Fourth Annual Female Bartending Scholarship Launched
Mixer and tonic producer Double Dutch, has launched its Female Bartending Scholarship Programme for the fourth consecutive year, as part of its ongoing commitment to…
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Strong Christmas Trading Has Driven LFL Sales Growth In The Year To Date Of +8.1%
Marston’s has said strong Christmas trading has driven 8.1% like-for-like sales growth in its year to date. All sales comparisons are compared to the same…
Read more...CMBC To “Retire” Burton-On-Trent Brewery Union Sets
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced that it is to retire the four remaining union sets at Marston’s Burton-on-Trent brewery. The company says the…
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Cost A Premier League Pint To Hit £10 By 2030, Study Finds
The cost of a pint of beer at a Premier League stadium could reach almost £10 by the end of the decade, new research finds….
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Managed Restaurants, Pubs And Bars End 2023 On A High With Bumper December
Britain’s top hospitality groups generated year-on-year sales growth of 8.8% in December, the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals. The excellent result capped a…
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Tobacco And Alcohol Tax Receipts Fall At Their Sharpest Rate In 20 Years
The latest analysis by finance experts, RIFT, has shown that the combined HMRC receipts received for both tobacco and alcohol duties declined at their sharpest…
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Scotch Whisky Boosts UK Economy By £7.1bn
A new report by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) also reveals the industry supports 66,000 jobs across the UK, of which 41,000 are in Scotland….
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Solid Start To The New Year For Drinks Sales After Strong End To 2023
Britain’s pubs and bars have started 2024 with sound year-on-year growth in drinks sales, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows. Average sales in managed…
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Arc Inspirations Toasts Record December With 20% Like For Like Sales Growth
Award winning bar group, Arc Inspirations, the leading operator of premium bar brands, Banyan, BOX and Manahatta, has announced record sales for December 2023, with…
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Happy Christmas For Pubs And Bars As Drinks Sales Rise 7%
On Premise drinks sales finished 2023 on a high with year-on-year growth of 7% in the final fortnight of the year, CGA by NIQ’s Daily…
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NTIA Unveils Alarming Figures on Business Trade During the Festive Period
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has released the results of a comprehensive flash poll involving over 453 NTIA member businesses within the UK’s Night…
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Revolution to Close Eight Sites Despite Strong Festive Trading
Revolution Bars Group is to close eight sites across England as it warned that its younger customers are still feeling a “disproportionate” strain from rapid…
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Pints’ Of Wine Stocked On Britain’s Shelves For The First Time Ever
The government is to allow the sale of ‘pint’ sized still and sparkling wine across supermarkets, pubs, clubs and restaurants, the Department for Business and…
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Chef James Allcock Closes the Pig and Whistle Due to Increased Costs
Chef James Allcock owner Pig and Whistle restaurant in Beverly, Yorkshire who has been highly critical of the lack of government support for the hospitality…
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Purity Brewing and Purecraft Bar Acquired by Breal Capital
The joint administrators to Purity Brewing Company Ltd and Pure Craft Bars Ltd (“Purity, Purecraft, the Companies”) have announced the sale of the businesses to…
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