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News‘Continued strength’ in UK helps drive international sales growth at Starbucks
The coffee giant beat Wall Street expectations in its fiscal third quarter and has raised its full-year earnings outlook amid a continued return to sales growth
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Analysis & InsightRapid churn of closures and openings sees number of hospitality outlets hold steady in Q2
The latest Hospitality Market Monitor highlights particularly significant churn in the bar sector and shows that Britain’s city centres remain resilient despite the sector’s challenges
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NewsWorld Cup delivers 16% spending boost for UK pubs and bars
Data from Dojo also shows that across the tournament spending uplift in hospitality venues was 9% higher on average compared to Euro 2024
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NewsBusiness groups unite against holiday tax
As Edinburgh becomes the first UK city to introduce a holiday tax, a coalition of business, hospitality, tourism, countryside and travel groups have urged the government to rethink the policy
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Analysis & InsightHow AI can give time back to operators
The expectation that AI will miraculously boost margins and returns has been replaced with realism as its potential impact becomes more widely understood
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OpinionThe biggest marketing mistake hospitality is making? Ignoring Facebook
Somewhere along the way, Facebook has become the platform marketers almost seem embarrassed to admit they still use. Yet it is still the biggest and potentially the best marketing lever to pull, Mark McCulloch writes
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InterviewsRosslyn: ‘We want to contribute to every corner of London we open in’
The high-volume speciality coffee shop operator has just opened its tenth location in the Square Mile and is proud to help grow London’s reputation as a world class coffee city, co-founder and CEO James Hennebry tells MCA
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NewsOkell’s strengthens leadership team
The pubs and drinks division of Heron & Brearley has announced a raft of key appointments as it looks to accelerate the delivery of its long-term growth strategy
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Analysis & InsightLeader confidence falls to 37%
Optimism among hospitality leaders has tumbled amid fears about operating costs and consumer spending, the latest Business Confidence Survey from NIQ and Zonal reveals
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News#VATsTheProblem campaign passes 260,000 signatures as shop launches for delivery
Hospitality businesses are now able to order printed campaign assets to be delivered direct to their venue
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NewsUKH calls on Plaid Cymru to deliver business rates cut in Wales
The trade body says it recommends reforming or replacing business rates to achieve a permanent, lower rate for hospitality businesses across the country
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NewsHospitality warned heatwave could drop bookings by up to 48%
Analysis of the June heatwave carried out by Access Hospitality and DesignMyNight also shows the hot weather caused hospitality covers to decline by 19% and walk-ins to drop by 11%
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NewsFoodservice inflation stabilises in May
Food and drink prices in the hospitality sector eased by 0.1% month-on-month in May with the most significant downward price movements coming in fresh produce, dairy, and oils
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NewsHumphrey Smith dies aged 81
The owner of Samuel Smith’s Brewery was one of the most distinctive and eccentric figures in British pub culture
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NewsOne in six hospitality venues at risk of closure
A new joint survey carried out by the industry’s leading trade bodies reveals almost a quarter of respondents are operating at a loss, up from one in seven three months ago
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NewsHeavitree sees turnover dip in H1
The Exeter-based pub operator pointed to poor weather early in the year and an early Easter for the sales slip, which also led to a drop in operating profit
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NewsUKHospitality launches nutrition guide
The trade body says the guide provides practical advice and support to hospitality businesses looking to strengthen their approach to healthy eating
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News#VATsTheProblem shop launched for hospitality operators
A new online shop with free, downloadable assets has launched for businesses to download and use in venue to promote the campaign petition, which now has more than 225,000 signatures
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NewsWraps & Wings looks to shift away from delivery-led model as it unveils new look
The Eatphoria-owned brand says its new design has been created to transform the customer experience and better reflect its evolved identity as it targets 20 new openings in two years
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Weekend PressCan Starmer’s late-night World Cup openings help Britain’s struggling pubs?
While venues could stay open until 2am, rising costs remain a far bigger concern for many landlords, reports The Guardian