Fuller’s To Acquire The White Swan, Twickenham
Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC has announced that it has exchanged contracts to purchase the freehold of The White Swan – a “well-known, Twickenham riverside…
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Food and Drink
Star Gears Up For 30 New Managed Operator Pubs In 2025
Star Pubs is to expand its Just Add Talent (JAT) managed operator estate by 30 pubs in 2025, the company announced today. The first of…
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Hospitality Suffers A January Hangover As Sales Slip And Costs Rise
Sales at Britain’s leading restaurant, pub and bar groups fell by 1.3% year-on-year in January, the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals. It marks…
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Hospitality Confidence Falls As Ahead Of April Increases
The confidence of Britain’s hospitality leaders has fallen for the fifth quarter in a row as pressure mounts on operating costs, CGA by NIQ’s latest…
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Final Call For Pieoneers: Under One Week To Enter The 25th World Championship Pie Awards
With just under one week to go until the closing date for the 25th annual World Championship Scotch Pie Awards (Monday 3 March 2025), Scotland’s…
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Northumberland Operator Takes On Second Star Lease
Northumberland licensee, Robbie Morgan, has taken on The Schooner in Amble, his second Star lease. The pub, which has been closed for three years, will…
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Nestlé Professional® Reveals Toque d’Or® 2025 National Heats Shortlist
Nestlé Professional has announced the shortlist of students who have made it through to the national heats. Scheduled to take place at The Grand Cookery…
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Complaint Not Upheld Against Blackeye London Dry Gin
A complaint against Blackeye London Dry Gin has been not upheld by the alcohol industry’s Independent Complaints Panel (ICP). The complaint, made by a member…
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Heineken UK Tops Supplier List In Largest Survey Of UK Pubs And Bars
HEINEKEN UK has secured the number one spot among UK drinks suppliers to the UK OnTrade according to 2024’s Advantage Report Voice of the Customer. HEINEKEN…
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Sensory Friendly Six Nations Screening at The Cabbage Patch
The Cabbage Patch in Twickenham is hosting a sensory friendly screening of the England vs Wales Six Nations match on Saturday 15 March – another…
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UK Now Has 100 Fewer Breweries Than A Year Ago Despite Strong Demand For Independent Beer
Figures released today show the UK has 100 fewer breweries in total as of January 2025 compared to January 2024 – with each quarter of…
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Christmas Gift For Hospitality Sector As Insolvencies Drop
This week’s company insolvency statistics show accommodation and food services insolvencies were down 7% year-on-year from 3,737 in 2023 to 3,464 in 2024. Insolvencies in…
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Employment Bill Will Wreak Havoc On Our Already Fragile Economy, Say Small Firms
Small firms are tightening their belts on jobs, with potential changes that will expand the grounds for unfair dismissal and higher sick pay costs at…
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Search For The Next National Chef Of The Year Is On
The search for the next National Chef of the Year is officially underway, as the Craft Guild of Chefs partners with Matt Abé to create…
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Farnborough Community Pub Reopens Following Transformational £270,000 Refurbishment
The Hawley Arms, a traditional community pub in Farnborough, reopened on Friday 14th February following an enormous combined investment of £270,000 from Admiral Taverns and…
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