A GS Needs Analysis Audit (NAA) immediately improves your margins – and is your platform for future growth, writes GS Systems’ business development manager Ryan Lowry. Our comprehensive audits, carried out by EPOS specialists with first-hand hospitality experience, are designed … Read More
When we hold the annual seminar launching the latest round of the ALMR’s Benchmarking Report – the largest, most robust and most authoritative survey of its type in the sector – the first question I am always asked is, what … Read More
Responding to the news that underage drinking has continued to fall, the ALMR has welcomed the news and praised the positive work being done by licensed hospitality across the UK. Today the Government released its annual report: Smoking, Drinking … Read More
Responding to the Home Office’s consultation on police funding, the ALMR has welcomed the opportunity to promote closer working with the police, but expressed concerns about a lack of clarity in the proposals. The Home Office proposes to remodel … Read More
Licensed hospitality sector continues to prosper, but growth could be undermined by rising costs The UK’s licensed hospitality sector continues to make a consolidated recovery and grow in confidence, but rising legislative costs mean increased volatility and risk undermining a … Read More
Nominations have opened for the 2015 ALMR Late Night Awards with the winners announced at this year’s Dusk ‘til Dawn awards event on Tuesday, 27 October. The Late Night Awards will follow the ALMR’s inaugural Bar and Nightclub Conference for … Read More
Following the LGA’s call for calorie information to be displayed in pubs and restaurants, the ALMR has supported the sector’s efforts to promote healthy options and warned against imposing additional costs on businesses. ALMR Chief Executive Kate Nicholls said: … Read More
Following the news that the Government will not seek to introduce a sugar tax, the ALMR has commended the licensed hospitality sector’s efforts to provide customers with healthy choices and urged the Government to engage with businesses ahead of any … Read More
Responding to the Welsh Government’s decision to consult on the introduction of a minimum unit price for alcohol, the ALMR has voiced its concerns over the effectiveness of such a measure. ALMR Chief Executive Kate Nicholls said: “We are … Read More
Responding to today’s DEMOS report into changing drinking habits, the ALMR has highlighted the evolving nature of the licensed hospitality sector and praised the sector’s ability to drive new trends. The report states that the number of young people … Read More