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UK pubs see drinks sales growth in 2024, CGA finds

Britain’s pubs and bars have started 2024 with year-on-year growth in drinks sales, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows.…

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Nightcap revenues jump 65.7% amid bumper Christmas trading

Nightcap has revealed that group revenues jumped to £7.4m during the four-week period ended 31 December 2023, spelling a 65.7%…

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Tube strikes could cost hospitality £50m, says UKH

The latest round of strikes from RMT members on the London Underground could cost hospitality businesses up to £50m according…

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Today’s news in brief – 03/01/24

Black Sheep Coffee turnover has doubled to £21.3m in the year ended 31 December 2022 from £10.7m the year before.…

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Breal Capital acquires Purity Brewing Company

Breal Capital has acquired Warwickshire-based craft brewery Purity Brewing Company and Pure Craft Bars in a deal that secures 60…

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UKH sets out plan for 2024

UKHospitality has unveiled a three-point plan which it will focus on in 2024 to put hospitality at the “front and…

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Five AI predictions for the industry in 2024

This time last year, I said that the adoption of AI would accelerate massively in the hospitality sector. Look where…

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How digitisation across the restaurant sector is set to evolve in 2024

As we reflect on the last year, it’s fair to say that the restaurant industry has continued to go through…

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New immigration rules will make it “next to impossible” for hospitality to recruit overseas workers

The most important change announced by the Government concerns the skilled worker visa because from spring 2024, the earning threshold…

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UK hospitality groups welcome 4% sales growth in November

Britain’s leading hospitality groups achieved year-on-year sales growth of 4% in November, a new CGA RSM hospitality business tracker reveals. …

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