Private Sector Growth Slows Sharply Reveals CBI
Private sector growth slowed sharply in the three months to June (+5%, from +23), according to the CBI’s latest Growth Indicator, marking the slowest rise…
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Hospitality
All the latest hospitality news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Brucan Pubs Expands to Four Sites with £400,000 Refurbishment
Brucan Pubs, founded in 2018 by ex-ETM Operations Director James Lyon-Shaw and the former head chef of The Club at The Ivy Jamie Dobbin, have…
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Positive Results from Manchester Hoteliers’ Association Partnership with Local Schools
Manchester Hoteliers’ Association (MHA) has announced a successful launch period of their schools programme which saw the association partner with Greater Manchester schools to encourage…
Read more...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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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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Act Now to “Stem the Tide”, Small Firms Urge, as Producer Price Inflation Hits Record-High 22%
Responding to the news that the consumer prices index rose 9.1%, to a 40-year high, and producer price inflation rose 22.1%, to a record-high, in…
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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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The Frogmill Named UK’s Best Pub
Cotswolds pub The Frogmill, part of Brakspear’s Honeycomb Houses managed estate, has scooped the top title in the National Pub & Bar awards 2022. The…
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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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