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  • Nov- 2022 -
    14 November
    Contract catering Q3 sales up 41% but remain below 2019 levels

    Contract catering Q3 sales up 41% but remain below 2019 levels

    Sales in the contract catering sector have increased 41% between July and September this year, however still remain below pre-Covid levels, according to the latest contract catering tracker from CGA. Sales in this years’ third quarter were down 9% when compared with the same three month period in 2019 and…

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  • 14 November
    Ewe Restaurant and Bar set to open

    Ewe Restaurant and Bar set to open

    Newly conceived Ewe Restaurant and Bar is set to open in Bolton’s Westhoughton on 18 November. The million-pound project has a capacity of 150 and will welcome live music from local musicians. Headed up by the team behind Manchester’s ‘Yours’ restaurant and bar, the new venue will be led by…

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  • 14 November
    Hospitality faces £900m business rates hike 

    Hospitality faces £900m business rates hike 

    Hospitality businesses will face a £3.6bn bill next April if business rates increase in line with inflation and current relief is ended, a business rates increase of £900m, on top of the £2.7bn the sector currently pays. Ahead of the Autumn Statement this week, UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls is urging…

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  • 14 November
    BBPA calls for beer duty freeze

    BBPA calls for beer duty freeze

    The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the chancellor to reconsider freezing beer duty to help keep the cost of a pint affordable this Christmas in an open letter ahead of the chancellor’s autumn statement.  It is reported that the letter highlighted that the average costs for…

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  • 11 November
    Hospitality sales rise by 4% in British cities 

    Hospitality sales rise by 4% in British cities 

    Pubs, bars, and restaurants have reported positive sales in Britain’s major cities, despite high inflation making real-terms growth “very difficult”, according to CGA.  Its latest ‘Top Cities’ report found that combined sales in Britain’s 10 most populous cities in the four weeks to 22 October 2022 were 4% higher than…

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  • 11 November
    Various Eateries appoints interim CFO 

    Various Eateries appoints interim CFO 

    Various Eateries has announced that James Darwent is joining its board as director with immediate effect, where he will act as interim CFO following the news Oli Williams has stepped down from the role.  According to the company, Darwent has been working alongside Williams since joining the company on 26…

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  • 11 November
    Danieli Group to deliver two new north east Stack sites

    Danieli Group to deliver two new north east Stack sites

    Newcastle-based leisure company Danieli Group has revealed its plans to invest £7m in the creation of two new Stack leisure hubs in County Durham. As a result, Danieli has submitted a planning application to convert the former M&S store at Silver Street, Durham into a Stack site, while also unveiling…

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  • 10 November
    Youngs revenues rise 25% as ‘normal’ trading returns

    Youngs revenues rise 25% as ‘normal’ trading returns

    Young’s has seen revenues rise by 24.7% to £186.5m in the half-year ended 26 September, as the group welcomed a return to a “normal pub environment”.   Over the period, profit-before-tax was up by 14.7% to £25m, while adjusted EBITDA rose by 5.4% to £45m. Managed house EBITDA was £55.5m, up…

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  • 10 November
    Domino’s sales rise 19% on 2019 but deliveries down in Q3

    Domino’s sales rise 19% on 2019 but deliveries down in Q3

    Domino’s has revealed that its total system sales were up +19.6% in Q3 2022, compared with the same period in 2019. Its like-for-like system sales (excluding splits and the change in the VAT rate) increased +2.4%, and total orders year-to-date was up +0.7.  However, Q3 22 total orders were down…

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  • 10 November
    Nightcap

    Nightcap to slow expansion plans despite revenue surge

    Nightcap has announced that it plans to slow down its expansion plans of new site openings during the current financial year as trading in the first 13 weeks to 2 October 2022 has been “adversely” impacted by record warm weather, train strikes and the cost of living crisis, combined with…

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