More Flat Drinks Sales Before Make-Or-Break Christmas
On Premise drinks sales were virtually flat again last week, ahead of the crucial run-in to Christmas for operators and suppliers. CGA by NIQ’s latest…
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Curry Oscars Winners Revealed at Glittering Awards Ceremony
More than 1200 VIP guests attended the Asian hospitality sector’s most prestigious event of the year, the Asian Curry Awards, otherwise known in the trade…
Read more...Consumers Ready To Spend On Hot Beverages in 2024
The Hot Beverages Spotlight Report, part of CGA’s Food Insights Spotlight series, delivers a bird’s eye view of the segment to help suppliers, wholesalers and…
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Tourism Bouncing Back, But VAT Cut Needed to Reach Pre-Pandemic Levels
UKHospitality is calling for the Government to address the UK’s lack of competitiveness on the global tourism market, beginning with a cut to VAT for…
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Nightcap Sales Hit by Train Strikes
Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group, Barrio Familia and the Dirty Martini group of bars, has announced its audited full…
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Pubs and Restaurants to Save on Average £11,728 to £16,507 In Business Rates
The freezing of the small business rates multiplier for another year coupled with the extension of the 75% discount for occupied retail, leisure and hospitality…
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The Chancellor’s Alcohol Duty Hikes Are Losing the Treasury Cash and Putting Businesses at Risk
Wine and spirit businesses are calling on the Chancellor to freeze alcohol duty at the Autumn Statement later today after latest data shows a worrying…
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Deliveries and Takeaways Worth 15 Pence Per Pound of Restaurant Spend
Delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading restaurant groups rose 5% year-on-year in October 2023, CGA by NIQ’s Hospitality at Home Tracker shows.
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Hospitality Heavyweights Team up with Punch Pubs & Co
Punch Pubs & Co has appointed three Strategic Advisors to the Board. After securing the services of Dame Karen Jones and John Colley earlier in…
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London Business Leaders Sleep Out to Fight Homelessness
Today (Monday 20th November 2023), over 140 CEOs and business leaders across London, including some of the capital’s most prominent hospitality figures, will give up…
Read more...Drinks Sales Flat Again Ahead of Christmas Run-In
More wet weather kept On Premise drinks sales flat in the first full week of November, according to CGA by NIQ’s latest Daily Drinks Tracker….
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Freeze Alcohol Duty Chancellor Urged
Wine and spirit businesses are calling on the Chancellor to freeze to alcohol duty, until the end of the Parliament, when he delivers his Autumn…
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Pubs Still Command The Highest Share Of Hospitality Spend But Must Diversify Report Reveals
Image by prostooleh on FreepikDrink Insight consultancy KAM have partnered with the BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) to launch the ultimate Pub Roadmap: a robust…
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Shepherd Neame Expands Estate With Acquisition Of Historic Seafront Pub
Independent family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame has expanded its estate with the acquisition of historic seafront pub The Ship Inn in Herne Bay….
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Wagamama Launch First Ever Cooking Classes At Female Prison To Teach Future Chefs
A TEAM of top wagamama chefs visited HMP Downview to serve up cooking classes to inspire female chefs of tomorrow. In partnership with the Ministry…
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