Happy Christmas For Pubs And Bars As Drinks Sales Rise 7%
On Premise drinks sales finished 2023 on a high with year-on-year growth of 7% in the final fortnight of the year, CGA by NIQ’s Daily…
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NTIA Unveils Alarming Figures on Business Trade During the Festive Period
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has released the results of a comprehensive flash poll involving over 453 NTIA member businesses within the UK’s Night…
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Chef James Allcock Closes the Pig and Whistle Due to Increased Costs
Chef James Allcock owner Pig and Whistle restaurant in Beverly, Yorkshire who has been highly critical of the lack of government support for the hospitality…
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Purity Brewing and Purecraft Bar Acquired by Breal Capital
The joint administrators to Purity Brewing Company Ltd and Pure Craft Bars Ltd (“Purity, Purecraft, the Companies”) have announced the sale of the businesses to…
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New Survey Finds “Atmosphere” Most Important In Pub Sports
A new survey has revealed that the atmosphere in a pub or bar on game day is the most important element for choosing to watch…
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Wetherspoons CEO Tim Martin to be Knighted in New Year Honours
Wetherspoon CEO Brexit campaigner Tim Martin is to be knighted in the New Year Honours according to reports. The JD Wetherspoon founder has been nominated…
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CAMRA Recognises Outstanding Achievements in Clubs
A community which raised more than £350,000 to save the Rising Sun in Woodcroft, Chepstow has been recognised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA),…
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The Top Five Events That Saw the Most Pints Pulled This Year
2023 was full of unforgettable sporting moments, record-high sunny days, every world cup you can think of plus a coronation! These events saw hundreds of…
Read more...Mixed Picture On Drinks Sales As Festive Rush Begins
Year-on-year drinks sales fell again at the beginning of December but there were brighter spots of trading to raise hopes for a strong Christmas and…
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Admiral Taverns Invests Over £690,000 Into Two Hull Community Pubs
BarsAdmiral Taverns has invested £692,000 across two Hull community pubs on Anlaby Road. The Parkers, run by passionate operator Paul Harker, has received a £268,000…
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CAMRA Flagship Festival Postponed
The Campaign for Real Ale’s Great British Beer Festival is taking a year off in 2024 but will return in 2025 with a bang! Work…
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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,…
Read more...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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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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