Wetherspoon Half-Year Revenues Tops £1bn-But Margins Dented As Costs Rise
Pub group J D Wetherspoon has reported a fall in profits in its half-year results despite an uplift in sales, with chairman Tim Martin warning…
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Gen Z’ Can Be Menu Rejectors Unilever Food Solutions UK&I launches Future Menus Volume 3
FUTURE MENUS reveals how chefs and operators can attract and maximise spend with influential yet polarised Gen Z demographic …
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Hospitality Businesses Say ‘Nonsensical’ Packaging Rules Will Cost Millions
Leading pub and hospitality businesses have joined with UKHospitality to write to Steve Reed, the Defra Secretary of State, to call for packaging supplied to…
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Flat February As Consumer Spending Tightens And New Costs Loom
Britain’s leading restaurant, pub and bar groups delivered fractional like-for-like sales growth of just 0.1% in February, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business…
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Sports-Driven Weekend Boosts Pub Sales Despite YoY Decline
As the fifth week of the Six Nations unfolded alongside the Carabao Cup Final, UK pubs experienced a mixed weekend in sales performance. While overall…
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UK Food to Go Market Set to Surpass £24bn in 2025 as Demand for Convenience Drives Growth
Lumina Intelligence has launched the UK Food to Go Market Report 2025, revealing that the sector is forecast to grow +3.3% to reach a value…
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Storms And Cautious Spending Reshape UK’s Eating And Drinking Out
The latest data from Lumina Intelligence’s Lumina Intelligence’s Eating and Drinking Out Panel highlights the impact of poor weather conditions and cautious consumer sentiment on…
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13th Century Pub The Three Tuns Opens In Henley This May
What began years ago over the counter at celebrated butchers Gabriel Machin in Henley has now come full circle as Barry, the butcher, and his…
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Drinks Sales Rise as On Premise Bounces into Spring
Britain’s On Premise drinks sales have closed out the Winter with three successive weeks of above-inflation growth, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker reveals. After…
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Chefs Serve Up A Taste of Wales to VIPs at 10 Downing Street Reception
A team of Welsh chefs cooked up a selection of delicacies, inspired by top quality food and drink products from Wales, at a St David’s…
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Foodservice Price Inflation Continues To Ease But Global Uncertainties Loom
The latest Foodservice Price Index (FPI) report from Prestige Purchasing and CGA by NIQ reveals a 19th consecutive month of decelerating year-on-year inflation in January…
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Venus Wine and Spirit Merchants Celebrates 50 Years with Expansion and New Distribution Centre
Venus Wine and Spirit Merchants is marking its 50th anniversary in the drinks industry, celebrating five decades of excellence, innovation, and commitment to providing high-quality…
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Cider Worth £2bn To UK Pubs, Bars & Restaurants for the First Time
Cider has experienced a 5% value growth over the last two years and value sales have outstripped volume over the last 12 months The new…
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BBPA Urges Government To Change No/Low Alcohol Description Rules
The BBPA is calling for a change in UK No/ Low definitions considering many supermarket staples contain more alcohol than No alcohol beer and current…
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Delivery Sales Flatten In January After Post-Christmas Squeeze On Spending
Restaurants’ delivery sales have slipped year-on-year after consumers reined in their spending after Christmas, CGA by NIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker reveals. January delivery…
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