Disposable Income

Mitchell and Butlers revenues hit £1.2bn in H1

Mitchell and Butlers’ total revenues reached £1.2bn in the 28 weeks ended 8 April, compared with £1.1bn in the same…

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Heinkenen to invest £40m in Star Pubs upgrades

Heineken has recently announced it will invest £40m in upgrading almost a quarter of the pubs in its Star Pubs…

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Liberation Group expands managed pubs portfolio in Q1

Pub operator Liberation Group has revealed that for the 12 weeks to 22 April, its portfolio of managed pubs increased…

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Drinks sales dip 3% year-on-year in March

Drinks sales in the UK have dropped 3% year-on-year in the first full week of March following a strong first…

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Revenge of the dish: Are we eating out more after Covid?

Revenge dining. You may have not heard of the term but you’re probably aware of the idea. It’s the theory…

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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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Mitchells & Butlers welcomes strong festive trading in Q1

Mitchells and Butlers has welcomed continued strong trading over the festive season, as like-for-like sales rose by 10.4% in its…

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Nightcap hails ‘record’ Q2 results despite rail strikes

Nightcap has welcomed “record” trading in its latest quarter, with revenues up by 60.9% to £12.9m and like-for-like sales up…

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Comptoir H1 profits surge 150% to £11.5m

Comptoir Group, the owner and/or operator of Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean restaurants, has announced its profits surged 150% to £11.5m…

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Foodservice Price Index hits record high as supply issues mount

Year-on-year inflation in the foodservice sector hit 13.6% in March 2022 due to the impacts of the war on Ukraine…

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