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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Nov- 2022 -11 NovemberPubs and Bars
Hospitality sales rise by 4% in British cities
Pubs, bars, and restaurants have reported positive sales in Britain’s major cities, despite high inflation making real-terms growth “very difficult”, according to CGA. Its latest ‘Top Cities’ report found that combined sales in Britain’s 10 most populous cities in the four weeks to 22 October 2022 were 4% higher than…
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10 NovemberPubs and Bars
Youngs revenues rise 25% as ‘normal’ trading returns
Young’s has seen revenues rise by 24.7% to £186.5m in the half-year ended 26 September, as the group welcomed a return to a “normal pub environment”. Over the period, profit-before-tax was up by 14.7% to £25m, while adjusted EBITDA rose by 5.4% to £45m. Managed house EBITDA was £55.5m, up…
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10 NovemberRestaurants
Domino’s sales rise 19% on 2019 but deliveries down in Q3
Domino’s has revealed that its total system sales were up +19.6% in Q3 2022, compared with the same period in 2019. Its like-for-like system sales (excluding splits and the change in the VAT rate) increased +2.4%, and total orders year-to-date was up +0.7. However, Q3 22 total orders were down…
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9 NovemberBusiness
World Cup hospitality sales to be down by 10% against 2018
Sales in UK hospitality venues during the 2022 FIFA World Cup are expected to be down by £44m compared to 2018, a new report from VoucherCodes has found. The 2022 World Cup Spending Report forecast that pubs, bars, and restaurants are set to make £395m in sales throughout the tournament,…
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Oct- 2022 -25 OctoberFood and Drink
Drinks sales surpass 2021, but inflation slows growth
Average drink sales in managed venues in the seven days to Saturday (15 October) were 5% ahead of the same week last year, and 4% up on the equivalent period in 2019, according to CGA by NielsenIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker However, with CPI inflation reported this week to be at…
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21 OctoberPubs and Bars
Cocktail Club opens Canary Wharf site
The Cocktail Club, formerly known as London Cocktail Club, has officially launched its 17th site, with the opening of its new location in Canary Wharf. Located at 9 Cabot Square, the bar’s concept was initially conceived by John James ‘JJ’ Goodman and James Hopkins. JJ was crowned the winner of…
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11 OctoberPubs and Bars
Drink demand keeps Marston’s sales afloat in FY22
Marston’s has announced that total retail sales for the year to 1 October were up by 2% against FY19, predominantly driven by drink sales which continued to outperform food sales in the period. Like-for-like sales were down 1% against FY19 however, reflecting the impact of trading restrictions last December and…
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5 OctoberFeatures
Is the UK pub and bar market on track for £8bn growth in 2022?
“There’s a plethora of difficult situations for pubs at the moment; penetration is down and spending is relatively flat,” says Katie Prowse, senior insight manager at Lumina Intelligence. “Consumers are also limiting their out-of-home visits, which is having an impact on pubs, on top of cost increases.” Despite macroeconomic challenges…
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Aug- 2022 -1 AugustRestaurants
Star Pubs & Bars to launch £200,000 pub package for World Cup
Star Pubs and Bars have announced it will launch a £200,000 investment package into its portfolio ahead of the winter World Cup. The “comprehensive” package incorporates funding discounts on Sky subscriptions, an online hub offering insight on executing sport, and fresh point-of-sale material aimed to enable Star pubs to establish…
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Mar- 2022 -15 MarchFeatures
The Cocktail Club: a playground for adults
What is the history of the Cocktail Club? Wilkinson: The London Cocktail Club concept was initially conceived by John James ‘JJ’ Goodman and James Hopkins. JJ was the winner of the World’s Best Bartender award at the Cocktail World Cup in 2008 and, along with Hopkins, aimed to create a…
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