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NewsEveryman increases market share in H1
The boutique cinema chain has reported ‘growth across all key metrics’ in the first half of 2026 amid ‘strong results’ over a wide range of films, genres and events
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NewsHospitality grant scheme opens for applications
The £10m fund, first announced back in January, will be invested into projects that help get new ventures off the ground, as well as support community venues and training programmes
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Arcade-backed burger brand Manna to launch standalone site
The restaurant will serve Manna’s full menu, including the double Manna and classic smash burgers, alongside sides including waffle fries
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NewsMarket Taverns promotes Miles Slade to CEO
It comes as the independent London pub group prepares to accelerate investment in its estate and pursue further expansion
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NewsVenue closures and subdued tourism knocks Hakkasan revenue
The luxury hospitality group saw the restaurant revenue of its UK-owned operations fall 20.3% in FY25
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NewsOlivia FitzGerald to join Airship & Toggle as CEO
The former chief sales and marketing officer for Zonal will take the reins of the integrated CRM and hospitality commerce platform in November, succeeding co-founder Dan Brookman
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NewsPopeyes launches debut rewards programme
Developed in-house, Popeyes Rewards will allow registered customers to earn 100 points for every £1 spent on eligible purchases, which can be redeemed against menu items.
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NewsToby Carvery launches retail range in Iceland
Iceland said the range was “inspired by the iconic flavours and traditions of Toby Carvery”, with products including mini battered sausages in blankets and a sausage and mash filled Yorkshire pudding
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NewsDiageo drops responsible drinking and diversity targets from execs’ bonus
Under the new policy, CEO Sir Dave Lewis and his fellow executives will have their long-term rewards tied entirely to financial performance, rather than environmental, social and governance targets
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NewsPunch announces additions to L&T leadership team
Henry Fairbanks joins the business next month, from Chestnut Group, as innovations operations director, while Sarah Edmunds has been promoted to operations director for the Midlands.
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee to launch first UK drive-thru
It will be the coffee shop chain’s second location in Lancashire, with further sites already in development across the region
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NewsCaffè Nero UK achieves 5% sales uplift as group reports record sales
Growth in the UK business was supported by the success of its iced drinks range, which achieved a 52% sales increase - with matcha based drinks accounting for a significant amount of that growth.
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NewsTech on Toast rebrands as Stacked
The hospitality tech platform said the rebrand has been carried out to unify its services and expand its free support for operators wanting to digitise their businesses.
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NewsBuzz Bingo attracts new generation of players
The company, formerly Gala Bingo, said that sales were boosted last year by investment in its 76-bingo hall estate to make it more appealing to a tech-savvy generation, with half of its 190,000 new customers under the age of 35.
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NewsTimothy Taylor’s undergoes brand refresh amid £9m brewery investment
The 168-year-old West Yorkshire business said that while the look of the brand was evolving – with an updated logo, pump clips, glassware and bottles, its beer and brewing philosophy remained the same.
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NewsGreene King upping investment in London pub estate
Thirty-nine of its sites in central London – “the core of the core” of its 2,500 estate – are to receive investment this year, Greene King CEO Nick Mackenzie has said.
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NewsClaridge’s operator bets on US and UK visitors to offset Middle East
Maybourne chief executive Marc Socker tells the FT the group has ‘proactively pivoted’ to other areas to counter drop in Gulf bookings
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NewsVAT is a problem and Britain’s hospitality businesses are paying the price, warns top chef Tom Kerridge
Writing for The Mail, Kerridge said Labour ‘has now recognised that VAT is the lever to pull to drive footfall, support families and back hospitality businesses through its summer VAT scheme’
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NewsLoungers’ boss criticises private equity’s impact on UK high streets
Alex Reilley tells The Times UK high streets have ultimately suffered structural failure because of a lot of ’aggressive debt-driven private-equity transactions’
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NewsForget Starbucks coffee - Gen Z like their drinks ice cold
Social media, personalisation and high margins are reshaping the beverage market, reports the BBC, prompting Starbucks and rivals to rethink their menus