Winners Of Asian Restaurant And Takeaway Awards 2024 Announced
Winners of the annual Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards 2024 (ARTA) were announced at the awards ceremony this weekend on 6th October at Royal Lancaster,…
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Shuttered Pub Numbers Surge, As High Business Costs Make Trading Impossible
New data on licensee turnover from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) highlights the need for systemic change in Autumn Budget Shocking figures released today…
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£48m Inflation Hike To Take April Business Rates Bill Increase To £914m
Septembers inflation figures would translate to an additional £48 million increase in business rates for the sector next year on to of a sheduled end…
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FSA Launches Allergen Labelling Consultation For Out-Of-Home Sector
The FSA is seeking views on new guidance for providing allergen information for people when eating out. The consultation comes after extensive engagement with consumers,…
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BBPA Calls on Chancellor to Act on ‘Cost of Doing Business’ Crisis
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is issuing an urgent call for government action ahead of the upcoming Budget. With 50 pubs closing each…
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Drinkers Bowled Over After Historic Stockport Pub Reopens Following £250k Investment
Hydes Brewery has re-opened the doors of its popular Stockport pub, The Nursery Inn, following a £250K refurbishment. The refurbishment of the 1939-built pub, a…
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Drinks Sales Start Q4 With Year-On-Year Dip
On Premise drinks sales have lagged the levels of last year for the second week in a row, in a soft start to the crucial…
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Pro-Small Business Budget ‘First And Best’ Chance For Chancellor To Secure Sustainable Growth
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on the Chancellor to deliver a decisively pro-small business Budget, saying SMEs are “sick of stagnation.” The…
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Frequent Visitors And Younger Consumers Power On Premise Growth
Increased footfall and consumer spending in pubs, bars, and restaurants have been observed across the UK and Ireland over the last quarter, as the latest…
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Hospitality Is The Foundation For Inward Investment As Britain “Open For Business”
Billions worth of investments in emerging growth sectors are set to be unveiled by businesses and ministers at the government’s inaugural International Investment Summit today…
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New Vice Chair for CAMRA
Gillian Hough has been announced as the new Vice Chair for the Campaign for Real Ale, replacing Ash Corbett-Collins following his election as Chairman. This…
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Bath Spa Hotel Wins Prestigious Two AA Rosettes For Culinary Excellence
Vellore Restaurant, within Bath Spa Hotel, has been awarded two AA Rosettes for Culinary Excellence. The highly coveted AA Quality Assessed accreditation scheme praised the…
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Gravetye Manor Chef Takes The Top Spot In Young National Chef Of The Year
Jonny Smith from Gravetye Manor has wowed the judges and achieved the prestigious title of the Craft Guild of Chefs’ Young National Chef of the…
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CMBC Announces Proposal To Close Banks’s Brewery In 2025
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced its proposal to close Banks’s Brewery in Wolverhampton in Autumn 2025, as part of a restructuring of its…
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Bricklayers Arms, Bromley Opens After A £330,000 Refurb
There was a packed house for the official reopening of our Bromley pub, The Bricklayers Arms following a £330,000 refurbishment. The pub, affectionately known as…
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