Weather Cools July’s Drinks Sales
On Premise drinks sales dipped slightly last week in line with falling temperatures—ending an 11-week stretch of year-on-year growth. CGA by NIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker,…
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Pubs
All the latest pubs news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Greene King Pub Partners Licensee Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King, has celebrated the 30th anniversary of one of its Partners. Gerry McGrath…
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Star Invests £170,000 In Rugby World Cup Support For Its Pubs
Star Pubs & Bars is making a record £170,000 investment in providing free promotional Rugby World Cup kits for its pubs. 60% of its 2,400…
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BII Calls For All Pubs To Engage With Their MPS This Summer, Ahead Of The Autumn Budget
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has announced the launch of their #MyPub campaign, calling on pubs across the UK to write to their MPs,…
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Admiral Taverns Raises £85,000 for Mental Health Charity
Admiral Taverns has raised an incredible £85,000 for its charity partner, Chasing the Stigma – a charity dedicated to normalising the subject of mental health…
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Admiral Taverns Announces 2023 Pool And Darts Champions
Admiral Taverns has announced that The Junction in Oldham and Kings Head in Walsall as its Annual Pool and Darts Champions 2023. The event, which…
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Soaring Costs In Food, Drink, Staff And Energy Pile Pressure On Hospitality
Hospitality’s post-COVID-19 recovery is threatened by rising prices in multiple key areas, leaders have warned in the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA by NIQ…
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National Hospitality Day Returns September 29th!
National Hospitality Day returns for its third year on 29 September, as five charities join forces to raise funds for people in the sector. National…
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End of Alcohol Tax Freeze Piles Pressure on Operators
The latest research by finance specialists, RIFT, reveals that some parts of Britain have seen as many as 69 local pubs close their doors in…
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Women’s World Cup Set To Inject £579M Into Retail And Hospitality Sector
Retailers and hospitality venues are set to make £579m during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicking off on Thursday 20th July, a new report…
Read more...Late Night Levy Extension ‘Damaging Blow’ For The Sector
Despite outdated evidence and opposition from the sector, the Home Office has confirmed today that the late night levy will be extended to: Allow local…
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Welsh Pubs to Receive £690,000 Grant From Community Ownership Fund
Pubs in Wales will receive a total of £694,250 from the Community Ownership Fund to allow them to stay open and serve the needs of…
Read more...New Research Reveals How Live Sport Boosts Pub Spend and Stays
Screening live sport in pubs and bars can substantially increase customers’ spending, dwell time and loyalty, new research by CGA by NIQ and Sky Business…
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Wetherspoon Report Like-For-Like Sales up 11% on Pre Pandemic Levels
J D Wetherspoon plc (the “company”) today publishes a pre-close trading update. The preliminary results are due to be released on 6 October 2023. Like-for-like…
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New Research Reveals Growing Consumer Interest In Digitalisation Of Hospitality Experiences
The latest GO Technology report from hospitality tech provider Zonal and insight firm CGA by NIQ, reveals that the majority of consumers (55%) think that…
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