Football and Fine Weather Result in Winning Drinks Sales
A winning combination of the Euros final, the return of the Premier League and good comparative weather contributed to On Premise drinks sales defying current…
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Pubs
All the latest pub news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
NTIA Calls for Action as Operators See Insurance Premiums Double
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has called on the government to intervene over the issue of spiralling insurance premium costs within the leisure sector,…
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Pint of Beer Predicted to hit £13.98 by 2025
As we see the fastest price in the last 40 years a survey has predicted that beer is likely to almost £14 per pint by 2025 .
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Nottingham Council Reconsiders Late-Night Levy Charge
Nottingham’s Late-Night Levy looks set to be to be scrapped following a Full Council meeting next month. The levy, which requires businesses that sell alcohol…
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Gintel: UK On-Trade & Hospitality Favours Marketplace Dominators Over Local Small Batch Gins
Market research by Shepper, an innovative data-collection service, has revealed that the UK’s on-trade and hospitality outlets are preferring to serve leading brands of gin and tonic as their house products instead of supporting local and small-batch counterparts.
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Flaws in the Licensing System Remain Unresolved, says New Lords Report
Significant issues remain between the licensing and planning systems and little progress has been made in addressing the lack of coordination between the two systems….
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Pubs & Bars ‘at Risk of Being Forgotten’, Say Hospitality Trade Bodies
Scotland’s three major hospitality trade associations, the Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA), Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA), and UKHospitality Scotland (UKHS) have called on…
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Rapidly Escalating Energy Bills are Killing Our Nations’ Pubs
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has today written to the Secretary of State for BEIS and the Chancellor, highlighting the devastating impact of the…
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Stonegate Group Celebrate Graduation of General Managers to Area & Regional Manager Level
Stonegate Group has recently celebrated the graduation of 16 managers from various Stonegate sites across the country, from its internal progression programme Aspirations. The programme…
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Like-for-Like Sales Increase Almost 5% in July
Sector like-for-likes were up 4.7% year-on-year in July as drink sales drove growth, according to data from S4labour, the people, productivity and payroll system. The…
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Celebrate the Return of the Premier League with Epic Shirt Giveaway
To celebrate the return of the premier league, three match-day pubs – The Broadway, Bournemouth, The Wolds, Nottingham, and The Durell Arms, Fulham – are…
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BrewDog Founder Warns of Looming Crisis
James Watt co-founder and chief executive of Scottish brewer and retailer BrewDog, has said the current inflationary pressures the sector is facing have the potential…
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Hexham Pub Reopens Following £700,000 Investment
The Coach and Horses, in Priestpopple, Hexham, has reopened following a transformational £700,000 investment. Owned by community pub company Admiral Taverns, The Coach and Horses…
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Call for Action as Insurance Premiums Rise and Coverage Shrinks, Report Finds
Small business’s are encountering widespread problems in their dealings with the insurance market, amid rising premium costs, a new report has found. FSB’s new publication,…
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Gloucestershire Pub Celebrates Decade of Community Ownership
The Fleece in Hillesley, Gloucestershire, has celebrated its 10th anniversary as a community-owned pub with a beer, cider and music festival. The event, which ran…
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