Sun Shines On Drinks Sales In Solid Fortnight For Pubs And Bars
Warm weather and the Rugby World Cup have helped operators and suppliers end September and start October in robust year-on-year growth. CGA by NIQ’s Daily…
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The Wych Elm In Kingston Announced As Winner Of Fuller’s Glorious Gardens Competition
Fuller’s is delighted to announce The Wych Elm in Kingston as the winner of its annual Glorious Gardens competition – an internal garden competition across…
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Brakspear Invests In Its L&T Estate And Tenants
Brakspear is investing £2 million in refurbishing two of its leased & tenanted pubs, after signing tenancy agreements with talented growing pub companies Little &…
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Star Pubs & Bars’ Marmalade Inspired Menu Items Boost Support For Loneliness Charity
Star Pubs & Bars is using the winter food and drinks menus in its managed operator pubs to fundraise for one of the UK’s leading…
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Greene King Donates A Further £50,000 To Lgbtq+ Charity Switchboard
Greene King has presented Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline with £50,000 at the City of Quebec, London’s oldest LGBTQ+ pub. This is the third year that the…
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BII Insight Shows Despite Strong Sales For Many Pubs, Only 50% Are Profitable Due To Exceptional Trading Pressures
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has today revealed trading insight from their members which highlights the severe impact of exceptional costs on their businesses…
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Pub Closure Rate Increasing with London Hardest Hit
Almost as many pubs shut across the UK in the first six months of 2023 than did across the entirety of last year, according to…
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Wetherspoons Reports Like-for-Like Sales Increase of 13%
JD Wetherspoon has reported a pre-tax profit of £42.6m having seen like-for-like sales rise 12.7% in the 12 months to July 2023. During the period…
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Craft Union Pub Company raises over £6,500 for Motor Neurone Disease Association
Team members from the award-winning Craft Union Pub Company have recently taken part in ‘Craft Union on Tour’, a 100km bike ride in West Yorkshire…
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Fuller’s and Cotswold Inns & Hotels Achieve Green Tourism Bronze Award
Fuller’s are celebrating after seven Cotswold Inns & Hotels sites, plus five Fuller’s hotels, have received Green Tourism Bronze Awards. Green Tourism is an internationally…
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Community-Owned Pubs Have Increased by 63% Research Reveals
Research from Co-Operatives UK has revealed that the number of community-owned pubs has increased by 62.6% over the last five years. Community pubs involve people…
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BII Calls For Business Rates Campaign Support
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has been running its #MyPub campaign through the summer, calling on pubs across the UK to write to their MPs, and…
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The Landlord Of Edinburgh’s Famous LGBTQ+ Pub, Celebrates 20 Years At The Helm
The Landlord of Edinburgh’s famous LGBTQ+ real ale pub, Alan Nicholls, has celebrated 20 years at the helm. The Regent, with its comfortable sofas, quirky…
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Urban Pubs & Bars Take Their First Venture Into Station Pubs In London’s Iconic Waterloo Station
Urban Pubs & Bars Urban founded in 2014 by Nick Pring and Malcolm Heap, will be opening their first train station pub this month in…
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Slug & Lettuce Deansgate Reopens Following £680,000 Renovation
Slug & Lettuce has reopened its flagship venue in Deansgate, Manchester this week following a £680,000 investment. All elements of the new scheme have been…
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