UKH Scotland

Today’s news in brief – 16/08/24

WHSmith has launched Smith’s Kitchen – an new own-brand café format – as the retailer found that food-to-go and meal…

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UKH urges Edinburgh to implement cost recovery to visitor levy

UKH Scotland has urged the City of Edinburgh Council to adopt the cost recovery mechanism recommended in the draft visitor…

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Edinburgh hospitality braces for sales rise as Fringe begins

Edinburgh hospitality is due to benefit from a major rise in sales as Edinburgh Fringe and other festivals have kicked…

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Scottish games during Euros boost hospitality sales by a third

Scottish hospitality venues have experienced a 33% rise in sales during Scotland’s Euros matches.   The data, which was collected by…

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Calorie labelling benefits do not outweigh risks, report finds

Public Health Scotland has produced a new report suggesting that the benefits of displaying calorie information on menus does not…

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Today’s news in brief – 07/03/24

Young’s Pubs has acquired City Pub Group for £162m. The deal has added 51 wet-led pubs to the group’s managed…

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UKH Scotland urges govt to use extra £295m for sector support

UKHospitality Scotland has urged the Scottish government to allocate £295m towards supporting the hospitality industry.  Calls from UKH to increase…

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Today’s news in brief – 24/01/24

Wetherspoons revealed that like-for-like sales rose 10.1% during H1 to 21 January compared with last year. The pub chain attributed…

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Scottish pubs and hotels ‘left behind’ due to lack of support, UKH Scotland says

Hospitality businesses are being financially disadvantaged by a lack of support by the Scottish Government, new analysis by UKHospitality Scotland…

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UKH ‘encouraged’ as job vacancies fall by 35,000 in 2023

UKH has been “encouraged” by news that job vacancies within the industry have fallen by 35,000 within 2023, according to…

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