Whitbread has announced its food and beverage sales recovered throughout FY22 and are approaching pre-pandemic levels, with like-for-like (lfl) sales 566.5% ahead vs FY22 but 7.6% behind vs FY20.
A Punch Pubs & Co site in Warwickshire has announced the launch of a craft ale microbrewery following its official opening by MP for Stratford upon Avon and Secretary of State for Education Nadhim Zahawi on Friday 10 June.
Around 9 out of 10 consumers are financially impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, revealed new research by Hospitality Guest Experience Management (HGEM).
Almost 450m more pints were sold in the first quarter of 2022 versus 2021 thanks to the ending of Covid restrictions in pubs, new data from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) revealed ahead of Beer Day Britain today (15 June).
The UK economy contracted by 0.3% in April, statistics from Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed earlier this week as some pubs feared they were already seeing a recession.
The hospitality sector is experiencing 83% more vacancies across the board compared to March to May 2019, according to today’s ONS figures which UKHospitality have dubbed “concerning”.
Multiple operator Revolution Bars Group has announced it is confident of delivering EBITDA results “slightly ahead” of market expectations that currently stand at £10m.
The Government has announced Community Ownership Funding applications have been opened once again, but one operator stated communities should use a pub to save it before it needs rescuing from funding.
The Government’s Food Strategy White Paper, announced yesterday (Monday 13 June), has been hailed as “both timely and welcome” by industry trade body UKHospitality (UKH).
Confidence levels in the future of the hospitality sector have fallen dramatically between November last year and now, according to research by accountancy firm Haysmacintyre.
UKHospitality (UKH) has today (Monday 13 June) announced the appointment of Sandra Kelly as skills director, a new role tasked with delivering the trade bodies recently launched hospitality workforce strategy: fixing the crisis.
Three quarters of operators did not see any boost to trade across the Platinum Jubilee weekend (Thursday 2 – Sunday 5 June), a snap poll by the Morning Advertiser (MA) has found.
Operators are having to push prices up in a bid to battle ongoing inflation and the cost-of-living crisis and Lumina Intelligence has broken down how much dishes are now costing.
Heineken UK has ramped up the number of money-saving opportunities through its Buying Club in recent months, offering exclusive deals to its on-trade customers.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has developed a 13-point pledge, #OpenToAll, encouraging pub and brewing businesses to ensure commitment to diversity and inclusion at the heart of their operations.
Licensing law involves a lot of detailed administration. There is a lot of form filling (thankfully mostly online nowadays), particularly in respect of varying your Designated Premises Supervisor, changing the name and address of the licence holder or...
The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with Creative Hospitality's Bruno Nunes for his take on the big news this week, from pessimism in the face of the oncoming challenge through to reinvention for survival.
Foodservice prices in April were 10% higher than in April 2021 in what is the third month of double-digit inflation in a row thanks to high energy costs and unstable global supply, the latest edition of the Foodservice Price Index revealed.
This weeks new products round up features Theakston's first cider offering in 30 years alongside new serves from Beavertown, Black Sheep Brewery, Spirit of Manchester Distillery and a new RTD cocktail from America ready to take the UK by storm.
Rail strikes confirmed to take place later this month will have a “devastating” impact on the hospitality industry as it continues to rebuild following the pandemic, according to trade bodies and representatives across the sector.
London-based pub company Fuller’s has revealed it continued to maintain capital investment across its portfolio, putting £26m into its portfolio across the year.
The Jubilee bank holiday saw a lift in food and drink sales for Britain’s pubs, bars, and restaurants, however street parties dented trading over the weekend, according to CGA by NielsenIQ’s latest trading data.
Continuously rising fuel prices have been feared to further impact supply chain issues and increasing food costs across the sector as petrol prices once again rocketed earlier this week.
Pub chefs Michael Wignall, the Angel at Hetton, north Yorkshire and Paul Ainsworth of the Mariners, Rock, and other Cornish venues, feature in this year’s AA Chefs’ Chef Award shortlist.
Revolution has opened new sites in Exeter and Preston and as well as pumping £200k into its Wilmslow site, the Inn Collection Group has turned a police station into a pub and Red Oak Taverns has renovated its Blunham venue.
Fresho, a company aiming to make food supply chains more sustainable between restaurants and suppliers, has accelerated its UK expansion plans after raising £8m.
More than 50,000 rail workers nationwide have been confirmed to strike later this month in the biggest network dispute since 1989, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has stated.
The Government recently revealed guidance to help businesses apply the crown symbol to pint glasses and as a result, The Morning Advertiser has delved into the history of the mark.
Multiple operator City Pub Group has said its like-for-like sales have continued to strengthen faster than predicted as its May 2022 figures are 5% ahead of the same period in 2019.
