Proper Pubs Celebrates Landmark Milestone As 200th Pub Opens
Proper Pubs, the community-wet led operator division of Admiral Taverns, has opened its doors on their 200th pub this Christmas! The Chrystal Bell, in Gallowgate,…
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Alcohol
Christmas Drinks Sales On A Knife-Edge After Slow November
Year-on-year drinks sales in Britain’s On Premise were down again last week—though the 2022 football World Cup made for difficult comparatives. 7CGA by NIQ’s Daily…
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NTIA Backs Cross-Party Support for Specific Offence Against Spiking
In a united front, Members of Parliament have rallied behind the call for a specific offence against spiking, as proposed by previous Home Secretary Priti…
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£7.4 Bn Predicted To Be Spent On Christmas Partying – Three Times The Amount Of Last Year
A recent survey has unveiled promising prospects for the UK hospitality sector this festive season. The survey conducted by tonics and mixer brand, Double Dutch,…
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35.9 Million Pints Sold in “First Christmas Week”
The festive season kicked off in style this week with a whopping 35.9m pints being sold across UK pubs in this first Christmas week. Compared…
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Ringwood Brewery To Close
Photo Credit: © Clive Perrin and licenced for reuse under cc-by-sa 2.0 Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company has announced it plans to close the Ringwood Brewery…
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CAMRA Wins Big at the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards 2023
The Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) educational Learn & Discover platform and books published by consumer organisation have won British Guild of Beer Writers awards….
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Admiral Taverns Commits a Further £800,000 to Sustainability Roadmap
Admiral Taverns has unveiled phase two of its sustainability roadmap, announcing a further £800,000 investment into reducing carbon emissions across its estate. This latest announcement…
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Expand ‘Alcohol-Free’ Labelling To Help Support Small Independent Breweries
Allowing beer of less than 0.5% ABV to be labelled as ‘alcohol-free’ would bring it in line with the EU and America, address the barriers…
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Tourism Bouncing Back, But VAT Cut Needed to Reach Pre-Pandemic Levels
UKHospitality is calling for the Government to address the UK’s lack of competitiveness on the global tourism market, beginning with a cut to VAT for…
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CAMRA Names the Best Four Clubs in the Country
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has named the best four member clubs in the country as part of its Club of the Year 2023…
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Nightcap Sales Hit by Train Strikes
Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group, Barrio Familia and the Dirty Martini group of bars, has announced its audited full…
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Pubs and Restaurants to Save on Average £11,728 to £16,507 In Business Rates
The freezing of the small business rates multiplier for another year coupled with the extension of the 75% discount for occupied retail, leisure and hospitality…
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The Chancellor’s Alcohol Duty Hikes Are Losing the Treasury Cash and Putting Businesses at Risk
Wine and spirit businesses are calling on the Chancellor to freeze alcohol duty at the Autumn Statement later today after latest data shows a worrying…
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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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