World Cup
Our World Cup coverage provides UK hospitality and foodservice professionals with practical insights on maximising trade during the tournament, including match-day promotions, themed menus, drinks stock planning, live screening setups, licensing considerations, and customer engagement strategies tailored to pubs, bars, restaurants, and catering operations aiming to boost footfall and profitability.
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Dec- 2023 -19 DecemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 19/12/23
Drinks sales in managed venues fell by 9% for the week ending 9 December, compared with the same period last year. Alcohol categories struggled due to World Cup comparatives, while midweek performance suggests modest average growth. As festive occasions approach, operators seek to maintain footfall amidst weather and rail strike…
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19 DecemberPubs and Bars
Drinks sales down 9% as tough comparatives continue
Drinks sales in the UK’s managed venues dropped 9% for the week ended 9 December compared with the same period last year, according to data from CGA. Growth has now topped 1% just once in the last eight weeks as a result of sales being compared to the period during…
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11 DecemberNews
UK drink sales dip amid strong World Cup comparatives
Year-on-year drinks sales in Britain were down again last week—though the 2022 football World Cup made for difficult comparatives, CGA said. CGA by NIQ’s daily drinks tracker shows average sales in managed venues in the week to last Saturday (2 December) were 2% behind the equivalent week in 2022. It…
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4 DecemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 04/12/23
The week ending 25 November saw a 5% decline in drinks sales year-on-year, compared to last year’s World Cup period. Monday and Friday showed stark drops due to England’s matches in the tournament. However, the other five days saw positive growth, with Saturday leading at a 13% increase. Beer and…
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4 DecemberPubs and Bars
Drinks sales fall 5% on tough comparatives, says CGA
Drinks sales were down by 5% year-on-year in the week ended 25 November as a result of tough comparatives with last year, according to data from CGA. Trading suffered when compared with late November 2022, which brought the start of the football World Cup. This kept sales on Monday 20…
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Nov- 2023 -27 NovemberTrade Associations
Extended hours for Euro 2024 ‘essential’ for pubs and bars, says UKH
Hospitality trade body UKHospitality has warned it is “essential” that trading hours are extended for the semi-finals and final stage of the European Championships next summer. UKH chief Kate Nicholls said Euro 2024 is set to be a “huge event” for hospitality businesses next summer as fans pack pubs and…
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15 NovemberPubs and Bars
Wet weather dampens managed hospitality venue sales in October
Britain’s leading hospitality groups saw year-on-year growth slow to 3.2% in October amid widespread poor weather, according to data from CGA. It is a 13th consecutive month of like-for-like growth for managed restaurants, pubs and bars however, it represents a slowdown from a 5.9% rise in September. The data shows…
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Oct- 2023 -30 OctoberNews
Today’s news in brief – 30/10/23
Red Oak Taverns is set to acquire 17 pubs from St Austell Brewery’s leased and tenanted estate by the end of October. The acquisition includes locations in Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset. Red Oak already owns 212 pubs, primarily leased and tenanted, with a presence in the Midlands, South, North West,…
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30 OctoberFood and Drink
Poor weather sees drinks sales fall despite England rugby games
Year-on-year average drink sales in managed venues fell marginally by 0.2% in the week to 21 October, according to data from CGA. Bad weather as a result of Storm Babet offset the benefits of two England rugby world cup games causing a decline in sales after eight weeks of growth…
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27 OctoberNews
Today’s news in brief – 27/10/23
Punch Pubs reported total revenues of £313.5m for FY23, up from £284.4m in FY22. Management Partnership division’s revenues also increased by 24% to £139.8m over 52 weeks. All three divisions, including leased and tenanted, management partnership, and Laine, achieved like-for-like sales growth. EBITDA for the period was £79.1m, a decrease…
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