Consumer Confidence

Hospitality sees fourth straight month of YOY growth

The UK hospitality sector saw a 10.9% year-on-year sales increase in January 2023, its fourth consecutive month of growth, according…

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Consumer confidence improves for first time in 15 months

UK consumer confidence in the final quarter of 2022 improved by half (+0.6) a percentage point, according to the latest…

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Hospitality welcomes best December in three years

Managed pub, bar and restaurant groups welcomed their best December trading in three years, though real term sales still lagged…

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Hospitality real terms sales behind pre-pandemic levels

Hospitality turnover for the year ended September 2022 increased 1.3% to £135bn but this is a real terms decrease compared…

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1 in 9 hospitality roles remain vacant despite recruitment efforts

One in nine hospitality jobs remain vacant despite some recent improvements in recruitment, according to new findings from CGA by…

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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…

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Fulham Shore H1 revenues up 35% on pre-Covid levels

Fulham Shore has reported that its revenues for the six months to 25 September 2022 (H1) have increased by 35%…

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Revolution Bars returns to profit

Revolution Bars Group has returned to profitability as pre-tax profits surged 107% to £2.1m for the 52 weeks ended 2…

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Rapidly escalating energy bills are killing pubs, says BII

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has written to the secretary of state for BEIS and the chancellor to highlight…

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Number of pubs falls by over 7,000 in past decade

The number of English and Welsh pubs fell below 40,000 for the first time during the first half of 2022…

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