Rain Washes Drinks Sales Back Into The Red
After two weeks of year-on-year growth, drinks sales in Britain’s On Premise slipped back last week, according to CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker Average…
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The King Supports Pub Is The Hub With Donation To Support Pubs
Pub is The Hub has welcomed a donation from His Majesty The King to help independent publicans support local services and activities for communities in…
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Arc Inspirations To Double Up In Nottingham And Sheffield As Growth Strategy Continues
Arc Inspirations operator of premium bar brands, Banyan, BOX and Manahatta, has announced plans to open new sites in Nottingham and Sheffield this year. The…
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Red Oak Taverns Acquires 19 UK Pubs From Marston’s
Red Oak Taverns has acquired 19 tied tenanted pubs from Marston’s, the third transaction between the two companies in the past 15 months, and takes…
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North West Multiple Operator Adds Third Star Pub To Portfolio
North West multiple operator John Lloyd has taken on his third Star Pubs lease, The Wheatsheaf in Leyland, and is undertaking a joint £100,000 revamp…
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Royal Patronage Of His Majesty King Charles III Retained By The Royal Academy Of Culinary Arts
The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) has announced that His Majesty, King Charles III, will continue to serve as Patron of The Royal Academy…
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WSTA Warns Businesses To Fill Out Package Recycling Forms Before End Of May Deadline
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association is calling on businesses who have not collected and submitted packaging data, from the first half of 2023, to act…
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Greene King Pub Partners Opens Two More Nest Pubs
Left – The Highwood in Solihull (Left) and The Wellington in Bebington Right – The Wellington’s Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise…
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Revolution Bars Rejects Nightcap Rescue Proposal
Bar operator Nightcap has walked away from a possible rescue deal for rival operator Revolution Bars. Nightcap said it was “disappointed” its merger proposal was…
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Putting The Fizz Back Into Foodservice: Soft Drink Sales Hit £3.02bn In 2023
Despite the cost-of-living crisis continuing to bite, Britvic reports that the eating out market turned over £97.3bn in 2023 – the first time annual sales…
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Horncliffe Pub Opens Community Café To Help Local People With Support From Pub Is The Hub
A community café at the Fishers Arms in Horncliffe, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, is bringing local people and groups together to help combat loneliness and isolation….
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Over Two Thirds Of UK Beer And Wine Servings Are Short Measures
New research published today by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has found that over two thirds (70%) of beer and wine, checked by Trading…
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Croeso Pubs Adds Penarth’s Bear’s Head To The List Of Pubs It Has Saved From Closure
Croeso Pubs Ltd, the South Wales pub chain which already runs seven venues including The Philharmonic and Brewhouse in Cardiff, is taking over the lease…
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Drinks Sales Edge Into Growth In Solid May
Britain’s On Premise drinks sales nudged just above the levels of 2023 last week, CGA by NIQ’s latest Daily Drinks Tracker shows. Average sales in…
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Welsh Chefs Excel To Strike Gold In Sharjah Competition
A team of six talented young chefs has struck gold for Wales at a prestigious international culinary competition in the United Arab Emirates. Representing the…
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