Drinks Sales Jump 7% to Hit 2022 High
CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows that average sales by value in managed pubs, bars and restaurants in the seven days to Saturday (19 March) were…
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Stonegate Group Crowned Best Employer of the Year at the British Credit Awards 2022
Stonegate Group have won the ‘Best Employer of the Year’ category in the British Credit Control Awards at an award ceremony held at The Royal…
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Liberation Group Chefs Win at this Year’s International Salon Culinaire
Liberation Group is celebrating after two of its Butcombe Pubs & Inns’ chefs triumphed at the prestigious International Salon Culinaire. Sam Seedhouse, Head Chef at…
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Drinkers Raise a Glass to the Return of Britain’s Premier Beer Festival
Britain’s premier beer festival will be returning to London Olympia from 2 – 6 August 2022 following a two-year hiatus due to social distancing measures…
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Ukraine Crisis is A Long Term Threat to Food Prices, Warns Lynx Purchasing
The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have an ongoing impact on hospitality food prices, and is likely to end any hopes that spiralling food inflation…
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Rising Costs Hit UK Restaurants as they Suffer ‘Lunchflation’, Research Reveals
New data in the UK has revealed a trend of “lunchflation:” lunch item costs are rising fast across the UK, with prices jumping 3% year…
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St Patrick’s Day, Weather and Sport Lift Drinks Sales to a 2022 High
Last week’s out-of-home drinks sales were 7% up on pre-pandemic levels, CGA’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker reveals. The figure—for average drinks sales by value in…
Read more...Business picking up for Bristol hotels
The recent removal of lockdown restrictions has resulted in a welcome boost to business for many Bristol hotels. For months hoteliers have been hoping to…
Read more...Hospitality & Leisure Sales Increase Two Years on from First Lockdown
Data from Barclaycard Payments, has revealed that over the weekend (18-20 March 2022) transaction volumes increased in for a number of businesses, including: Pubs and…
Read more...One Week Left to Pay your Self Assessment Tax Bill
Self Assessment customers have just one week left to pay their tax bill or set up a payment plan to avoid incurring a penalty, HM…
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Spring Statement Met with Disappointment by “Thousands” of Hospitality Businesses
Sector leaders have hit out at Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement, which has been met with disappointment, and called a “bitter blow” to a beleaguered…
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‘Farmgate’ Exemption Critical to Cider’s Survival
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called for the Government to stand firm and continue its strong track record of supporting small cider makers….
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The Dark Destroyer Shaun Wallace is the New Voice for Stonegate’s “We Love Quiz”
Stonegate Group has announced Shaun Wallace, ‘The Dark Destroyer’ from ITV’s The Chase, as the new online host of its hugely popular ‘We Love Quiz’…
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WSTA Celebrates Mother’s Day with Look at the UK’s Gin Sales
Covid led to almost £1 billion in lost income for British distillers The Wine and Spirit Trade Association is toasting Mother’s Day (Sunday 27th March)…
Read more...Half Term Boost for UK Hotel Occupancy
UK hotel occupancy saw a sharp increase in February as the easing of restrictions and half term breaks coincided to increase demand across the UK,…
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