News Archive

NEWS & VIEWS 2nd May 2022Let's start with good news this week. The Drinks Business reports that industrial action at Budweiser's brewery near Preston is likely to lead to a summer shortage in the UK of various Macro crap including Stella, Becks, Bud and...

NEWS & VIEWS 25th April 2022There are lots of economic data and analysis flying around these days, containing both good and bad news. The Morning Advertiser reports data from Barclaycard showing consumer spending was up 74% over Easter Weekend, compared to 2019....

NEWS & VIEWS 18th April 2022Let’s start this week with the latest data from Lumina Intelligence’s Eating & Drinking Out Panel, which revealed average spend has reduced 9% in the 12 weeks to 20th March 2022. Sadly, this is likely to be a continuing trend...

NEWS & VIEWS 4th April 2022Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Advisor for Manchester, is predicting a rise of as much as 20p per pint within the next three months, once the VAT rise is added to inflationary pressures, and after supply chain issues and energy price...

NEWS & VIEWS 28th March 2022The Hospitality Sector reacted with howls of process this week, when the Chancellor declined to extend the reduced VAT rate. This is likely to be the final-straw, for many businesses that were .already teetering on the brink. READ...