Cork talk
Published: 18 February, 2026
With cork closures firmly back in the ascendancy, Jaq Bayles assesses why it still reigns supreme.
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Pub insolvencies on rise as cost pressures take toll
Published: 03 November, 2025
Pub insolvencies saw a marked increase during Q2 and Q3 of 2025, reversing a tentative recovery seen earlier this year. According to accountancy firm Price Bailey, 219 pubs entered insolvency in Q2, followed by 189 in Q3. Q1 saw 161 establishments not able to pay their debts.
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Hospitality: Two closures per day in first half of 2025
Published: 05 August, 2025
Fresh data from the Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners can reveal that the UK hospitality sector saw 62 net closures per month in the first half of 2025. This figure equates to approximately two closure per day.
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Charting the challenges facing the British on-trade
Published: 01 August, 2025
The closure of the three M Restaurant sites in London in May is, perhaps, as good a metaphor for the UK’s beleaguered restaurant trade as any. The first venue opened in 2014 as a big steak, big wine bling-fest for flush City workers, expanding with further venues pre and post Covid. It was plush, premium and successful. Now, following a huge rent increase from its landlord, it’s no more.
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April drop in hospitality insolvencies though warning signs remain
Published: 23 June, 2025
Fresh data from the UK Government’s company insolvency statistics can reveal that insolvencies in the accommodation and food services sector were down 12% year on year for April, with 275 going bust during the month.
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Birmingham nightlife closures spark fears of troubling trend
Published: 17 June, 2025
Birmingham’s nightlife scene is set to see several high profile venues close their doors in the space of one month in an ominous trend for the UK’s second city.
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One third of UK hospitality businesses operating at a loss
Published: 02 June, 2025
A third of hospitality businesses are operating at a loss and are at risk of failure, according to a survey carried out by UK Hospitality, The British Institute of Innkeeping, the British Beer & Pub Association and Hospitality Ulster.
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Forty-three breweries went bust in past year
Published: 26 May, 2025
National accountancy group UHY Hacker Young has reported 43 breweries went bust in the year to 28 February, many of them small independents, including Fourpure, Magic Rock and Burton Town.
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100 breweries shutter in 2024 despite independent beer demand
Published: 21 February, 2025
Figures compiled by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) show the UK had 100 fewer breweries when comparing January 2025 to January 2024. Each quarter of 2024 showed a negative closure rate. Yet these closures occured despite strong demand for independent beer being reported from the breweries themselves.
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Pride and prejudice: the great closures debate
Published: 19 February, 2025
“Prejudice”, according to the American journalist E. B. White, “is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.” As closure manufacturers fight tooth and nail to widen distribution in key markets, that aphorism feels extremely poignant today.
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Hospitality closures hold steady in 2024
Published: 29 January, 2025
The UK’s ‘licensed’ venues saw virtually no change in total numbers last year, with 4078 closures and 4085 openings, according to the Hospitality Market Monitor, from CGA by NIQ and Alix Partners. The total number of venues, including pubs, bars, restaurant, nightclubs and hotels, sat at 99,120 operating in December 2024.
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Riots cause major decline in sales as businesses temporarily close
Published: 12 August, 2024
Hospitality sales experienced a sharp decline last Wednesday as violent disorder and the threat of widespread rioting led to many businesses closing their doors and a significant drop in customer turnout.
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‘Resilient’ hospitality pushes back
Published: 10 May, 2024
A joint survey spanning several leading hospitality bodies has showed that venues have the appetite to invest in the future of their businesses, despite continuing to face a wide range of cost pressures.
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Rate of hospitality closures slows
Published: 08 May, 2024
The latest data from CGA shows that closures in Britain’s hospitality sector slowed from eight sites a day in 2023 to four a day in the first quarter of 2024.
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6,000 hospitality venues closed in 2023
Published: 30 January, 2024
New data released today (30 January) has revealed more than 6,000 hospitality venues closed in 2023, bringing the total number of closures since the pandemic to nearly 23,000.
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Scotland calls out government for pubs closing at twice the rate of England
Published: 05 December, 2023
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) and the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) have issued a joint appeal to support their sector after it emerged that English businesses will receive a 75% reduction in rates bills for the financial year 2024-25.
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Licenced premises down by a third since 2003
Published: 30 October, 2023
The number of licenced premises in Britain has fallen below 100,000, marking a 31% decline in the two decades since 2003.
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Scotland on-trade facing ‘tidal wave’ of challenges, says SLTA
Published: 31 January, 2023
Scotland’s pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels face an unprecedented cocktail of challenges, according to the most recent Scottish Licenced Trade Association (SLTA) survey.
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On-trade closures tally one an hour as economic crisis bites
Published: 20 October, 2022
Hospitality has lost 2,200 licenced venues in three months as crippling costs and staffing issues continue to hit business operators.
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'OIV must embrace the digital revolution to stay relevant’
Published: 26 November, 2021
The director general of the OIV has called upon the global wine industry to more quickly embrace the opportunities afforded by new technologies, in order to stay relevant in a fiercely competitive world.
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