Archives for December 23, 2009

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Power cut destroys Christmas business for Smithfield restaurants

23-Dec-2009

By Joe Lutrario

Operators in London’s Smithfield Market claim to have lost thousands of pounds’ worth of trade and stock because energy supplier EDF failed to stop power cuts over the Christmas period.

Review of the year 2009: Pubs

23-Dec-2009

By Becky Paskin & Emma Eversham

Beer tax continued to rise and a record number of pubs closed, but it wasn't all doom and gloom in the pub sector in 2009. As the year draws to a close take a look back with BigHospitality at the major events of this year