Shepherd Neame Opens New Sports Bar
Independent family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame is delighted to announced it has reopened a vibrant, new sports bar at Chatham’s Maritime Marina. The venue,…
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Food and Drink
Wetherspoon Profits Drop As Tax And Cost Burden Bites
Pub giant warns of further pressure on margins as NI hikes and energy costs take their toll JD Wetherspoon has reported a significant fall in…
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Scottish Hospitality Group Wins Gold at British Pie Awards
One of Scotland’s leading hospitality groups has put the UK’s best meat and potato pie on the menu at three of its Edinburgh venues after…
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Social Pub and Kitchen Rolls Out Major Menu Refresh Across 62 Sites
Stonegate Group’s Social Pub and Kitchen has launched a major menu refresh across its 62 venues, introducing smash burgers, new weekly offers and healthier food…
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Manifest Becomes the First Liverpool Restaurant in The Coravin Guide
In a new first for Liverpool’s wine scene, Manifest Restaurant and Bar has been added to the prestigious Coravin Guide, the global guide to wine-by-the-glass…
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New Great Welsh Drinks Festival to be held at DEPOT, Cardiff in July
A brand-new food and drink festival, which is a celebration of Welsh produce and drinks, will be held at DEPOT, Cardiff from July 9th to…
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UK Hospitality Venues Remain Busy as Consumers Spend Longer but Drink More Carefully
UK hospitality venues continue to see strong levels of activity in early 2026, with consumers spending longer in pubs, bars and restaurants despite more cautious…
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Cider Category Now Worth £2bn to UK Pubs and Bars
HEINEKEN UK has unveiled its new Cider Report 2026: In-Cider Knowledge, which shows that we remain a nation of cider fans, with sales up 3.5%,…
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UK Pub Closures Driven by Rounds of Costs, But Pubgoers Remain Thirsty for Pints
New research from Morningstar DBRS reveals a striking picture of the UK pub sector: despite closures accelerating and operators battling repeated waves of cost inflation,…
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Foodservice Price Inflation Flattens in January as Key Commodities Unwind
Food and drink prices in the hospitality sector remained virtually flat in January, with month-on-month inflation slowing to just 0.02%, according to the latest Foodservice…
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Weather Waters Down February’s Drinks Sales
NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker reveals that average sales in managed venues in the week to Saturday 21 February were 5.2% behind the corresponding week in…
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New Irish Bar Set to Open in Barnsley’s The Glass Works
Live music venue Katie O’Brien’s is set to bring a taste of Ireland’s famous warm welcome to Barnsley. The venue will open in the unit…
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UK Eating Out Demand Softens As Consumers Trade Down With Purpose
The latest insights from Lumina Intelligence Eating and Drinking Out Panel (EDOP) show that UK consumers entered the festive period with greater financial caution, reshaping…
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CAMRA Cornwall Issue Cornish Pasty Warning To Molson Coors Over Sharp’s Closure
Beer drinkers and pub campaigners in Cornwall are calling for a Cornish pasty style protection for iconic local beers to prevent beers marketed as Cornish…
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Alcohol Tax Revenues Drop £285m Despite Duty Increases, HMRC Figures Show
Provisional government data has revealed a significant shortfall in alcohol duty receipts for the current financial year, raising fresh questions about the relationship between taxation…
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