and restaurant groups were 3.0% behind the levels of September 2021, the latest edition of the Coffer…
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UKHospitality Comment on New Inflation Figures
Responding to the publication of new inflation figures, UKHospitality Chief Executive Kate Nicholls said: “The sky-high levels of inflation we’re seeing are continuing to put…
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Chopstix Launches First Kent Restaurant With Canterbury Site
Chopstix, the UK’s largest Asian QSR brand, has completed yet another successful launch this week, with the opening of a site in Canterbury. The new…
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Greene King Comes on board as Only A Pavement Away’s first Strategic Partner, as the Charity Lays Out A Bold 5-Year Strategy
Only A Pavement Away, the hospitality sector charity aiding prison leavers, veterans and those facing homelessness find employment in the hospitality sector, has announced pub…
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Fighting for the Survival of the Great British Pub
Following the new Chancellor’s announcement earlier today, the CEO of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), Steve Alton, has written to him, calling for the…
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FSA Launch Consultation on the Food Law Code of Practice in England
The FSA has launched a 12 week consultation seeking views from local authorities, food business operators, unions and interested groups on the proposed changes to…
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New Report Reveals How Landmark Government Policy Led to UK Brewing Boom
A new report published today to mark the twenty-year anniversary of Small Breweries’ Relief reveals the huge impact the policy had on UK brewing, including…
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Directors Advised to Act Now as Economic Climate Drives Increase in Insolvencies
Insolvency figures released for September 2022 by the Government’s Insolvency Service showed the number of company insolvencies in September 2022 was 1,679. This is 16%…
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Restaurants, Pubs and Bars Drive Post-Covid Cities but Inflation and Strikes Hit Recovery
Britain’s hospitality sector is powering the economic recovery of major cities from the COVID-19 pandemic—but their support is threatened by rising costs, rail strikes and…
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Chancellor Cuts Energy Support Package in Mini Budget Reversal
THE UK Government’s two-year energy support package will only last until April – as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the majority of Liz Truss’s planned tax…
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On Premise Scores Third Week of Drinks Sales Growth
Average sales in managed venues in the seven days to Saturday (8 October) were 3% ahead of the same week last year, CGA by NielsenIQ’s…
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