Fuller’s Reports First Half Revenue Growth Of 6% To £174.8m
Pub group Fuller’s said profits jumped higher in the past six months following a £164.5 million boost from the sale of its brewing arm. The…
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Greene King Pub Partners Launches Night Of Excellence Awards
Greene King Pub Partners is launching a glamorous annual awards night to recognise its best-performing publicans. The Greene King Pub Partners Night of Excellence will…
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Average UK Customer Forks Out £451 On Takeaways Each Year
KPMG has found that the average UK consumer spends £451 per person every year on Takeaway food, with a typical customer ordering 34 Takeaways over…
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Sloe Gin World Champions To Celebrate The End Of ‘Dry January’
The date of the 11th Sloe Gin World Championship’, usually held near Christmas at the George Inn village pub in Frant on the Kent/Sussex border…
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Tourist Tax Will Damage Highlands Tourism
UKHospitality has condemned Highland Council’s decision to move forward with a tourist tax. Commenting on yesterday’s decision, UKHospitality Executive Director for Scotland Willie Macleod said:…
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UK Pub Numbers Grow For The First Time In Ten Years
The number of UK pubs and bars grew in 2019 the first growth in ten years, kindling hopes of a turnaround in fortunes for Britain’s…
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Opentable Names 2019 Top UK 100 Restaurants Based On Diner Reviews
OpenTable has released its annual list of the top 100 restaurants in the UK, based on more than one million reviews left by verified diners. This…
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Robinsons Brewery Acquires Individual Inns
Robinsons Brewery has purchased the six-strong pub group Individual Inns, which will grow their managed pub estate to 20 sites. Robinsons Brewery operate over 260…
Read more...Temp Hospitality Vacancies Increase In Time For Christmas, But Growth Not As Strong As Last Year
The Report on Jobs for November, published by KPMG and the REC, indicates that the traditional Christmas search for temporary hospitality workers has begun, albeit…
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Immigration Plans Could Serve Hospitality, But More Detail Needed, Says UKH
UKHospitality has welcomed Conservative proposals for the UK’s future immigration system, but urged the party to deliver more detail on how the system would work….
Read more...Wetherspoon To Invest £200 Million And Create 10,000 Jobs In The Next Four Years
Wetherspoon is to invest more than £200 million on its pub estate over the next four years. It will invest the money developing new pubs…
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UK Watchdog Expresses “Price Concerns” In Stonegate/Ei Pub Merger
The competition regulator has expressed concern that the £3 billion merger of Ei Group, the pubs company, by Stonegate, the owner of the Slug and…
Read more...Greene King’s Sales Boost After Launch Of Amazon Premier League Fixtures
Greene King has reported a boost in drink sales, selling more than 250,000 pints at its 900 sports pubs which screened the first round of…
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Tributes Paid As Inspirational Businessman Mark Hird Loses Cancer Battle
Mark Hird, the founder and managing director of the Sunderland-based Tavistock Hospitality Group, has passed away after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Mark, who…
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World’s Biggest Pub Quiz Returns In March 2020
Pubs, bars, restaurants and clubs are being urged to reserve a date in their diaries between 8-12 March next year for the World’s Biggest Pub…
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