UK Eating Out Market Set to Surpass £100 Billion in 2025, Reveals Lumina Intelligence
The UK eating out market is forecast to reach a value of £101 billion in 2025, according to Lumina Intelligence’s newly released Eating Out Market…
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Delivery and Takeaway Sales Flat Again in April as Sunshine Draws People Out of Homes
Delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading restaurant groups slipped by 0.6% year-on-year in April, CGA by NIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker indicates. It…
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63% of Tourists in Central London Prefer to Visit Restaurants and Cafes in Pedestrianised Areas
• 63% of UK residents surveyed say they are more likely to choose a restaurant or cafe on a pedestrianised street when visiting London for…
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Sun And Easter Boost Pub Sales In April But Restaurants And Bars Flag
Britain’s managed pub groups enjoyed a bright April with like-for-like sales growth of 9.1%, the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals. It follows a…
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Tom Kerridge to Close his London Pub The Butcher’s Tap & Grill
The Tom Kerridge Group is to close The Butcher’s Tap in Chelsea, with the pub’s final service taking place on Sunday 1 June. In a…
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Packaging Tax Damage to Hospitality Ignored by Government
Leading pub, hospitality and brewing bodies have united in expressing “deep concern” about the cost and impact of EPR, and Defra’s lack of progress to…
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Mitchells & Butlers Reports Strong Half-Year Results, Credits Efficiency Drive
Credit Mitchells & Butlers Pub and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers has reported a robust performance in the first half of 2025, with a sharp…
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Sunshine Fuels UK’s Eating Out Surge Despite Rising Costs, Reports Lumina Intelligence
The UK’s eating out sector experienced a remarkable surge in demand, driven by warm weather, according to the latest report from Lumina Intelligence’s Eating and…
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Summer Price Spike Threat to Key Menu Items, warns Lynx Purchasing
Hospitality operators face further pressure on profits this summer, with inflation expected to drive up prices on a range of core menu products, warns purchasing…
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Online Searches for ‘Redundancy Rights’ Soar by 77% Since Autumn Budget
The latest research from The Global Payroll Alliance (GPA), reveals that since the Autumn Budget in October 2024, online search interest in employee redundancy rights…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: April Brings A Much Needed Boost as Consumer Confidence Returns
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. This week’s comment is a little shorter than usual — and for good reason! I’m currently enjoying a holiday…
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Sacha Lord Slams Councils Blocking Outdoor Trade As Heatwave Hits UK
As the UK swelters in the hottest week of the year, major cities across the country are strangling their own hospitality sectors by failing to…
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Hospitality Can ‘Redefine’ Oxford Street
UKHospitality has signalled its support for the proposed development and pedestrianisation of Oxford Street, and said that hospitality is crucial to plans to bring the…
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Spending Squeeze Keeps Restaurants’ Delivery And Takeaway Sales Flat In March
Britain’s leading restaurant groups achieved fractional year-on-year growth of 0.7% in their delivery and takeaway sales in March, CGA by NIQ’s Hospitality at Home Tracker…
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Gino D’Acampo Restaurant Group Acquired in £5m Rescue Deal, Safeguarding 400 Jobs
In a welcome boost for the UK hospitality sector, the company behind the Gino D’Acampo restaurant brand has been sold out of administration in a…
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