Heatwave and Football Help Drinks Sales Beat Inflation in Early June
Drinks sales hit double-digit year-on-year growth last week as warm weather sent consumers flocking to pubs and bars. CGA by NIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker reveals…
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All the latest pub news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
New Report Reveals The True State Of The Hospitality Sector
A staggering 86% of UK hospitality operators will likely have to close in the next three years if their business costs don’t reduce and their…
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Pub Closures at Fastest Pace in a Decade as Rising Interest Rates and Energy Bills Take Toll
Pubs are closing at the fastest rate ten years, with analysts warning that of further closures, new research has revealed. 200 pub businesses entered insolvency…
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Up to £5,000 Fines for Operators Who Breach Tipping Laws
Following years of campaigning by trade unions and hospitality workers, a new tipping law was passed last month that will ensure service charges go directly…
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Amber Taverns Continues To Expand Its Geographic Footprint With Three New Pubs Opening This Month In Chester, Durham And Irvine
Amber Taverns, the operator of 165 high quality community, wet-led pubs located throughout the NE, NW and Midlands, Wales and Scotland, announces the opening of…
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UK Economy Grew by 0.2% in April with Boost from Hospitality Sector
The UK economy recorded slow growth in April, after having shrunk in the previous month, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics…
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Take A Look Inside New Northampton Pub
The Gardeners Arms on Wellingborough Road, in Northampton re-opened on Friday 9th June following a major investment of £217,000. The pub is part of the…
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Hospitality Can Deliver £29 Billion Economic Boost, With Right Support
A new report launched today at UKHospitality’s summer conference reveals that in the past six years hospitality has increased its annual economic contribution by £20…
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Foodservice Price Inflation Jumps Back Above 20% in April
Price increases had begun to slow in the first quarter of this year, and inflation dipped below 20% in March for the first time since…
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Take A Look Inside New Chester Pub
The Brewery Arms on Chester Street in Saltney re-opened on Friday, 9th June following a major investment of £160,000. The pub is part of the…
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May Records “Lower than Expected Sector Growth”
Hospitality sales saw a marginal increase of 2.7% in May compared with the same month in 2022, according to data released by management software specialists…
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Secret Pub Company Announce 4th Site
The Secret Pub Company has announced its expansion into a 4th site. The Lambley, located in its namesake village Lambley in Nottinghamshire, is due to…
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TLT Reveals Key Trends In The Hospitality Sector For 2023 / 2024
National law firm TLT has revealed key trends and notions that have shaped the hospitality sector in 2023 and which are anticipated to drive growth…
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Trade Associations Make Plea To Save Small Firms Being Wiped Out By Energy Costs
Trade associations representing high-street businesses including pubs, breweries, hairdressers, local shops and other small businesses have today written to the Chair of the newly formed…
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Suffolk Restaurant And Bar, The Mill, Gains Safety Accreditation
The Mill Restaurant and Bar in Stowmarket has become the first in Suffolk to be accredited under the Licensing Security and Vulnerability Initiative (Licensing SAVI)….
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