Fullers Salles Approaching Pre-Pandemic Levels but Industrial Cation Costing Estimated £4million
London pub group Fuller’s has reported like-for-like sales up 20% for the 43 weeks to 21 January 2023, and at 97% against the same period…
Read more...
Business
All the latest business news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Wetherspoon Named a Top Employer for the 18th Time
Wetherspoon has been recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer United Kingdom 2023. It is the 18th time that Wetherspoon has been…
Read more...
Considerations When Making Hospitality Innovations Fit For Purpose
By Sarah Brewster, Director at Stonehouse Court, a hotel nestled in the heart of Gloucestershire, close to Stroud. (www.stonehousecourt.co.uk) In today’s financial climate, opportunities for…
Read more...
‘A Soft Target For Fraud’: Mitigating Risk In The Hotel Industry
Brian Kinsella, Senior Regional Fraud Manager at global payments provider Elavon (www.elavon.com), shares common scenarios hotels may face during the booking process and ways businesses…
Read more...
What Will Drive the Hospitality Industry in 2023?
By Joe Heather, General Manager, UK&I at Deliverect As we leave 2022 and move more deeply into 2023, there’s no doubt that the hospitality industry…
Read more...
Energy Predictions for 2023: On-site Generation, Energy Optimisation and a Renewed Commitment to Net-Zero Are Key in 2023
By Tim Ross, Commercial Director at Advantage Utilities (www. advantageutilities.com) 19th January, 2023 – Following the Government announcing the new Energy Bills Discount Scheme to…
Read more...
Breweries and Pubs are on the Road to Net Zero
Breweries and pubs across the UK have started the New Year with green ambition and are sharing the ways in which they are innovating to…
Read more...
Energy Crisis and Cost Spiral Drive Hospitality Closures Above Covid-Hit 2021
Unprecedented inflation in energy bills and other costs led to a net decline of 1,611 licensed premises in the fourth quarter of 2022, the new…
Read more...
Cyrus Todiwala Announces Permanent Closure of Mr Todiwala’s Kitchen at Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
Restaurateur Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL FIH has revealed that Mr Todiwala’s Kitchen, his restaurant in Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, has now permanently closed,…
Read more...
Hospitality Toasts Best December in Three Years..
..but real term sales lag pre-COVID Britain’s leading managed pub, bar and restaurant groups enjoyed their best December trading in three years, the new Coffer…
Read more...
Pub Companies Get Another Thumbs Up from Licensees
Licensees across 17 leading pub companies and family brewers have given a thumbs up to the support they have received from their pub companies as…
Read more...
Lack of Business Support Unfairly Hindering Scottish Hospitality
In a letter to the Scottish Government’s Finance and Public Administration Committee, UKHospitality Scotland highlighted the urgent need for short-term business rates relief, in order…
Read more...
Pubs Code Adjudicator Calls on Publicans to Take Part in Biggest Ever Survey of Tied Pub Tenants
The Pubs Code Adjudicator has this week launched its biggest ever Annual Tied Tenants Survey, and has called on tied publicans to take part in…
Read more...
Search is on for the BII Licensee of the Year 2023
Entries are now open for the 2023 BII Licensee of the Year award. Returning this month, the competition is open to members and non-members of…
Read more...
Surge in Hospitality Spend Boosts Economy
Britain’s economy enjoyed an unexpected boost November, helped by the Qatar World Cup. Figures from the Office of National Statistics show the hospitality industry helped…
Read more...