All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
One in six (16%) hospitality jobs currently lie vacant, the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth indicates—triggering intense competition among firms to recruit and retain team members.
Read more...The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) will be celebrating its biannual Cider Month throughout the month of October, raising awareness for the cider and perry industries’ struggles ahead of the Autumn Budget.
Read more...Wetherspoon like-for-like sales are still below 2019 levels, the company has reported, with sales down 38.8% to £772.6m in the 52 weeks ended 25 July. It made a loss before tax of £154.7m.
Read more...The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, joined Fred Sirieix, the maître d’ best known for Channel 4’s First Dates, at HMP Wormwood Scrubs today [Friday 1st October] to officially open the doors
Read more...The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has today submitted its representations for the Budget, which is taking place on October 27th.
Read more...Independent restaurant and bar operator, Buzzworks Holdings, will close its entire business on Monday 4 October to introduce a new Wellbeing Day for its workforce.
Read more...The WSTA has called on the Treasury to freeze wine and spirit duty and extend the hospitality VAT reduction in the Autumn Budget to allow the country to climb out of the Covid-19 slump.
Read more...The hospitality industry must adapt quickly in order to survive. This is the warning following new research that shows 63% of hospitality operators don’t believe their business has invested enough in digitalisation.
Read more...Rural hospitality venues are being impacted by the ongoing fuel crisis, with visitor numbers falling and staff unable to get into work, despite continued reassurances from the government that there
Read more...Trade bodies call on Chancellor to keep VAT at 12.5% to help businesses rebuild post-pandemic
Leading trade associations representing the UK’s hospitality and tourism sectors have joined forces
Read more...Tiere Group is to lease and refurbish The Red Lion at Shirley, its second pub with Star Pubs & Bars. The pub closes from 4th October for the joint £350,000 revamp, which will complete in early December
Read more...The Red Lion, a community pub in the heart of Chobham won the Admiral Taverns pub of the year, at the Great British Pub Awards. Owned by pub group Admiral Taverns, the pub is run
Read more...The consumer group representing hundreds of thousands of pub-goers across the UK is urging the public to continue supporting their locals – even if they are giving up alcohol this month.
Read more...The UK restaurant sector suffered heavy losses due to the pandemic, with the market value falling by 43% in 2020 to £18.2bn – a whopping £13.9bn loss*, according to GlobalData
Read more...The Competition and Markets Authority is considering a possible probe into Admiral Taverns’ £222m takeover of Hawthorn Leisure.
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