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Westminster Presses Ahead With Vertical Drinking Curbs Despite Sector Backlash
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Westminster Presses Ahead With Vertical Drinking Curbs Despite Sector Backlash

September 9, 2026
Drop the Tap Tax in the Budget to Give the economy a £300 million boost
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Drop the Tap Tax in the Budget to Give the economy a £300 million boost

September 9, 2026
Fuller’s Acquires 10 ‘Outstanding’ Pubs From Stonegate
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Fuller’s Acquires 10 ‘Outstanding’ Pubs From Stonegate

September 8, 2026
Card Spending Grows August With Strong Performance in Hospitality and Travel
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Card Spending Grows August With Strong Performance in Hospitality and Travel

September 8, 2026
North London Pub Operator Takes On First Star Lease
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North London Pub Operator Takes On First Star Lease

September 8, 2026
Wetherspoons to Cut Prices by 7.5% Across Pubs on Tax Equality Day
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Wetherspoons to Cut Prices by 7.5% Across Pubs on Tax Equality Day

September 8, 2026
Newcastle Hotel, Restaurant and Sports Bar Celebrate 15 Years at the Heart of City’s Hospitality Scene
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Newcastle Hotel, Restaurant and Sports Bar Celebrate 15 Years at the Heart of City’s Hospitality Scene

September 8, 2026
Night-Time Economy Needs Space to Recover, NTIA Tells Chancellor
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Night-Time Economy Needs Space to Recover, NTIA Tells Chancellor

September 8, 2026
Westminster Council to ‘Better Explain’ Vertical Drinking Term Amid Calls for More Support
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Westminster Council to ‘Better Explain’ Vertical Drinking Term Amid Calls for More Support

September 7, 2026
Mocktail
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Demand for ‘Mocktails’ Soars as Pub Customers Continue to Moderate their Drinking

September 7, 2026
Lower Business Rates for Welsh Hospitality, Minister Urged
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Lower Business Rates for Welsh Hospitality, Minister Urged

September 7, 2026
Hospitality Managers’ Mental Health Suffers Under Wellbeing Burden
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Hospitality Managers’ Mental Health Suffers Under Wellbeing Burden

September 7, 2026
Card Spending Grows August With Strong Performance in Hospitality and Travel
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Card Spending Grows August With Strong Performance in Hospitality and Travel

September 8, 2026
Hospitality Firms Warned To Review Labour Supply Chains Ahead Of Major Right To Work Shake-Up
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Hospitality Firms Warned To Review Labour Supply Chains Ahead Of Major Right To Work Shake-Up

September 3, 2026
£10 Million Hospitality Grant Scheme Launches In Boost For Independent Pubs, Restaurants and Cafes
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£10 Million Hospitality Grant Scheme Launches In Boost For Independent Pubs, Restaurants and Cafes

September 2, 2026
New Campaign Calls for the Chancellor to Drop the Tap Tax
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New Campaign Calls for the Chancellor to Drop the Tap Tax

September 1, 2026

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Westminster Presses Ahead With Vertical Drinking Curbs Despite Sector Backlash
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Westminster Presses Ahead With Vertical Drinking Curbs Despite Sector Backlash

September 9, 2026

Westminster City Council has confirmed it will maintain licensing policy wording designed to discourage so-called “vertical drinking” across the West End, despite a wave of…

Drop the Tap Tax in the Budget to Give the economy a £300 million boost
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Drop the Tap Tax in the Budget to Give the economy a £300 million boost

September 9, 2026

Getting the Chancellor to Drop the Tap Tax in the Budget could create over 7,600 extra jobs in the pub and beer sector and add…

Fuller’s Acquires 10 ‘Outstanding’ Pubs From Stonegate
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Fuller’s Acquires 10 ‘Outstanding’ Pubs From Stonegate

September 8, 2026

Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC has announced the acquisition of ten outstanding pubs from Stonegate for a total purchase price of £35.25 million.

Card Spending Grows August With Strong Performance in Hospitality and Travel
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Card Spending Grows August With Strong Performance in Hospitality and Travel

September 8, 2026

Card spending grew by 2.1 per cent year-on-year in August, building on July’s 2.0 per cent increase, but remaining below the latest CPIH inflation rate of 3.1 per cent.

North London Pub Operator Takes On First Star Lease
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North London Pub Operator Takes On First Star Lease

September 8, 2026

North London pub operator, Enda Murray has taken on a Star lease for The Ship on Tottenham High Road, a one-time Spurs fans’ haunt. This latest venture brings his estate to three.

