Positive Christmas Trading For Pubs, Restaurants And Bars
Sales data from the CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker shows the sector reported sales growth of 8.8%, compared to 2022. Pubs performed most strongly, with…
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Cost A Premier League Pint To Hit £10 By 2030, Study Finds
The cost of a pint of beer at a Premier League stadium could reach almost £10 by the end of the decade, new research finds….
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Managed Restaurants, Pubs And Bars End 2023 On A High With Bumper December
Britain’s top hospitality groups generated year-on-year sales growth of 8.8% in December, the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals. The excellent result capped a…
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Tobacco And Alcohol Tax Receipts Fall At Their Sharpest Rate In 20 Years
The latest analysis by finance experts, RIFT, has shown that the combined HMRC receipts received for both tobacco and alcohol duties declined at their sharpest…
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Vacancies Fall By 35,000, But Remain Above Pre-Covid Levels
New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that there were 112,000 vacancies in hospitality at the end of 2023, down from 147,000 at…
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Solid Start To The New Year For Drinks Sales After Strong End To 2023
Britain’s pubs and bars have started 2024 with sound year-on-year growth in drinks sales, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows. Average sales in managed…
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Rigatoni’s Opens Four Locations Across Manchester
Rigatoni’s has added to Manchester’s culinary scene with the opening of its flagship first pasta kitchen in Ancoats. Rigatoni’s comes from the Manchester-born brothers who…
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Arc Inspirations Toasts Record December With 20% Like For Like Sales Growth
Award winning bar group, Arc Inspirations, the leading operator of premium bar brands, Banyan, BOX and Manahatta, has announced record sales for December 2023, with…
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Simon Rogan Awarded MBE For Services To Food Industry
Simon Rogan, chef and owner of UMBEL Restaurant Group, was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List for his services to the food…
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A Strong Christmas for the UK On Trade with ‘Mad Friday’ delivering the Biggest Sales of the Year
Christmas delivered a much-needed boost to the UK On Trade with the traditional ‘Mad Friday’ (the last Friday before the big day) producing a sales…
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Step Into The New Year With An Epic Challenge To Support The Burnt Chef Project
In a concerted bid to get the hospitality industry moving in 2024, The Burnt Chef Project has launched an epic fundraiser – the Bourdain Challenge…
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Holiday Bookings And Festivities Brought December Cheer For Hospitality And Leisure
Consumer card spending grew 2.3 per cent year-on-year in December – less than the latest CPIH inflation rate of 4.2 per cent and lower than…
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Wetherspoon To Open Its New Pub Near Euston Station – £2.3 Million Investment And 55 Jobs Created
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is to open its new pub near Euston Station on Tuesday, 9 January, with the creation of 55 new jobs. The…
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Knorr Professional Launches New Chef Competition Exclusively for Scottish Students
Knorr Professional has launched the competition with the goal of unearthing and recognising the next generation of young Scottish chef talent from the best catering…
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Happy Christmas For Pubs And Bars As Drinks Sales Rise 7%
On Premise drinks sales finished 2023 on a high with year-on-year growth of 7% in the final fortnight of the year, CGA by NIQ’s Daily…
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