September seasonal fruit and vegetable prices have climbed by 35% versus the like-for-like period in 2019, adding to the “dangerous cocktail” of soaring costs threatening the sector.
Creating ‘experiences’, targeting young people and engaging big players were key to the future of the functional drinks market, experts revealed at the Big Hospitality Expo on Wednesday (28 September) at London’s Olympia.
Toggle, The Hospitality Gift Card & Commerce platform, has launched “Toggle Time 2’, a campaign to help hospitality businesses bring in additional revenue through the ultimate hospitality word of mouth: gifting.
Ahead of the 2022 Great British Pub Awards in a just a few days time, here's the lowdown on the finalists in running to be named Stonegate Pub of the Year.
With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best bars in the business, we take a look at some of the finalist that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the bars that are competing...
Shepherd Neame is planning build its retail pubs and hotels business through a mixture of tenanted conversions and selective acquisitions, chief executive Jonathan Neame has told MCA.
A trio of London pubs and one in Cambridge are in the running to be crowned best Bar/Pub of the Year in the inaugural Be Inclusive Hospitality (BIH) Spotlight Awards.
The likelihood of no-show diners has almost halved from 11% to 6%, reducing the cost of customers who make reservations and don’t turn up by £5bn a year in revenue, research has found.
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the operator of brands including All Bar One, Premium Country Pubs, Nicholson’s, Ember Inns, Toby Carvery and Harvester, has reported a 5.2% lift in like-for-like (lfl) food sales and a 4.1% loss in drinks sales for...
With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best bars in the business, we take a look at some of the finalist that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the bars that are competing...
Trade body leaders have written to the Chancellor following the mini-budget last week, highlighting the urgent need for further support to safeguard hospitality businesses.
The Labour party’s pledge to abolish business rates if it were to win the next general election has been described as “naïve” by property agent Colliers.
With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best bars in the business, we take a look at some of the finalist that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the bars that are competing...
Birmingham has been crowned the UK’s most vibrant city for the first time this year, new research from CGA by NielsenIQ and Wireless Social has revealed.
Hundreds of Nigels from as far as Zimbabwe and Texas gathered to celebrate Nige-fest at the Fleece Inn, Bretforton, Worcestershire last Saturday (24 September).
UK pubs have been left with a choice between hosting Christmas parties or screening the football World Cup after missing out on a £155m booty in sales for the tournament that would usually have taken place in summer.
St Austell brewing director Georgina Young believes the art of cellarmanship is being dumbed down and, because cask beer is exclusively made only in the UK, it must be saved.
Music star Ed Sheeran is backing a campaign from Music Venue Trust (MVT) to take control of the freeholds of music venues, such as pubs, that put on live music to save them from closure.
Drinks sales in the seven days to Saturday 17 September were 1% behind compared to the same week last year, the latest CGA by NielsenIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker has shown.
Last week’s announcements on energy discounts and measures addressed in the mini Budget did not have “any effect” on small businesses but made sure the “big boys” of the industry did “very nicely”, according to a Somerset-based operator.
With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best bars in the business, we take a look at some of the finalist that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the bars that are competing...
‘Cash or card?’ is far from a question of the past. However, with the desire for quick, convenient experiences high on the list of priorities for many customers visiting hospitality venues, cash is increasingly taking a back seat compared to digital payments.
Beer brewers Goose Island and Magic Rock Brewing have collaborated to launch two new brews at Nicholson’s Pubs to celebrate Cask Ale Week, which runs until Sunday 2 October.
Having a strong non-alcoholic drinks offer and organising sittings for earlier matches are just two ways in which operators can create a safe and inclusive environment during the FIFA Men’s World Cup later this year, experts have advised.
The MA's Ed Bedington spoke with trade association bosses Kate Nicholls of UKHospitality and the BII's Steve Alton to get their take on the mini-budget and whether there was any grounds for optimism.
