DoorDash to Acquire Deliveroo in Landmark £2.9bn Deal
In a significant development for the global food delivery sector, San Francisco-based DoorDash-based DoorDash has agreed to acquire UK delivery platform Deliveroo in a deal…
Read more...
News
All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Fundraising For Pedalling To Pubs Exceeds £50k As Cyclists Gear Up For Annual Charity Bike Ride
Hospitality industry leaders are celebrating as the fundraising total for Pedalling To Pubs 2025 exceeds £50k, a month before riders set off on the epic…
Read more...
Punch Pubs & Co Acquires The Ribs Of Beef, Norwich
Leading pub company Punch Pubs & Co has added to its growing portfolio with the acquisition of The Ribs of Beef pub in Norwich. The…
Read more...
Spending Squeeze Keeps Restaurants’ Delivery And Takeaway Sales Flat In March
Britain’s leading restaurant groups achieved fractional year-on-year growth of 0.7% in their delivery and takeaway sales in March, CGA by NIQ’s Hospitality at Home Tracker…
Read more...
Gino D’Acampo Restaurant Group Acquired in £5m Rescue Deal, Safeguarding 400 Jobs
In a welcome boost for the UK hospitality sector, the company behind the Gino D’Acampo restaurant brand has been sold out of administration in a…
Read more...
Heineken Announces £40 Million Star Pubs Investment
HEINEKEN UK has announced today (May 5) it will invest £40m in upgrading and reopening pubs in its Star Pubs division in 2025, creating nearly…
Read more...
No More Cost Increases Before Elections, Scottish Government Urged
The Programme for Government should not add to the cost or regulation burdens facing hospitality businesses, UKHospitality Scotland has said. In a letter to the…
Read more...
Sunshine and Easter Brighten Up April Drinks Sales
Warm weather, school holidays and Easter combined to make it a bumper first half of April for On Premise drinks sales, CGA by NIQ’s Daily…
Read more...
Oaknorth Backs Acquisition Of Loungers, Which Plans To Roll Out 30 New Sites A Year
OakNorth bank has participated in a club loan to support Lion Capital and Fortress Investment Group’s Public to Private acquisition of Loungers, one of the…
Read more...
Ye Olde Swiss Cottage Pub Granted Temporary Protection From Development
© Copyright Andrew Wood and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. A historic pub that gave the area where it stands its name has been…
Read more...
Punch Pubs & Co Acquires The Duke Of Wellington, Wareham
Punch Pubs & Co has added to its growing portfolio with the acquisition of the Duke of Wellington pub in Wareham. The traditional English pub…
Read more...
Orange Grove Hotel & Gardens Wins Prestigious Muddy Stilettos Award For Second Year Running
Orange Grove Hotel and Gardens has been voted Best Events Venue for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in the prestigious 2025 Muddy Stilettos Awards….
Read more...
10 Industry Leaders To Be Awarded Master Innholder Status
The Master Innholders has announced that ten industry-leading hotel professionals have been awarded the prestigious Master Innholder status following this year’s rigorous application process. Founded…
Read more...
Scottish Government Urged To Address Pubs Business Rates
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has called on the Scottish Government to commit to changes to Non-Domestic Rates (NDR) for hospitality businesses in…
Read more...
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Comes To Shepherd Neame’s Historic Brewery
Brewer Shepherd Neame is joining forces with Kent theatre company, Changeling, for a third year to stage a live performance, but this summer’s show will…
Read more...