Greene King Pub Partners Launches Sixth Hive Pubs Site Following £260,000 Makeover
Greene King Pub Partners has launched its sixth Hive Pubs site. The Peacock in Boughton, Chester has been transformed into a Hive Pub following a…
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Craft Beer Report Shows Cask Beer Sales “Under Serious Threat”
A new report published today shows the seismic shift in the UK Brewing industry over the last two years, with traditional cask beer under serious…
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BBPA Predicts Bumper Weekend with 24.5 million Pints to be Sold as Six Nations Returns
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has estimated 24.5 million pints could be sold in UK pubs during the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship…
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Historic Community Pub Reopens Following £370,000 Investment
Historic community pub, The Hollybush, in Salt near Stafford, reopened on March 1st following a combined investment of £370,000 from leading community pub company, Admiral…
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Free drinks throughout March from Stonegate Pub Partners in Support of Marmalade Trust
Stonegate Pub Partners is offering customers a Buy One Get One Free on selected drinks, across its estate in March. This campaign is also supporting…
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Hospitality and Entertainment Sector Boost as Consumer spending Grows 13.7% in February
Consumer card spending grew 13.7 per cent in February compared to the same period in 2020 – the highest growth since November 2021 – as…
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Storms batter Britain’s drinks sales
Stormy weather dented the recovery of the out-of-home drinking sector last week—but the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions this week should give a fresh boost to…
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NTIA Invites the PM & Cabinet on “Freedom Day” to Visit Night Time Economy Businesses
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has invited Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to visit sector businesses battling to survive. It comes after that all remaining…
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Partnership Working Highlighted as Way Forward for Pub Sector
Leading members of the trade and police have highlighted how working in partnership and collaborating is the way forward for the pub sector as it…
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Scottish Hospitality Sector Welcomes End to Covid Passport Scheme
Scotland will end its COVID passport scheme on Monday and the legal requirement to wear face coverings in some indoor settings will be dropped from…
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Government Must Act to Address the Unfair Burden of Property Tax on the Hospitality Sector
In the decade before the pandemic, hospitality business rates rose by more than 58% or £1 billion Industry body, UKHospitality, says a hospitality tax rate…
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SMEs Hit Back Over Government’s Proposals to Overhaul Alcohol Taxation
The Wine and Spirit APPG has published its SME Inquiry Report probing the consequences of the Government’s proposed reform to alcohol duty for UK SME…
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Sector leaders have responded to the government’s announcement that all Covid restrictions will end in England on Thursday and free mass testing will stop from…
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Star Pubs & Bars Doubles its Managed Operator Pubs in Scotland
Star Pubs & Bars is to double the size of its Scottish managed operator Just Add Talent (JAT) estate. The company currently has six JAT…
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Food and Drink Inflation Surges, with More Rises to Come
New edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index highlights multiple inflationary pressures in the short-term, but potential stability later in 2022 Year-on-year inflation in…
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