Hospitality Insolvencies In January Not As Bad As Feared
Today’s company insolvency statistics show accommodation and food services insolvencies fell 7% from 3,747 in the 12 months to January 2024 to 3,474 in the…
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Hospitality’s Expectations and Predictions for the 2025 Spring Budget
When the Autumn Budget 2024 was announced, the impact on the hospitality sector was immediately clear. We hear from leaders from the hospitality and events…
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UK Food to Go Market Set to Surpass £24bn in 2025 as Demand for Convenience Drives Growth
Lumina Intelligence has launched the UK Food to Go Market Report 2025, revealing that the sector is forecast to grow +3.3% to reach a value…
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Government Plans To Cut Red Tape “Long Overdue” Sector Says
Chancellor, Rachel Reeves is set to announce 60 measures aimed at reducing regulatory burdens and stimulating economic. With between 100 and 130 regulatory bodies currently…
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Storms And Cautious Spending Reshape UK’s Eating And Drinking Out
The latest data from Lumina Intelligence’s Lumina Intelligence’s Eating and Drinking Out Panel highlights the impact of poor weather conditions and cautious consumer sentiment on…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Resisting the Urge – But Only Just!
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. I have often said that I resist the temptation to turn this column into a weekly attack on government…
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Chefs Serve Up A Taste of Wales to VIPs at 10 Downing Street Reception
A team of Welsh chefs cooked up a selection of delicacies, inspired by top quality food and drink products from Wales, at a St David’s…
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Sector Welcomes Regulator’s Promise To Act On Card Payment Fees
The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is to act in the wake of steep hikes on card fees. The regulator’s market review revealed that between…
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Half Of Hospitality Operators Predict Higher Revenue Streams This Year, Despite Challenges
Half of hospitality operators (49%) predict that their revenue will be higher in 2025, compared to the previous year, despite well-publicised and ongoing market challenges….
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Hospitality Support Hub Offers Lifeline To Workers Grappling Closures, Rising Costs And Mental Health Challenges
Five of hospitality’s leading bodies – the Institute of Hospitality, Hospitality Action, the Savoy Educational Trust, Springboard and UKHospitality – have united to launch the…
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Foodservice Price Inflation Continues To Ease But Global Uncertainties Loom
The latest Foodservice Price Index (FPI) report from Prestige Purchasing and CGA by NIQ reveals a 19th consecutive month of decelerating year-on-year inflation in January…
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Hospitality Business Confidence Plunges To Lowest Levels In Two Years
Looming April cost increases have caused hospitality business confidence to plummet to its lowest level since October 2022, when inflation was at a 40-year high….
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UKHospitality Scotland Responds to Scottish Labour Skills Plan
Scottish Labour’s Skills for Scotland plan outlined how the party would spend all of Scotland’s share of the Apprenticeship Levy funding on skills development, create…
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Bistrot Pierre Group Sold Out of Pre-pack Administration, Saving Almost 400 Jobs
Restaurant group Bistrot Pierre has been sold in a pre-pack deal to investment vehicle Cherry Equity Partners in a deal that will see 158 jobs…
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Cider Worth £2bn To UK Pubs, Bars & Restaurants for the First Time
Cider has experienced a 5% value growth over the last two years and value sales have outstripped volume over the last 12 months The new…
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