Hospitality is suffering impact of recession
The hospitality sector is suffering despite official figures showing the UK narrowly avoided falling into recession in 2022, the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has stated.
Archives for February 10, 2023
Night time economy losses less severe than predicted
The UK’s night time economy is now worth £79bn, down from £116bn pre-pandemic, according to Ali Turnham of Make Associates.
C&C Group clients unable to place orders for weeks
Customers of drinks distributor C&C Group have been struggling to order stock for several weeks due to “major system upgrades”, forcing some operators to “waste time” scrambling between high-street shops to avoid shortages.
Why are noise complaints shutting down music venues?
“No one should have to go what we went through,” says Kwame Otiende. The licensee had to cash out more than £15,000 on legal fees, acoustic tests, sound proofing and construction after his pub – the Jago, Hackney – was slapped with a noise abatement...
Greene King Pub Partners invests in Reputation platform
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King, has invested in a customer experience and online reputation management platform which all its leased and tenanted licensees will be able to use for free.
Diversification will be key to success
The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington caught up with BII CEO Steve Alton to get his take on the week's news and where the sector is heading in the year ahead.
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SOX acquires White Horse Brewery
South Oxfordshire Brewery has acquired neighbouring White Horse Brewery for an undisclosed sum.
Great Sausage Roll Off 2023 winner revealed
Previous Masterchef winner Mat Follas, from Bramble Restaurant in Sherborne, Dorset, has been crowned the winner of the 2023 Great Sausage Roll Off.