Celebrating National Older Workers Week 2023
Currently, one in three workers will be aged 50 or over by 2025, and the number of older workers in the UK labour market has…
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Sharp Increase in Pub Insolvencies in Past 12 Months
There has been a sharp increase in the number of pub and bar insolvencies during the last year, a “tragic reflection” of the year’s economic…
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Hospitality Heavyweights Team up with Punch Pubs & Co
Punch Pubs & Co has appointed three Strategic Advisors to the Board. After securing the services of Dame Karen Jones and John Colley earlier in…
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Autumn Statement – Chancellor Has One Last Chance to Come Good on Election Promise
The Chancellor must freeze the business rates multiplier for all sizes of businesses when he gives his Autumn Statement this week, or the High Street…
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London Business Leaders Sleep Out to Fight Homelessness
Today (Monday 20th November 2023), over 140 CEOs and business leaders across London, including some of the capital’s most prominent hospitality figures, will give up…
Read more...Drinks Sales Flat Again Ahead of Christmas Run-In
More wet weather kept On Premise drinks sales flat in the first full week of November, according to CGA by NIQ’s latest Daily Drinks Tracker….
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Pubs Still Command The Highest Share Of Hospitality Spend But Must Diversify Report Reveals
Image by prostooleh on FreepikDrink Insight consultancy KAM have partnered with the BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) to launch the ultimate Pub Roadmap: a robust…
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Young’s Set to Acquire City Pub Group in £162m deal
UK pub operator Young’s has agreed a deal to buy competitor City Pub Group, which operates 50 venues across southern England in a £162mn deal,…
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Shepherd Neame Expands Estate With Acquisition Of Historic Seafront Pub
Independent family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame has expanded its estate with the acquisition of historic seafront pub The Ship Inn in Herne Bay….
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Restaurant Market Growth Remains Behind Pubs as Outlet Decline Hinders Recovery
The UK restaurant market is forecast to reach a value of £18.7 billion in 2023, marking a growth of 5.2% and positioning the sector 2.6%…
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Ex-Greene King Assistant Managers Open Second Hive Pub After £450k Investment
Greene King Pub Partners has opened another Hive Pub, taking the total number of Hive Pubs to 43. The Inn for a Penny in Carlton,…
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Community Strives To Buy Closed Local
A community organisation that is trying to buy its local pub is now offering shares in the venue in a bid to raise funds for…
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Lincolnshire Publicans Celebrate 40th Anniversary At Popular Village Pub
The publicans of a highly valued Lincolnshire village pub have been recognised for their service to the community on their 40th anniversary at the helm….
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Bolton Pub Opens Following £260,000 Refurbishment
The Victoria on Market Street in Westhoughton re-opened last Friday the 3rd November following a major investment of £260,000. The pub is part of the…
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Hospitality Leaders Call For ‘Urgent Government Action’ In Autumn Statement
Tom Kerridge, Tom Aikens, Monica Galetti and Jodie Kidd join forces with a host of leading hospitality CEOs to back a letter asking the Chancellor…
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