Brummie Chefs Team Up to Raise £22k
The ICC Birmingham and Glynn Purnell have teamed up to help raise £23,000 for the city’s only producing theatre. The event raised funds for Birmingham…
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Food and Drink
Customers are Crying Out for Support when Buying Wine
New research out this week shows that 1-in-3 customers don’t feel confident ordering wine in pubs, bars and restaurants, with 1-in-9 admitting that they often…
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Refusal to Inspect Food Imports Could Have Severe Public Health Consequences, Warns CIEH
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has expressed serious concern that the decision by the UK Government to scrap planned checks on food imports…
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Total UK Coffee Shop, Sandwich and Bakery Market Set to Exceed 2019 Market Value in 2022
According to the latest data from the Lumina Intelligence Operator Data Index, the total UK coffee shop, sandwich and bakery market set to exceed 2019…
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Hilton Funds Aurora Foxes’ Food Truck to Help Students with Learning Difficulties into Work
Aurora Foxes, a specialist hospitality training college for young adults with learning disabilities, has launched the Flying Fox food truck on the Minehead Promenade outside…
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Back Us, Don’t Tax us Says UKHospitality Cymru
The Hospitality industry in Wales can do without the extra worry of a Visitor Levy hanging over cash-strapped businesses, UKHospitality Cymru has warned. “This industry…
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Delivery and Takeaway Sales Slip Year-on-Year as Consumers Return to Eating Out
Britain’s managed restaurant and pub groups’ delivery and takeaway sales remain more than double pre-COVID-19 levels—but trading has dipped year-on-year after consumers resumed their out-of-home…
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UK Bans Imports of Russian Caviar
The U.K. has imposed an import ban on Russian caviar as part of newly announced sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s regime over the war in Ukraine….
Read more...Drinks Sales Fall Just Short of Pre-COVID-19 Levels for Fourth Week in a Row
After another week of highs and lows, On Premise drinks sales continue to hover just short of pre-COVID-19 levels—and with inflation running high, real-terms growth…
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Top Curry Restaurants Guide Announced as Voting Goes Live for 2022 Awards
The Asian Catering Federation [ACF] has announced that it is to publish a guide to the One Hundred Top Curry Restaurants as voting goes live…
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UK Pub and Bar Market to Recover to 99% of its Pre-Pandemic 2019 Value in 2022
According to the latest data from the Lumina Intelligence Operator Data Index, the UK pub and bar market is expected to see the bulk of…
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Northants Pub Receives National Policing Award for Safety
Northamptonshire’s The Warren pub has become one of the first in the county to receive a National Policing Award for Safety. The Warren, part of…
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Greene King Pub Partners Launches Eighth Hive Pubs Site Following £340,000 Investment
Greene King Pub Partners has launched its eighth Hive Pubs site. The Norfolk Terrier in Thetford, Norfolk has been transformed into a Hive Pub following…
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Consumer Card Spending Grew 17.7% in March as Spring Sunshine Benefits Hospitality
Card spending grew 17.7 per cent in March compared to the same period in 2019, as Brits took advantage of the sunnier weather and lifting…
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Community Pub Set to Reopen Following £300,000 Refurbishment
The White Hart, in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, formerly known as The Town Inn, is set to reopen on Thursday 14thApril following a transformational £300,000 refurbishment. The…
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