Drinks Sales Warm Up but Inflation Cools Growth
Drinks sales in Britain’s On Premise were just behind pre-COVID-19 levels last week, CGA by NielsenIQ’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker shows Average sales by value…
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Shaker Group Takes on First Star Pubs & Bars Lease
Shaker Group, established in 2001 and run by husband-and-wife team Adam and Theresa Freeth has taken on its first Star Pubs & Bars lease, The…
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Chef to Turn an Historic Northamptonshire Pub into ‘Destination’ Restaurant
A traditional village pub in Northamptonshire is set to become a destination restaurant after the bar group behind the venture invested £330,000 in a major…
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Premium Beer Brands Becoming More Prominent on UK Pub and Bar Drinks Menus
According to data from Lumina Intelligence’s Menu Tracker, presented at the MCA Pub Conference, premium beer brands are becoming more prominent on operator menus across…
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Harrogate Pub Set to Return Following Makeover by New Owner Provenance Inn Group
A Harrogate pub with a history dating back as far as 1830 is to re-open under new ownership on the 22nd July after a two-year…
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Pub Landlord, Clement Ogbonnaya, Announces the Launch of New Pub and London Pub Group
Clement Ogbonnaya, the landlord of the Prince of Peckham, has announced plans to continue his rejuvenation of London’s community pub scene with the launch of…
Read more...Strikes Send Drinks Sales off the Rails
National rail strikes hit out-of-home drinks sales last week, with city-centre and after-work occasions badly hit as consumers stayed at home. The latest Drinks Recovery…
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Levy Invests in High-Performance Bars and Events Company Peppermint
Levy UK + Ireland, the sports and hospitality caterer, has taken a 50% stake in multi-award winning bars and event solutions business, Peppermint. This follows…
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Star Pubs & Bars Launches New Energy Deal to Support Licensees
Star Pubs & Bars has used its buying power to negotiate a new energy supply deal with British Gas for its licensees to help mitigate…
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Drinks Sales at Level Pegging With Pre-COVID-19
On Premise drinks sales were back at pre-pandemic patterns in the aftermath of the Jubilee celebrations last week. CGA by NielsenIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows…
Read more...Managed Groups’ Like-for-Like Sales Flat in May as Cost Crisis Deepens
Like-for-like sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant, pub and bar groups in May were just 0.1% ahead of the pre-COVID-19 levels of 2019, the latest…
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Jubilee Holidays Boost Food and Drink Sales, but Weekend Trading Disappoints
Last week’s two Bank Holidays lifted sales for Britain’s pubs, bars and restaurants, CGA by NielsenIQ’s latest trading data shows—but street parties dented trading over…
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Most Tied Tenants Satisfied with their Pubco Reveals Survey
62% of tied tenants have expressed satisfaction with the relationship they have with the pub company according to a survey. The annual tied tenant survey…
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CMA Launches Investigation into Proposed Warner Bros Discovery-BT Sports Joint Venture
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the proposed joint venture between Warner Bros Discovery and BT Group which aims to create a new…
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Almost Half of Night-Time Businesses “Barely Breaking Even”
Just about half (48%) of night-time businesses are ‘barely breaking even’, with a further 20.2% losing money, according to a survey by the Night-Time Industries…
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