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Hybrid working and the cost-of-living crisis have had a significant impact to on premise trading patterns, new research from CGA and NielsenIQ has revealed.
Archives for June 23, 2022
Late-night sector losing up to 40% trade due to strikes
Late-night hospitality businesses are losing up to 40% of trade because of the ongoing rail strikes, according to the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA).
Staff shortages damaging economic recovery
Staff shortages within the hospitality sector have caused almost half (45%) of operators to cut trading hours or capacity in order to cope, costing the industry £21bn in lost revenue, a joint survey by UKHospitality (UKH), the British Institute of...
100 days left of paper £20 and £50 notes
The Bank of England has urged anyone who still has paper £20 and £50 notes to use them or deposit them to the bank, ahead of the cash being withdrawn later this year.
‘Urgent relief’ needed as inflation hits 40-year high
Hospitality “urgently needs relief” as inflation hits a 40-year peak of 9.1%, further barring businesses from profitability, warned trade bodies.
Increase in spend and numbers eating dinner at pubs
The number of people eating dinner at pubs has risen and their average spend during this day part has increased by 10%, according to data from Lumina Intelligence’s Eating & Drinking Out Panel.
Safeguarding schemes 'essential' for hospitality
Schemes such as ‘Ask for Angela’ are essential in helping hospitality venues ensure the safety of customers, especially women or those considered vulnerable, amid “increasingly common” risk of drink spiking and violence, according to independent London...
Fuller's raises more than £10,000 for Ukraine
Large multi-site operator and brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner has raised more than £10,000 in aid of those impacted by the war in Ukraine.