SIBA International Beer Awards 2023 Opens for Entries
The SIBA International Beer Awards 2023 open for entries today, welcoming breweries from across the Globe to enter beer across a variety of internationally recognised…
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Football Fans Set to Spend £268 Million as England Face Wales in World Cup Group Stage
Brits are expected to spend £268.2 million as England go head-to-head with Wales in their World Cup group stage match. The World Cup 2022 Spending…
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World Cup Licensing: The Government’s Own Goal
By Melissa Toney, food and drink specialist at law firm, Shakespeare Martineau (www.shma.co.uk) The hospitality sector has been hit hard over recent years by the…
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Hospitality Shift Workers Will Work 43% More Hours this Weekend
Hospitality industry workers will collectively work 43% more hours this weekend compared to usual, according to analysis from shift work platform, Deputy. With Black Friday…
Read more...World Cup Offers Extra Time for Significant Sales Uplift in the On Premise
Major sporting events have always had a major influence on drinks consumption and consumer behaviour in the On Premise, and with the FIFA World Cup…
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London Mayor Unveils New Night Time Enterprise Zones to Support Local High Streets
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced that Bromley town centre, Vauxhall and Woolwich are set to become the capital’s new Night Time…
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art’otel London Battersea Power Station Official Launch Date Confirmed
PPHE Hotel Group, has announced that art’otel London Battersea Power Station, the Group’s first UK managed art’otel, will open its doors to guests on 12…
Read more...World Cup Hospitality Spend Expected to Fall but 20million Fans Will Watch Games in Pub & Bar
Sales in UK hospitality venues during the 2022 FIFA World Cup are expected to drop by £44 million compared to the 2018 competition, a new…
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Halloween Raises Weekend Spirits and Drinks Sales
The growing popularity of Halloween celebrations have helped lift Britain’s On Premise drinks sales above last year’s levels for the sixth week in a row….
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Go Green or Brits Go Home – 17m Brits More Likely to Choose Environmentally-Friendly Bars and Restaurants
Results from Foodprint from Nutritics’ Sustainability Sentiment Index show that British consumers actively want to make more sustainable choices when eating or drinking out and…
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Hospitality Leader Mike Tye Joins Bar Group Arc Inspirations as Chairman
Arc Inspirations, operator of bar brands Banyan, BOX and Manahatta, has appointed hospitality sector veteran and leader, Mike Tye, as Chairman. He will support the…
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Drinks Promotions May Not be the Way to Increase Profits
In recent weeks, restaurant chains and pubs have separately come under fire for ‘bottomless’ alcoholic drinks promotions, showing it is time hospitality brands look elsewhere…
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CAMRA Names the Best Four Pubs in the Country
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has named the best four pubs in the country as part of its Pub of the Year 2022 competition,…
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World Cup Beer Strikes Off After Agreement Reached
Strike action by 1,000 draymen employed by multinational giant GXO has been cancelled after the workers accepted a much-improved offer from the company. The workers…
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Arkells Open First Pub in South Cerney After Major Investment
The Eliot Arms, South Cerney has reopened following over half a million-pound investment from Arkell’s Brewery during the summer. The seven-bedroom coaching inn with bar…
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