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Today’s news in brief – 13/12/23

November saw a 4% year-on-year rise in sales for leading hospitality groups, the CGA RSM hospitality business tracker revealed, which has extended a 14-month streak of like-for-like sales increases. While pubs surged 5% and restaurants hit 4.9% growth, bars saw a 6.9% decline. Notably, London’s total sales growth of 3.5%…

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Five Guys UK joins Zero Carbon Forum

Five Guys UK is among ten new members to join Zero Carbon Forum, where it will sit alongside more than 60 operators across the industry. Zero Carbon Forum members work to “pool their resources” and share learnings to accelerate emission reduction and adapt to the impacts of climate change.  All…

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Circular&Co. and the rise of returnable packaging

The industry is waking up to the urgency of addressing environmental issues, and the catering industry is no exception; UKH has recently announced that some 5,000 hospitality venues across the UK have begun their net zero journey, thanks to the industry body’s partnership with Sky Zero and Zero Carbon Forum…

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Today’s news in brief – 13/10/23

Brakspear is investing £2m to refurbish two leased and tenanted pubs in partnership with pub companies Little and Large and Friendship and Beer. These agreements exemplify Brakspear’s commitment to its leased and tenanted estate, recognising the value of partnering with talented operators. The agreements are structured as turnover tenancies, aligning…

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Some 4,738 hospitality venues begin net zero journey

UKH’s carbon calculator, in partnership with Sky Zero and Zero Carbon Forum, has seen 375 companies operating across 4,738 sites have begun their journey to net zero. The figures, which were unveiled at the trade body’s annual sustainability seminar, showcased the success of the carbon calculator and the partnership between…

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Peach 20/20 director joins Zero Carbon Forum Advisory Board

Peach 20/20 director Peter Martin has joined the Zero Carbon Forum Advisory Board to support its mission of decarbonising the hospitality and brewing sector at pace. A hospitality industry “influencer” and “visionary” with over 40 years of experience, Martin founded Peach 20/20 as a network to connect and inspire hospitality’s…

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Pizza Pilgrims joins Zero Carbon Forum

Pizza Pilgrims has joined the Zero Carbon Forum to accelerate its progress to net zero, as well as to share its sustainability insight and learnings across the sector.   According to the pizza chain, one of the biggest challenges that pizza companies face is how to address the environmental impact of…

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Zero Carbon Forum to launch Marketplace for hospitality and brewing operators

Zero Carbon Forum has announced the launch of Marketplace, a new services directory designed to connect supply chain businesses with brewing and hospitality operators to help them reach net zero faster. The Zero Carbon Forum is a non-profit organisation which builds on 10 years of carbon reduction collaboration in the…

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Punch Pubs & Co joins Zero Carbon Forum

Punch Pubs and Co has become the latest operator to join the Zero Carbon Forum.   The pub company has almost 1,300 community pubs throughout the UK, and said it has ESG principles “embedded at the heart” of its strategy.  It added that sustainability forms a key part of its ‘Punch…

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25 hospitality leaders host zero carbon roundtable

Some 25 leaders from hospitality organisations including Azzuri, Greene King, IHG, Gaucho, Revolution Bars, Peach 2020, Punch Pubs and WSH joined together as part of the Zero Carbon Forum CEO/CFO roundtable held at Carousel, London, to discuss how the sector can decarbonise while the industry is facing multiple crises. The…

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