Heatwave and Football Help Drinks Sales Beat Inflation in Early June
Drinks sales hit double-digit year-on-year growth last week as warm weather sent consumers flocking to pubs and bars. CGA by NIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker reveals…
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Refusal of Security Business Licensing Leaves Void in Counter Terrorism Duty says NTIA & UKDSA
The recent refusal by the Home Office to pursue the implementation of business licensing within the private security sector will weaken the ability for front…
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Amber Taverns Continues To Expand Its Geographic Footprint With Three New Pubs Opening This Month In Chester, Durham And Irvine
Amber Taverns, the operator of 165 high quality community, wet-led pubs located throughout the NE, NW and Midlands, Wales and Scotland, announces the opening of…
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UK Economy Grew by 0.2% in April with Boost from Hospitality Sector
The UK economy recorded slow growth in April, after having shrunk in the previous month, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics…
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Take A Look Inside New Northampton Pub
The Gardeners Arms on Wellingborough Road, in Northampton re-opened on Friday 9th June following a major investment of £217,000. The pub is part of the…
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Foodservice Price Inflation Jumps Back Above 20% in April
Price increases had begun to slow in the first quarter of this year, and inflation dipped below 20% in March for the first time since…
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Secret Pub Company Announce 4th Site
The Secret Pub Company has announced its expansion into a 4th site. The Lambley, located in its namesake village Lambley in Nottinghamshire, is due to…
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Trade Associations Make Plea To Save Small Firms Being Wiped Out By Energy Costs
Trade associations representing high-street businesses including pubs, breweries, hairdressers, local shops and other small businesses have today written to the Chair of the newly formed…
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Suffolk Restaurant And Bar, The Mill, Gains Safety Accreditation
The Mill Restaurant and Bar in Stowmarket has become the first in Suffolk to be accredited under the Licensing Security and Vulnerability Initiative (Licensing SAVI)….
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Card Spending Grew just 3.6% in May but Pubs & Bars See Sales Uplift
Consumer card spending grew just 3.6 per cent year-on-year in May – less than half the latest CPIH* inflation rate of 7.8 per cent and…
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Historic Tylers Green Pub To Reopen After Major Refurbishment
A much-loved Buckinghamshire village pub reopened at the weekend following a £240,000 revamp. The overhaul of The Horse & Jockey at Tylers Green has been…
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Take A Look Inside New Harlow Pub Following A £213,000 Makeover
The Purple Emperor on Momples Road in Harlow, reopened on Friday 26th May following a major investment of £213,000. The pub is part of the…
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Take A Look Inside New Preston Pub Following £300,000 Makeover
The Gamull on Longridge Road, Preston, re-opened on Friday 26th May following a major investment of £300,000! The pub is part of the Proper Pubs…
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Pub and Bar Transactions Up 27.3% as Brits Make the Most of the Warm Weather
Data from Barclays has revealed that during Saturday and Sunday (27-28 May) transaction volumes increased across Hospitality and Leisure businesses. Restaurants, pubs and bars, camping…
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SLTA Comments on Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)
The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) has said that current speculation that the UK Government is on the verge of issuing a conditional agreement that…
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