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Food costs: turkey prices are expected to continue to rise (image: Getty/Diana Miller)

Pubs urged to prepare for ‘premium price’ Christmas turkeys

Operators have been encouraged to plan ahead for their Christmas menus after the impact of multiple factors such as avian flu and rising production costs have sent prices rocketing.

Deal revealed: FB Taverns have acquired the seven pubs from Admiral (image: Getty/metamorworks)

Admiral disposes of pub package

Admiral Taverns has sold seven pubs, as part of its requirements from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), after its purchase of Hawthorn, the Community Pub Company.

‘You can’t have a bad operation and charge a premium’

Operators continue to stare down the barrels of inflation as Ed Bedington catches up with the Little and Large Pub Co’s Manu Bhatt to get his take on the week’s news.

Business off track: rail strikes are ‘hugely damaging’ for the sector (credit: Getty/coldsnowstorm)

Late-night sector losing up to 40% trade due to strikes

Late-night hospitality businesses are losing up to 40% of trade because of the ongoing rail strikes, according to the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA).

New trends: CGA data shows hybrid working and cost-of-living crisis changes dayparts trading habits (Credit: Getty/Henrik Sorensen)

Vote now: Which day of the week has the highest level of trade for your pub?

Hybrid working and the cost-of-living crisis have had a significant impact to on premise trading patterns, new research from CGA and NielsenIQ has revealed.

Critical level: staff shortages impacting industry and economic recovery (Credit: Getty/South_agency)

Staff shortages damaging economic recovery

Staff shortages within the hospitality sector have caused almost half (45%) of operators to cut trading hours or capacity in order to cope, costing the industry £21bn in lost revenue, a joint survey by UKHospitality (UKH), the British Institute of Innkeeping...

New products: Smirnoff, Greenall's and Beavertown feature in this weeks round up

New serves from Smirnoff and Greenall's

Smirnoff launches a new berry flavoured serve and Greenall's gin goes tropical as well as new products from Beavertown, Burleighs, Brighton Gin, Mr Black Rum and Terlingham Vineyards in this weeks round up.

Cash change: all Bank of England bank notes are now available on polymer (image: Flickr/Bank of England)

100 days left of paper £20 and £50 notes

The Bank of England has urged anyone who still has paper £20 and £50 notes to use them or deposit them to the bank, ahead of the cash being withdrawn later this year.

Post-lockdown depletion: delivery and takeaway sales in managed pub and restaurant groups 29% below May 2021 levels (Credit: Getty/Luis Alvarez)

Delivery and takeaway sales more than a quarter below 2021

Combined delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant and pub groups have fallen to 29% below the level of May 2021, the CGA by NielsenIQ and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed.

Who won the BII Licensee of the Year Award?

Heron Inn scoops top award

A Cornish operator was celebrating after taking home the prestigious title of Licensee of the Year (LOYA) yesterday.

Legal eye: Poppleston Allen's Suraj Desor explores the late-night levy

The late-night levy – where are we now and what is next?

With the news that Nottingham City Council is considering removing the late-night levy that is currently in place, 10 years on from its introduction, how has it fared and what next for the levy?

Fragile sector: Help needed for businesses as inflation hits 9.1% (Getty/ Tijana Simic)

‘Urgent relief’ needed as inflation hits 40-year high

Hospitality “urgently needs relief” as inflation hits a 40-year peak of 9.1%, further barring businesses from profitability, warned trade bodies.

Championing hospitality: Chris Wayne-Wills becomes UKH Scotland chairman

UKH Scotland appoints new chairman

Crerar Hotels chief executive Chris Wayne-Wills has been appointed UKHospitality Scotland chairman as the sector grapples with unprecedented financial pressures and workforce shortages.

Catastrophe ahead: NTIA braces for impact of rail strikes (Getty/ Monty Rakusen)

NTIA braces for strike action impact

The events sector is bracing itself for this week’s planned rail strikes, which are due to have a substantial hit on trade, according to the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA).

The Morning Advertiser Lock In Podcast episode 45

The ongoing impact of the Pubs Code...

The Lock In team take a look back at the Pubs Code and the impact of MRO - how has the legislation reshaped the UK pub market for the better or worse, and what does the future hold?

Heineken Beer Report shows younger drinkers attracted to premium brands

Heineken UK launches Beer Report collating insights to boost the on-trade

Exclusive research in Heineken UK’s Beer Report reveals younger generation beer drinkers are driving the move away from classic lagers toward more premium brands.

A real treat: Delightful Cookies using Callebaut chocolate

Get Inspire-d with Callebaut’s latest publication

Callebaut’s highly anticipated Inspire magazine is now available to download.

Let's stop being cheap with cask

Our consistently cheap approach to the sale of cask beer is one of the main reasons we struggle to ignite the category.

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To beer or not to beer: multiple operator Fuller’s has put opera and Shakespeare shows on and gained huge traction with customers

FEATURE: Be wise before the events and occasions

The Morning Advertiser Lock In Podcast episode 44

Do pubs need to improve on tech?

Sparks are still flying in our love affair with gin

Funkin Cocktails shows cocktail opportunities for on-trade operators

Capitalise on cocktails to increase margins

Sleek design: the new font for Kopparberg draught Strawberry & Lime

New draught font for Kopparberg Strawberry & Lime

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Superb tenancy opportunity in an Oxfordshire community-owned pub

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In 2020, the community bought the White House in Bladon. This historic, 17th century pub, is on the edge of the Blenheim Place estate, and is reputed to be the place...

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