Pubs “Best Place For First Dates Survey Reveals
Pubs have been named among the favourite settings for first dates according to a new survey, with cafes (40%) and pubs (40%) ranked the favourite…
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Eating Out
Strong Sales Unable To Keep Up With Inflation
According to the latest UKHospitality Quarterly Sales Tracker, turnover was up 6.7% in the last year to £137 billion but, compared to 2019, remains almost…
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Robinsons Re-Open Community Pub Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese In Longnor
Robinsons Brewery have recently completed a full refurbishment of the Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub, situated in Longnor, just outside of Buxton. The well-loved pub…
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The Restaurant Group Reports Strong Sales
The Restaurant Group (TRG)has increased its full-year profit expectations in light of strong sales growth at its outlets, defying the current difficulties in the casual-dining…
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Former Greene King Managed Pub Becomes Hive Pub After £500,000 Transformation
Former Greene King managed pub The Ainsty in York has reopened as a Hive Pub after a £500,000 transformation by pub owner Greene King. As…
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Wetherspoon To Open At Heathrow Terminal 4
Wetherspoon is to open a new unit at Heathrow Airport. The Star Light will open on 2 October on the site of the former Carluccio’s…
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Growth Eludes Out Of Home Sector As Consumers Remain Cautious Of Spending
Consumer enthusiasm for eating and drinking out this year has been dampened by the challenges posed by the cost of living crisis, despite some indications…
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Restaurants Offer Welcome As Weather Dampens Pubs And Bars Sales In July
Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups continue to overcome widespread challenges to record the tenth successive month of year-on-year sales growth in July 2023,…
Read more...SME Leaders Bullish About Their Prospects As Majority Expect Revenues To Increase In Next 12 Months
Average volume of daily card transactions up 10% in growing businesses as consumer confidence improves, even amid cost-of-living crisis, according to Dojo LONDON, United Kingdom:…
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Pub Closures Rise Again in Q2 Surpassing Q1 Record
Pub closures reached their highest level on record in the second quarter of 2023, surpassing the previous record in the first three months of the…
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Restaurant Groups’ Delivery And Takeaway Sales Return To Year-On-Year Growth In June
Delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant groups in June were 4% ahead of the same month in 2022, CGA by NIQ’s latest…
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Soaring Costs In Food, Drink, Staff And Energy Pile Pressure On Hospitality
Hospitality’s post-COVID-19 recovery is threatened by rising prices in multiple key areas, leaders have warned in the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA by NIQ…
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Percentage Of UK Restaurant Companies Making A Profit Doubles
The percentage of UK restaurant companies which are now making a profit (based on an analysis of the UK’s Top 100 restaurant companies) has doubled…
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June’s Warm Weather Boosted Spending On Pubs, But Restaurants Struggle As Brits Cut Back On Dining Out
Consumer card spending grew 5.4 per cent year-on-year in June – less than the latest CPIH inflation rate of 7.9 per cent, yet noticeably higher…
Read more...Consumer Foodservice Spend Returns To Pre-COVID Levels Across Europe – But Visits Have Yet To Fully Recover
Circana, the advisor on consumer complexity has launched its latest results from its CREST service analysis, revealing continued recovery for the European foodservice sector as…
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