City Pub Group in £17m Sale of Six Pubs
Pub operator City Pub Group has announced the disposal of six pubs for around £17.1m. Five venues on the south coast – the Walrus, Brighton…
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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.
Stonegate Group Crowned Best Employer of the Year at the British Credit Awards 2022
Stonegate Group have won the ‘Best Employer of the Year’ category in the British Credit Control Awards at an award ceremony held at The Royal…
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Ukraine Crisis is A Long Term Threat to Food Prices, Warns Lynx Purchasing
The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have an ongoing impact on hospitality food prices, and is likely to end any hopes that spiralling food inflation…
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Rising Costs Hit UK Restaurants as they Suffer ‘Lunchflation’, Research Reveals
New data in the UK has revealed a trend of “lunchflation:” lunch item costs are rising fast across the UK, with prices jumping 3% year…
Read more...Hospitality & Leisure Sales Increase Two Years on from First Lockdown
Data from Barclaycard Payments, has revealed that over the weekend (18-20 March 2022) transaction volumes increased in for a number of businesses, including: Pubs and…
Read more...One Week Left to Pay your Self Assessment Tax Bill
Self Assessment customers have just one week left to pay their tax bill or set up a payment plan to avoid incurring a penalty, HM…
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Spring Statement Met with Disappointment by “Thousands” of Hospitality Businesses
Sector leaders have hit out at Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement, which has been met with disappointment, and called a “bitter blow” to a beleaguered…
Read more...Half Term Boost for UK Hotel Occupancy
UK hotel occupancy saw a sharp increase in February as the easing of restrictions and half term breaks coincided to increase demand across the UK,…
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Skyrocketing Energy Costs Force Hospitality Businesses to Raise Prices and Cut Opening Hours
Soaring energy costs are forcing some hospitality businesses to raise their prices and cut trading hours, according to a new survey by four leading trade…
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Only a Pavement Away Launches “Back on Track” Prison Leavers Backpack Project
The Backpack Project, a new initiative from the hospitality sector charity Only A Pavement Away, will provide basic essentials and signposting careers in hospitality for…
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Sector Leaders Join MPs Call on Draconian Business Rates Tax
Sector leaders have joined calls by the powerful All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) who have today called on the Government to address the business rate…
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Wetherspoon Reports “Return to Normal Trading”
Pub group JD Wetherspoon has reported that trading has almost returned to pre-Covid levels and revealed the hit from the rapid spread of the Omicron…
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Devastating Energy Cost Increases and Soaring Inflation Threaten Survival of UK Pubs
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has again written to the Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) making…
Read more...Charitable Plea from Hospitality Boss
A leading figure in Bristol’s hospitality industry is appealing for help as he prepares to spend a day in jail – all in aid of…
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UK Food and Drink Firms Seek New Trade Opportunities but Shadow of Ukraine Looms
Despite a drop in trade with the European Union, UK food and drink manufacturers are searching for new trading opportunities further afield, according to new…
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