CAMRA Bans Discriminatory Beers At Its Flagship Festival
CAMRA has banned beers with discriminatory names or artwork at its flagship event, the Great British Beer Festival, taking place this week at Olympia London…
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Smartphone Dining Trends: Mobile Network Testing Samples Signal Coverage In UK Restaurants
Independent network benchmarking firm Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) has released the findings of its latest network testing program assessing mobile connectivity in restaurants. The study,…
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Great British Beer Festival Triples Its Wine And Gin Offering
The Great British Beer Festival, taking place this week at Olympia London, has tripled its wine and gin offering this year to keep up with…
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Multiple Operator Celebrates Pub History At Latest Venture With Star
A unique period of pub history has been brought alive at The Howard Arms in Carlisle, which reopened this week after a £330,000 refurbishment by…
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OYO Hotels & Homes Delivers Accelerated Growth In The UK, Reaching 100 Hotels Within Its First Ten Months
OYO Hotels & Homes, the world’s third-largest hotel chain by room count, has announced that it has increased its presence in the UK to over…
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Gin Boom Shows No Signs Of Slowing Down As Total Value Of The Category Hits £3 Billion
Despite recent fears that the gin bubble may have burst, the WSTA’s latest Market Report shows that the rise and rise of gin in the…
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Roman And Anglo-Saxon Finds Unearthed At Market Inn Pub In Kent
A 15 yearlong archaeological search for an ancient royal manor has reached its climax beneath a Kent pub beer garden. Licensees of the Market Inn…
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Rural Surrey Brewery Named ‘Best In Britain’
A brewery located in the heart of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has come out top in a competition to name the…
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Ministry Of Justice Reports Reduced Reoffending From The Clink Charity Training
New data analysis from a report conducted by the Justice Data Lab (JDL) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in July 2019 provides evidence that…
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UK Food-To-Go Sector To Grow By 26.4% By 2024
The UK food-to-go market is forecast to be worth £23.4bn by 2024, up from £18.5bn in 2019, growing by 26.4%. According to new research from…
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Hospitality Professionals Take Part In Annual Charity Football Tournament
Over a hundred people from the region’s hospitality industry will take part in a charity 5-a-Side football tournament this weekend. The ‘Manchester Football Event’ in…
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Cheers To Beer (Gardens)!
Survey shows that beer gardens are the most popular place to enjoy a pint in summer A recent YouGov survey conducted by CAMRA has shown…
Read more...Consumer Spending Sees Overall “Muted Growth” But Summer Drives Dining Out Sales
Consumer spending grew by 1.7 per cent year-on-year in July – representing a decline in real terms when accounting for inflation – following similarly muted…
Read more...Councils Sue 750 Firms A Day Over Business Rates Arrears
An estimated190,000 non-domestic premises in England, including, pubs and restaurants, were taken to court for non-payment of their business rates during the 2018/19 financial year, according…
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Spudulike Chain Collapses With Loss Of Almost 300 Jobs
Spudulike, the baked potato chain, has collapsed leaving all 298 staff redundant. Administrators confirmed in a statement that all 37 of the Spudulike group’s outlets…
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