Wetherspoons to Cut Prices by 7.5% Across Pubs on Tax Equality Day
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Wetherspoons to Cut Prices by 7.5% Across Pubs on Tax Equality Day

September 8, 2026

JD Wetherspoon is set to reduce prices across its entire estate for one day this month, as the pub chain renews its campaign for a…

Newcastle Hotel, Restaurant and Sports Bar Celebrate 15 Years at the Heart of City’s Hospitality Scene
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Newcastle Hotel, Restaurant and Sports Bar Celebrate 15 Years at the Heart of City’s Hospitality Scene

September 8, 2026

A Newcastle city centre hotel, bar and restaurant opposite St James’ Park are celebrating 15 years as part of the city’s bustling hospitality scene.

Night-Time Economy Needs Space to Recover, NTIA Tells Chancellor
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Night-Time Economy Needs Space to Recover, NTIA Tells Chancellor

September 8, 2026

Following Chancellor John Healey’s first major economic speech, in which he placed growth, investment and wealth creation at the heart of the Government’s agenda, the…

Westminster Council to ‘Better Explain’ Vertical Drinking Term Amid Calls for More Support
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Westminster Council to ‘Better Explain’ Vertical Drinking Term Amid Calls for More Support

September 7, 2026

Westminster City Council has published a revised licensing policy following a high-profile debate about what it called “vertical drinking”, and has also urged the Mayor…

Mocktail
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Demand for ‘Mocktails’ Soars as Pub Customers Continue to Moderate their Drinking

September 7, 2026

Alcohol-free cocktails are fuelling growth in low and no sales according to research by pub company and brewer Greene King. The findings show that customers…

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New Customer Service Survey Shows Gulf Between Hospitality Business Belief and Customer Experience
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New Customer Service Survey Shows Gulf Between Hospitality Business Belief and Customer Experience

August 22, 2026

A new report by Moneypenny, the leading customer conversations company, shows that across every form of contact, hospitality companies scored themselves significantly higher for customer service than customers do. 

Bidfood Recognised As Only Wholesaler To Achieve Perfect Marks in RSPO’s Shared Responsibility Scorecard
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Bidfood Recognised As Only Wholesaler To Achieve Perfect Marks in RSPO’s Shared Responsibility Scorecard

August 20, 2026
Rising Compliance Risk: What the New Visa Rules Mean for Hospitality
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Rising Compliance Risk: What the New Visa Rules Mean for Hospitality

July 23, 2026
Piece Of The Magic For Everyone: The Savoy Opens Its Doors To Public And Trade Bidders For Monumental Three-Day Live Auction
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Piece Of The Magic For Everyone: The Savoy Opens Its Doors To Public And Trade Bidders For Monumental Three-Day Live Auction

July 7, 2026
Stephen Kinkead Takes Home Lifetime Achievement Award at Lockhart Catering Awards
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Stephen Kinkead Takes Home Lifetime Achievement Award at Lockhart Catering Awards

June 17, 2026

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Noisy Pubs And Restaurants Risk Losing Gen Z Customers, Research Finds
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Noisy Pubs And Restaurants Risk Losing Gen Z Customers, Research Finds

September 1, 2026

New research by Oscar Acoustics has found that two-thirds (66%) of UK adults would use an acoustic comfort rating when deciding where to eat and drink.

New Customer Service Survey Shows Gulf Between Hospitality Business Belief and Customer Experience
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New Customer Service Survey Shows Gulf Between Hospitality Business Belief and Customer Experience

August 22, 2026
Tipping Compliance: What the Withdrawal of the Draft Code Means for Employers
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Tipping Compliance: What the Withdrawal of the Draft Code Means for Employers

July 29, 2026
Rising Compliance Risk: What the New Visa Rules Mean for Hospitality
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Rising Compliance Risk: What the New Visa Rules Mean for Hospitality

July 23, 2026
What Could an Andy Burnham Government Mean for Business Rates and Impact Retail and Hospitality?
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What Could an Andy Burnham Government Mean for Business Rates and Impact Retail and Hospitality?

June 19, 2026

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September 9, 2026

Based in Chorley, Lancashire the team at Eat My Logo Limited strive to make brands tasty. Every week they send tens of thousands of branded…

Old Mout Cider Introduces Spiced Clementine & Cranberry To Help Operators Tap Into Festive Demand
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Old Mout Cider Introduces Spiced Clementine & Cranberry To Help Operators Tap Into Festive Demand

September 3, 2026
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September 2, 2026
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August 13, 2026
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