uk hospitality
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Pasture steakhouse group picks Manchester for four venues
Bristol-born Pasture Restaurant Group will run four separate spaces inside the St Michael's development, its first restaurants anywhere in the north of England.
UK hospitality venues close at nearly 19 a week
NIQ data shows Britain lost 977 licensed premises in the year to September, with casual dining shrinking fastest even as new openings fill many of the same sites.
UK loses 19 hospitality venues a week, NIQ data shows
Licensed premises fell 1% to 98,319 in the year to September as closures outpaced openings, NIQ reports, even as this week's Budget offered only partial relief.
ESS wins three-year South Wales Police catering deal
Compass Group's blue-light arm adds its ninth UK police force, pledging Welsh suppliers and out-of-hours service at the Bridgend headquarters.
Autumn Budget gives hospitality rates relief, little else
A higher business rates threshold removes 70,000 firms from paying altogether, but VAT and National Insurance go untouched, splitting the sector's reaction.
Village Hotel Club to open its 35th UK site in Sheffield
A former DoubleTree by Hilton becomes Village's newest property, with the leisure club, bedrooms, spa and pool opening in stages through spring 2027.
Amber Taverns opens its first Newcastle city-centre pub
The wet-led chain is putting £3m into The Gander, a sport-and-karaoke conversion in Newcastle's Haymarket, timed to open before the festive season.
Honest Burgers closes its only Smash + Grab site
The Liverpool Street smashburger spot opened in 2024 after a £2.7m crowdfund; the 45-site chain still wants to quadruple its estate by 2030.
Bread Ahead secures its future at Borough Market
A month after being told it would lose its stall for growing too successful, the bakery has accepted a lease extension to 2028 from Borough Market Trust.
UK hospitality pay falls for the first time in two years
Average weekly earnings in accommodation and food services dropped 1.4% year-on-year in August, ONS payroll data shows, alongside a 7% fall in vacancies.
UK hospitality insolvencies fall 24% in August
The monthly count is the lowest of the year, but the 12-month total still stands at 3,201 and the business rates revaluation arrives before operators can bank the relief.
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