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Beer prices up 5.6% year-on-year

20-Mar-2024 By Rebecca Weller

The average cost of a pint of lager in pubs saw a 5.6% uptick in the year to February 2024, new figures have revealed.

Price of a pint sees biggest January increase in five years

14-Feb-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Draught lager prices rose by 10.8% in the 12 months to January 2024, which represented the biggest January hike since pre-Covid in 2019.

Pint prices jump 10% YOY

18-Jan-2024 By Rebecca Weller

The Government “must act to secure the future of pubs” as the average cost of a pint of draught lager in the on-trade soars by more than 10% year-on-year (YOY).

Pint prices soar by almost 12%

24-Jul-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Consumers and operators alike will “continue to feel the squeeze” as the average price of a pint jumps almost 12% year-on-year.

Draught lager prices soar by 11%

25-May-2023 By Rebecca Weller

The average cost of a pint of draught lager increased by 11% in the year to April 2023, figures from the Office For National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.

Sector 'still suffering' despite ease to headline inflation rate

24-May-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Hospitality firms are “not out of the woods yet” despite an ease to the headline rate of inflation, according to trade bodies from across the sector.

Businesses absorbed prices rather than passing them on

18-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Many hospitality businesses have stated they have had to absorb climbing costs rather than pass those on to customers as financial headwinds continue to batter the sector.

Vacancies remain 'stubbornly high'

17-May-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Vacancies in the hospitality sector remain “stubbornly high” despite overall year-on-year decline, trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has stated.

Labour market remains 'tight' as long-term sickness increases

16-May-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Economic activity in the UK has declined as the number of people not working due to long-term sickness hits a record high, figures from the Office For National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.

Draught lager prices rocket by 11.9%

20-Apr-2023 By Rebecca Weller

The average cost of a pint of draught lager soared by 11.9% in the year to March 2023, more than double the previous record-high year-on-year increase.

Labour market continues to 'constrain growth'

18-Apr-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Labour shortages have continued to “constrain growth”, according to UKHospitality (UKH) chief executive Kate Nicholls.

Beer prices sky-rocket by 11.8%

23-Mar-2023 By Rebecca Weller

The average cost of a pint of draught lager increased 11.8% in the year to February 2023, latest figures from the Office For National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.

Hospitality is suffering impact of recession

10-Feb-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The hospitality sector is suffering despite official figures showing the UK narrowly avoided falling into recession in 2022, the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has stated.

Sector needs 'urgent clarity' to 'bounce back'

14-Dec-2022 By Rebecca Weller

As mounting costs in the hospitality sector make the largest upward contribution to inflation, the sector needs “urgent clarity” from the Government on measures to help businesses “bounce back” in 2023.

Inflation sees biggest increase in over 40-years

16-Nov-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Record setting inflation figures will “undoubtedly cause anxiety” for businesses as keeping costs under control becomes “ever-more challenging”, according to leaders from across the sector.

Economic pressure holding recruitment back

15-Nov-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Average regular pay rates saw the strongest growth outside of the pandemic from July to September 2022, figures released today (Tuesday 15 November) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.

Unemployment levels 'stifling growth'

12-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Hospitality sector's efforts to attract new employees are "beginning to pay off" but unemployment levels have continued to stifle the industry's "ability to drive growth” trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has stated.

ONS figures show 'importance' of sector

13-Sep-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Latest unemployment figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show how “important” the hospitality sector is as an employer, according to trade body UKHospitality (UKH).

No consumer slowdown for pubs yet

23-May-2022 By Ed Bedington

The latest ONS figures which show a boost in off-trade sales does not signal a slowing down in the on-trade, industry watchers report.

Sector ‘main growth driver' of economy

11-Apr-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

The accommodation and food services sector activities grew by 8.6% in February 2022 and was the main contributor to the service industry’s growth in that month, official figures have revealed.

Hospitality vacancies are set to hit a record high this Christmas

24-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Job vacancies in the hospitality sector have been forecasted to increase by 75,000 this December, in comparison to 2019.

Hospitality ‘facing worst ever recruitment crisis’

18-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Empty job roles in the sector have reached 151,000 according to official statistics, which as been labelled as the trade’s “worst ever recruitment crisis”.

134,000 jobs still empty

12-Oct-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Job vacancies in the food services and accommodation sector are still at more than 100,000, after rising by 25,000 from the previous quarter, official figures have revealed.

Average cost of a pint rises 2.1% since 2020

06-Oct-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The average cost of a pint of draught lager has increased by 9p since August 2020, according to official figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

Hospitality job vacancies soar by 75%

14-Sep-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Job vacancies in the sector increased by 57,600 in the period of June to August 2021, according to official figures.

Hospitality worst hit sector for supply issues

27-Aug-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 20.4% of accommodation and food service operators have had issues with getting goods or services, official statistics have revealed.

117,000 job vacancies in hospitality sector

18-Aug-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

There are currently 117,000 vacancies in the accommodation and food service sector – up from 16,000 for the same period (May to July) in 2020, according to official figures.

Hospitality sector makes 'significant contribution' to UK economy growth

13-Aug-2021 By Michelle Perrett

The hospitality sector has made a “significant contribution” to the latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures that showed that the UK economy grew by 4.8% in Q2 2021 as coronavirus restrictions were lifted.

Quarter of all furloughed employees were in hospitality

20-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 25% of all workers on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme amid the coronavirus pandemic were from the hospitality sector, a study has revealed.

Hospitality worst hit sector for job losses

16-Dec-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The hospitality industry has been the hardest hit by redundancies this year, latest official figures have found.

Record redundancies as support for hospitality urged

10-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Redundancies reached a record high in the three months to September as hospitality bore the brunt of pandemic pressure.

Comment

Brown: The craft of defining artisanal beer

01-Apr-2015 By Pete Brown

Beer writer Pete Brown learned a lot while on assignment recently, but despite asking experts and discovering those in the industry are unsure, his search for clarity on one subject goes on.