Drinks Sales Lag Pre-COVID Levels Again
On Premise drinks sales were fractionally behind the pre-COVID-19 levels of 2019 for the second time in a row last week, the latest Drinks Recovery
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Hospitality
Inflation and Staff Shortages Threaten £36bn Hospitality Growth
The hospitality and leisure sector’s post-pandemic recovery could be severely hampered by the cost-of-living crisis and a widespread lack of staff, a new report has
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Cherished 18th Century Pub to Reopen its Doors
A NORTHUMBERLAND pub dating back to the early 1700s is to be given a new lease of life after being acquired by a North East
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Inaugural Pedalling for Pubs Campaign Raises £274k for Two Great Industry Charities
This year, fundraising initiative Pedalling for Pubs, powered by KAM, raised a stunning £274k for leading hospitality charities; Licenced Trade Charity and Only a Pavement
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Sacha Lord Launches Greater Manchester Hospitality Hour as He Thanks Public for Support
Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, will launch a Hospitality Hour campaign this summer, starting this weekend. To thank Mancunians for
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Record Staff Shortages Causing Hospitality to Lose £21bn in Trade
Staff shortages in the hospitality industry are reaching critical levels, causing nearly half (45%) of operators to cut trading hours or capacity in order to
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Restaurants Risk Failing to Attract Gen Zers and Millennials if They Do Not Keep Up with Tech Revolution
Over four-fifths (84%) of Generation Z and Millennials (82%) choose to visit a restaurant with self-serve kiosks over and above those restaurants without, according to
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Pubs Across the Fuller’s Estate Raise in Excess of £10,000 for Ukraine
Fuller, Smith & Turner, the premium pubs and hotels business, is supporting team members raising money for those impacted by the war in Ukraine by
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Star Pubs & Bars Launches New Energy Deal to Support Licensees
Star Pubs & Bars has used its buying power to negotiate a new energy supply deal with British Gas for its licensees to help mitigate
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Hotel Mentorship Scheme Successful for Fifth Year Running
Launched in September 2018, the innovative Mentor Scheme formed between the Manchester Hoteliers Association (MHA) and Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) paired 14 undergraduate students with
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New Chairman for UKHospitality Scotland
A leading figure from Scotland’s hospitality sector has taken on the top role at the country’s biggest hospitality trade body. Chris Wayne-Wills, CEO of Crerar
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BII Licensee of the Year Award 2022…and the Winner is!
The BII Licensee of the Year competition is widely regarded as the most rigorous and hard-fought award for individual licensee operators in the UK. Since
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Hubbard Advice On Keeping Your Ice Machine Clean
As summer gets into high gear the ice experts at Hubbard Systems highlight the importance of keeping your ice machine safe and hygienic with a
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How Can the Hospitality Industry Maintain the Staycation Boom?
By Karim Malak, CEO of easyHotel (www.easyhotel.com) Data shows that 83% of those who took a staycation in 2021 hope to do so again in
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Train Strikes To Prove Counterintuitive For Recovery of Hospitality
By Kunal Sawhney, CEO of Kalkine (www.kalkine.co.uk) There have been repeated warnings that commuters will face serious travel chaos next week due to the largest
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