Scottish Small Brewers Welcome New Pub Tenant Right to a Guest Beer
Changes enacted today mean that around 700 pub tenants will have a new right to stock a guest beer in Scotland, which could expand consumer…
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All the latest business news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
One Of Cornwall’s Most Iconic Waterside Pubs Pandora Inn Reopens Its Doors This Weekend
Two friends and renowned local landlords have reunited to run an iconic Cornish pub they previously worked at together 15 years ago. The Pandora Inn…
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Spring Statement A “Missed Opportunity” Putting Jobs At Risk Sector Says
The hospitality and on-trade sector has slammed the Chancellor’s Spring Statement as a ‘missed opportunity’ to solve the mounting crisis in Britain’s pubs and bars….
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Reduced Profitability Leads To Small Business Closures As Spring Statement Looms
The latest insight from The Global Payroll Association (GPA), reveals that the number of active small businesses in the UK has fallen in the past…
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48 Hours to Avert Crisis: Industry Leaders Warn Chancellor on Spring Budget
A coalition of trade bodies and associations representing over 100,000 businesses across the UK’s night-time economy, cultural sector, and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in hospitality, events,…
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UKHospitality Calls For CMA Investigation Into Business Energy Market
Businesses across hospitality sector the have called on the UK’s competition watchdog to investigate the energy market amid fears that small businesses may have been…
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UK Property Taxes Remain Highest
The UK continues to hold the unenviable accolade of having the highest property taxes across the entire developed world, the equivalent of 3.7% of property…
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St Austell Brewery Reviews Operational Structure Amid Rising Costs
A well-established brewery and pub operator in the South West has announced a consultation process that could see a reduction in staff numbers as it…
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Bank Of England Holds Interest Rate At 4.5%
The Bank of England has held the base rate at 4.5%, but has warned economic and global trade uncertainty has “intensified”. Its decision to hold…
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Hospitality Businesses Say ‘Nonsensical’ Packaging Rules Will Cost Millions
Leading pub and hospitality businesses have joined with UKHospitality to write to Steve Reed, the Defra Secretary of State, to call for packaging supplied to…
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89% Of UK SMES Have Made Redundancies Due To Autumn Budget
The latest insight from The Global Payroll Association (GPA), reveals that 89% of small-to-medium sized businesses (SMEs) in the UK have reduced their workforce since…
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Hospitality Insolvencies In January Not As Bad As Feared
Today’s company insolvency statistics show accommodation and food services insolvencies fell 7% from 3,747 in the 12 months to January 2024 to 3,474 in the…
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Hospitality’s Expectations and Predictions for the 2025 Spring Budget
When the Autumn Budget 2024 was announced, the impact on the hospitality sector was immediately clear. We hear from leaders from the hospitality and events…
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Government Plans To Cut Red Tape “Long Overdue” Sector Says
Chancellor, Rachel Reeves is set to announce 60 measures aimed at reducing regulatory burdens and stimulating economic. With between 100 and 130 regulatory bodies currently…
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Drinks Sales Rise as On Premise Bounces into Spring
Britain’s On Premise drinks sales have closed out the Winter with three successive weeks of above-inflation growth, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker reveals. After…
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