Community Pub Welcomes New Licensees Following £140,000 Refurbishment
The Trafalgar, a local traditional community pub in the seaside town of Dovercourt in the historic parish of Harwich, reopened on the 24th March following…
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Food and Drink
How to Prepare for new UK Calorie Labelling Regulations Coming into Effect this April
By Janez Sodja, Director of Field Sales, EMEA, Loftware (www.loftware.com) In recent years, the food and beverage sector, already heavily regulated, has seen a raft…
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Portman Group Warns Drinks Companies on ‘Hard Seltzer’ Products
The Portman Group today issued updated guidance to drinks companies on the fast-growing hard seltzer category. Hard seltzers are common in the US, and the…
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Pub Governing Body Welcomes Enhanced Codes of Practice
The Pub Governing Body (PGB) has welcomed enhancements made to the Codes of Practice for England & Wales that will formally take place from today…
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Double-Digit Prices Rises for Hospitality Customers, as VAT Rises to 20% for the Industry
In a sector facing soaring costs and plummeting consumer confidence, today’s increase in VAT gives operators no choice but to pass on price rises, UKHospitality…
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Is the Ivy Coming to Bournemouth?
Bournemouth may be set for an “injection of positivity” the famous London restaurant the Ivy looks set to open a restaurant in Bournemouth’s former New…
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Local Pub Reopens Following £130,000 Investment with Brand New Licensee
Community pub, the Black Bush, in Washington near Sunderland, reopened on March 24th following a combined investment of £130,000 from leading community pub company, Admiral…
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Seafood Pubco Celebrates Partnership Anniversary with New Tring Opening
This week saw the opening of Seafood Pubco’s The Grand Junction Arms in Tring, following a six-month, £1.2m redesign and renovation. It is a year…
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Drinks Sales Jump 7% to Hit 2022 High
CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows that average sales by value in managed pubs, bars and restaurants in the seven days to Saturday (19 March) were…
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Liberation Group Chefs Win at this Year’s International Salon Culinaire
Liberation Group is celebrating after two of its Butcombe Pubs & Inns’ chefs triumphed at the prestigious International Salon Culinaire. Sam Seedhouse, Head Chef at…
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Ukraine Crisis is A Long Term Threat to Food Prices, Warns Lynx Purchasing
The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have an ongoing impact on hospitality food prices, and is likely to end any hopes that spiralling food inflation…
Read more...Hospitality & Leisure Sales Increase Two Years on from First Lockdown
Data from Barclaycard Payments, has revealed that over the weekend (18-20 March 2022) transaction volumes increased in for a number of businesses, including: Pubs and…
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WSTA Celebrates Mother’s Day with Look at the UK’s Gin Sales
Covid led to almost £1 billion in lost income for British distillers The Wine and Spirit Trade Association is toasting Mother’s Day (Sunday 27th March)…
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Wetherspoon Criticises Government Proposal to Increase VAT to 20% Re Food in Hospitality Sector
Wetherspoon has criticised the government proposal to increase VAT to 20 per cent in respect of food in pubs, restaurants and cafes in April. Wetherspoon…
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Wetherspoon Reports “Return to Normal Trading”
Pub group JD Wetherspoon has reported that trading has almost returned to pre-Covid levels and revealed the hit from the rapid spread of the Omicron…
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