Summer Trends for Spirits and Mixers
By Liam Belton, Head of Trade, Master of Malt Trade (www.masterofmalt.com/trade) Which is going to be the most refreshing eye catching drink, premium and mainstream?…
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Bars
Pop Star Paul Heaton Celebrates 60th Birthday with Free Drinks in 60 Pubs
Music legend Paul Heaton is putting money behind the 60 bars to celebrate his 60th birthday. The former Beautiful South and Housemartins lead singer had…
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Licensees Celebrate 43 Amazing Years at Local Sevenoaks Pub
Barry Dennis and Philip (“Phil”) Wheeler celebrated their 43rd anniversary as the licensees of the Anchor in Sevenoaks, as well as signing another 10-year contract…
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UK Now Third Largest Rum Market in the World
A landmark report by Campari Group UK reveals how rum increasingly represents a key growth area within spirits in 2022 and beyond for both the…
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Drinks Sales Back in the Black — Just
Britain’s On Premise drinks sales edged back into growth on pre-COVID-19 levels last week, CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows. It indicates that average sales by…
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London’s Hospitality Sector Edges Back as Sales and Footfall Rise in Britain’s City Centres
London’s pubs, bars and restaurants are gradually returning towards pre-COVID-19 levels of visits after two years of disruption, according to new research from CGA and…
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Mental Health, Homelessness, and Low Skill Levels Revealed as Key Causes of Hospitality Unemployment Post-Covid
UK hospitality charity Springboard has revealed the most common reasons for unemployment among its trainees, with poor mental health, lack of training and development, and…
Read more...Drinks Sales Fall Just Short of Pre-COVID-19 Levels for Fourth Week in a Row
After another week of highs and lows, On Premise drinks sales continue to hover just short of pre-COVID-19 levels—and with inflation running high, real-terms growth…
Read more...Heineken Report Sales Increase but Warns of Price Rises
Heineken delivered first-quarter beer sales ahead of expectations as people returned to pubs, bars and restaurants across Europe. Beer volumes rose 5.2 per cent on…
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UK Pub and Bar Market to Recover to 99% of its Pre-Pandemic 2019 Value in 2022
According to the latest data from the Lumina Intelligence Operator Data Index, the UK pub and bar market is expected to see the bulk of…
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Hospitality Wins as Sunshine Spreads Spending Cheer Across the UK
Data from Barclaycard Payments, reveals that the first Easter Bank Holiday Weekend without Covid-19 restrictions since 2019 boosted sales across a number of sectors, in…
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Driving Footfall – What The Hospitality Industry Can Be Doing To Encourage More People To Eat Out
Despite Covid restrictions having been lifted across the hospitality sector, and business returning to normal for many bars and restaurants, the industry is still facing…
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Power Of Premium: Premium and Super-Premium Now Biggest In Absolute Volume Within Draft Beer
Budweiser Brewing Group reveals the premium and super-premium category is the biggest in absolute volume (41%) within the draft beer category, compared to just 27%…
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Site Numbers Down Slightly in First Quarter as Cost Pressures Threaten Fragile Businesses
Britain’s number of licensed premises contracted in the first quarter of 2022, the latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals. It indicates that…
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Drinks Sales Dip Again Despite Strong Saturday
On Premise drinks sales were once again just shy of pre-COVID-19 levels last week, with decent weekend trading outweighed by quieter weekdays CGA’s latest Drinks…
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