Bank Holidays and VE Day Boost Sales, New BBPA Figures Show
A bumper May with two bank holidays and VE Day saw an estimated 14 million extra pints sold in pubs compared to a month without,…
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43 Breweries Become Insolvent In 2024/25 – As UK Craft Beer Market Faces Up To Overcapacity
43 UK breweries have become insolvent in the last year, says national accountancy group UHY Hacker Young. The 43 breweries that have become insolvent include…
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Mitchells & Butlers Reports Strong Half-Year Results, Credits Efficiency Drive
Credit Mitchells & Butlers Pub and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers has reported a robust performance in the first half of 2025, with a sharp…
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Botched Business Rates Plan Risks Hospitality Closures And Job Losses
Welsh Government proposals to omit hospitality from business rates reform will dramatically increase costs sector leaders say. UKHospitality Cymru said the outline proposals “simply ignored”…
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Challenging Hospitality Trading Sees Insolvencies Rise In March
Today’s company insolvency statistics show accommodation and food services insolvencies rose 4% month-on-month from 271 in February 2025 to 282 in March 2025. However, insolvencies…
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Start of 2025 ‘Tough for Independent Brewers’ as Number of UK Brewers Continues to Drop
The number of breweries in the UK has continued to drop, with 136 fewer brewers as of the end of March 2025 compared to 31st…
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Summer Price Spike Threat to Key Menu Items, warns Lynx Purchasing
Hospitality operators face further pressure on profits this summer, with inflation expected to drive up prices on a range of core menu products, warns purchasing…
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Liverpool City Centre Pub Relaunches Following £255,000 Investment
The Saddle, a traditional community pub at the heart of Liverpool’s city centre, relaunched on Saturday 17th May following an investment of £255,000 from Admiral…
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Online Searches for ‘Redundancy Rights’ Soar by 77% Since Autumn Budget
The latest research from The Global Payroll Alliance (GPA), reveals that since the Autumn Budget in October 2024, online search interest in employee redundancy rights…
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NEOS Hospitality Makes Investments in New Brands
NEOS Hospitality, the UK’s leading party bar company, has expanded its portfolio after opening a new Circuit club in York city centre. York is the…
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Newcastle’s Newest Karaoke Bar Set To Reopen Following Transformation Refurb Of Over £350,000
The Singing Canary, Newcastle’s newest karaoke bar, is set to reopen to the public on Friday 30th May following a phenomenal investment of over £350,000…
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Jeremy Clarkson Opens Up About the Challenges of Entering the Pub Trade
Well-known broadcaster and farmer Jeremy Clarkson has spoken candidly about the unexpected complexities of launching his new Oxfordshire-based pub, The Hawkstone Arms (also known as…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Chancellor’s April Hikes Are a Disaster – It’s Time for a Radical Rethink
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. A recent flash survey of UK businesses—revealing economic strain, plummeting confidence, and fears for survival—should send a chill down…
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Punch Pubs & Co Projects Annual Earnings To Surpass £100m As Growth Strategy Delivers
Punch Pubs & Co has announced it is on track to surpass £100 million in underlying EBITDA for the current financial year, driven by robust…
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Base Rate Cut Welcome – But Small Firms Still Bogged Down By Cashflow Issues
UK interest rates have been cut to 4.25% from 4.5% and the governor of the Bank England has indicated more could follow in the coming…
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