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Mitchells and Butlers LFL sales rise 3.4% in Q3

The operator of All Bar One and Toby Carvery, Mitchells and Butlers, has reported that like-for-like sales rose 3.4% during…

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Today’s news in brief – 12/07/24

British pubs and bars are expected to see sales rise 50% during the Euros final, according to UKH. The boost…

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Burger brand Hub Box bought out of administration

South-West based burger chain Hub Box has been bought out of administration and sold to South West Restaurants Limited for…

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Pizza Union eyes Central London expansion

Pizza Union is “selectively” searching for new sites across Central London as it has reported that sales rose 2% from…

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Are we really out of the woods?

For most of us in hospitality: the last nine to 12 months have been very challenging indeed. One well known…

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Over 70% of venues to invest in refurbs despite rising costs

Some 71% of hospitality operators are set to invest in venue refurbishments in the next year, a new survey from…

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Wetherspoons H1 sales rise 10.1%

Wetherspoons has revealed that like-for-like sales were 10.1% higher during the 25 weeks to 21 January compared with last year. …

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Hospitality food prices rise again as supermarket prices ease

Month-on-month food inflation in hospitality was more than five times higher at 2.2% compared to supermarkets where prices increased by…

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Hospitality’s recovery slowed by inflation and staff costs, CGA finds

Hospitality’s post-Covid recovery is threatened by rising prices in multiple key areas, the latest business confidence survey from CGA by…

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Foodservice price inflation hits 21.6% in May

Foodservice price inflation in the UK rose to 21.6% in May, just below the record high of 22.9% seen in…

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