Experience-Led Businesses Contribute £134bn To UK Economy
Modelling by Barclays and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) reveals that the UK’s ‘Experience Economy’ – encompassing all businesses that provide consumers…
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FSA Issues Food Alert for Block and Cleaver Products
Meat and Meat Products supplied by a cutting plant in Swanley, Kent, should be removed from the market because of food safety concerns, the Foods…
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Inflation Hits BOE Target, But Hospitality Hit As Consumers Cut Back
Inflation is acutely hitting Gen X and their confidence to spend, even as other consumers start to feel better off as economic headwinds ease. A…
Read more...Fullers Reveal an “Excellent Year of Progress”
Fuller, Smith & Turner has reported an ‘excellent’ year increasing earnings against a backdrop of elevated cost pressures. The pub & hospitality group, which operates…
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Flatlining Economy Underlines Importance Of Hospitality
The UK economy flatlined in April, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there was zero growth in April compared to…
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Greene King Pub Partners Opens Fourth Nest Pub
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise business unit of Greene King, has opened its fourth Nest Pub. The Friar on St Christopher…
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Long-Term Trends Report Reveals “Cautious Optimism”
Long-term demand is looking good for the sector, according to OakNorth’s Sector Pulse. The report reveals that over the last six months to 30 April…
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Adam Handling To Launch Second Pub
One the UK’s most prominent Michelin-starred chefs is set to open his second pub in June this year. Chef Adam Handling MBE will launch The…
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Consumers Feeling The Pinch: High Cost-Of-Living Drives Key Swings In Consumer Behaviour
The cost of living continues to drive significant consumer behaviour change as restaurants and brands will be forced to adapt if they want to protect…
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Leaders’ Confidence In The Balance As Revenues Rise But Pressures Persist
Britain’s hospitality leaders remain cautious amid tentative signs of improved consumer spending and relief on some costs, CGA by NIQ’s latest Business Confidence Survey reveals….
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Cold Food, Long Waits – Britons’ Biggest Hospitality Bug Bears
Speed of service and hot food being served cold, are the biggest points of friction for pub, bar and restaurant customers, research from Zonal’s latest…
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Hospitality Ready To Invest And Grow, But Rising Costs Remain A Barrier
A joint survey by UKHospitality, the British Beer & Pub Association, Hospitality Ulster and the British Institute of Innkeeping showed that pubs and hospitality venues…
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Spending On Restaurants Slows In April But Consumer Confidence In Finances Reaches 28-Month High
Consumer card spending slowed to 1.6 per cent growth in April, down from 1.9 per cent in both March and February, and below the latest…
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Consumers’ Spending Confidence Rises As Cost Of Living Pressures Ease
British consumers are cautiously increasing their visits and spending in pubs, bars and restaurants, CGA’s latest Cost of Living Pulse research reveals. The exclusive survey…
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Celebrations And Early Easter Boost Growth In March
Britain’s top hospitality groups achieved above-inflation like-for-like sales growth of 5.2% in March 2024, the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals. Many operators will…
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