Dry January Engages the Frequent On Premise Visitor
New consumer research from CGA by NIQ shows the scale of engagement with Dry January this year—and the chance to engage regular On Premise users…
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Food and Drink
Consumer Card Spending Grew Just 1.9 Per Cent In February– As Pub & Restaurant Sales Fall
Consumer card spending grew just 1.9 per cent year-on-year last month – significantly lower than the latest CPIH* inflation rate of 4.2 per cent and…
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Wet Weather Dampens Spirits As Drinks Sales Slip 5% Year-On-Year
Wet weather and tough comparatives pushed last week’s drinks sales down year-on-year, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows. After three weeks of flat sales…
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New Funding Announced to Tackle Underage Drinking in Scotland
credit: Community Alcohol Partnerships The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has announced a new partnership with Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP), in a targeted initiative aimed at…
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Prime Minister Urged To Help Brewers & Pubs On Visit To Aberdeen
As the Prime Minister addresses Scottish Conservative Party conference in Aberdeen, the Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) have called on him to help save…
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Wetherspoon To Open Its First Pub At A Holiday Park
Wetherspoon is opening its first pub at a holiday park on Friday 8 March. The Five Stones is opening at Haven’s Primrose Valley holiday park…
Read more...Foodservice Inflation Slowing But Challenges Lie Ahead
The CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index recorded year-on-year inflation of 12.6% in January—a drop of 1.2 percentage points from December’s rate of 13.8%. It is…
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Safety Thirst Returns to the City
Licensed venues in the Square Mile are being invited to apply for accreditation for the City of London Corporation’s Safety Thirst scheme, which encourages good…
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Matt Abé and Russell Bateman Take The Lead In National Chef Of The Year And Young National Chef Of The Year Competitions
Matt Abé (Left) – Russell Bateman (Right) In what has been a hugely anticipated announcement the Craft Guild of Chefs has confirmed who will be…
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£180k Investment Sees The Deanes House Pub Reopen With A Brand-New Look
Courtesy of Steve Samosa Photography The Deanes House pub located in the town of Prescot has reopened with a brand-new look with thanks to a…
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The Crown at Blackheath Gets a £750,000 Makeover
Independent family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame has reopened its historic pub in the beating heart of Blackheath Village, The Crown, following a £750,000…
Read more...Winning Fans Drove On Trade Sales Over A Storming Weekend Of Sport
A welcome weekend of sport helped to keep the tills ringing across the UK on trade with the winning fans in Scotland and Liverpool leading…
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The Felix Project Launches Restaurants Feed London Campaign To Help Fight The City’s Hunger Crisis
The Felix Project, London’s largest food rescue charity, has today launched its Restaurants Feed London campaign, which is calling on restaurants across the capital to…
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15% Of 18-34s Order And Pay At Restaurants By Scanning A QR Code, As Contactless Preferred For Restaurant Bills
New Consumer Spend data from Barclays’ annual contactless trends report has revealed that 2023 was another record-breaking year for ‘touch and pay’, further cementing it…
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SIBA Business Awards 2024 Finalists: The UK’s Best Independent Beer Businesses Revealed
Finalists in the SIBA Business Awards 2024 have today been revealed, highlighting the breweries, taprooms, retailers, pubs and beer industry businesses in the running to…
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