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Soft drinks sales surpass £1bn in Q1 2023

Sales of soft drinks in the UK surged past the £1bn mark to reach £1.7bn in the first quarter, up…

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Mixed Q1 for UK drinks sales

CGA Strategy’s Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed a “reasonable outlook” for Q1 with wine sales up but spirit sales down.…

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Top considerations for hospitality businesses heading into the era of personalisation

The start of 2023 has been particularly difficult for the hospitality sector, with rising inflation forcing consumers to cut discretionary…

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Fighting the global food waste problem with AI and automation

With food and drink prices remaining stubbornly high in the UK despite recent Office for National Statistics figures showing a…

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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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Tapas Revolution sold in pre-pack deal

Tapas Revolution’s group business and assets have been sold to Tapas Bidco in a pre-pack administration deal for £235k. Tapas…

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Prezzo to shut down 46 restaurants

Italian restaurant chain Prezzo has announced a strategic review of its business that will see the closure of 46 of…

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Deliveroo Q1 revenues rise 4% despite fall in orders

Deliveroo has recently reported a 4% rise in revenue in its Q1 trading update, although the group saw the number…

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UKH urges government to improve vacancy rate ahead of summer

UKHospitality is urging the government to take action and improve the vacancy rate for the sector as the latest ONS…

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