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Make-or-break moment: Government must give sector due consideration with proposed online tax (Credit: Getty/DragonImages)

UKH and BBPA call for online sales tax

UKHospitality (UKH) and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) have shown support for the Government’s proposed online sales tax but warned the sector must be given due consideration to level the playing field and avoid double-taxation.

Jubilee bank holiday weekend: celebrations could see 90m pints sold according to BBPA (Credit: Getty/ The Good Brigade)

Jubilee weekend could provide £105m boost for sector

The upcoming Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend could result in an estimated 90m pints sold, providing a £105m boost for hospitality businesses, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Cutting costs: Gastropubs reduce portions and switch ingredients to combat cost pressures (Getty/ Charley Wiliams)

Cheaper cuts and smaller portions: what gastropubs are doing to tackle inflation

Gastropub operators are swapping meat and fish for cheaper cuts, cutting down on portion sizes and negotiating with suppliers in a bid to combat rising cost pressures while keeping customers coming.

The Morning Advertiser Lock In podcast episode 43

Can pubs be better employers?

With staffing challenges continuing to cause headaches for pub operators, the Lock In team tackle some of the issues that are causing the sector problems and have a bit of discussion about baldness discrimination...

Time's running out: GBPA deadline for entries 22 May

Time running out to enter the Great British Pub Awards 2022

There’s still time to win one of the top accolades in the pub sector as the Great British Pub Awards deadline draws near.

Are we victims of our own tenacity?

The pub sector has always been something of a survivor, adapting and rolling with the punches thrown at it, but are we now finding ourselves the victims of our own tenacity?

Suffering sector: Rising prices add fuel to the fire of Covid costs (Getty/ Thomas_EyeDesign)

Small businesses at ‘breaking point’ due to ‘crippling’ inflation rates

Simply Business has urged for long-lasting Government help for small businesses, with one in six believing they would never recover from the pandemic, with “crippling” inflation rates worsening the “eye-watering” costs of Covid.

Juggling plates: Operators try to attract more customers while increasing prices (Getty/ LauriPatterson)

Menus grow and prices climb by 3.1%

Menus at pubs and bars have grown in size with prices rising by 3.1% as operators try to entice customers while balancing rising inflation rates, revealed data from Lumina Intelligence’s Menu Tracker.

Soaring inflation: Sacha Lord and Tim Martin urge Government to back the sector and reduce VAT (Getty/ DNY59)

Gov urged to slash VAT rates as inflation hits 40-year high

Big players in the hospitality sector urged Government to slash VAT rates and provide financial help as inflation hits a 40 year high of 9%.

Are you getting it right on cask?

Are you selling your cask beer within the three day window? That’s the question we’re asking as part of The Cask Project.

Rising up: prices increased by 7% in the year to March, which is the fastest rate for 30 years (image: Getty/VikramRaghuvanshi)

Bank of England warns of ‘apocalyptic’ hike in food prices

The nation is facing “apocalyptic” price increases in food as homes are hit by a “very real income shock”, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned.

New products round up: WKD, Stella, Jura and Rudgate feature in this weeks round up

WKD, Stella and Jura announce new products

This weeks round up features new products from WKD, Stella, Jura, Hogs Back and Whyte and Mackay.

Helpful info: Poppleston Allen has given top tips about how to keep neighbours on side during the Jubilee weekend (image: Getty/sunabesyou)

Don’t get into a royal mess with your neighbours

The licensed trade has recently received a very welcome double boost in the form of licensing law.

Oakman Group offer lifeline to Archer's hotel staff

Oakman to the rescue in the Archers

In a stroke of marketing genius, the Oakman Group has stepped into the fictional world in a bid to rescue a team of hospitality workers.

Plummeting figures: Challenges ahead for food and beverage M&A (Getty/ TomL)

UK food & bev M&A deal value plummets by 85%

The UK food and beverage sector’s mergers and acquisition deal value dropped by 85% in January to April, as Oghma Partners forecasts challenges ahead.

Strong results: Young's revenue up 251% on previous year

Outgoing Dardis toasts strong Young’s results

Young’s has reported profit before tax of £41.8m, from revenues of £309m, in the full year to 28 March 2022.

Cost of doing business crisis: diesel prices reach a record high amid rising costs across the board for hospitality sector (Credit: Getty/Peter Cade)

UK diesel price cost surge likely to be passed onto pubs

UK diesel prices have risen to a record high of more than £1.80 a litre as efforts to move away from importing Russian diesel led to a tightening of supply, according to the RAC.

Fish sales killing pubs: food inflation shows no signs of relenting (Credit: Getty/ Stela Vulpe)

Rising cost of fish shows 'no signs of relenting'

The cost of fish could continue to increase as post-pandemic inflation has continuously pushed price increases, the National Federation of fish friers (NFFF) has warned.

Job vacancies outnumber unemployment: recruitment and retention still a major concern for sector (Credit: Getty/Kobus Louw)

Number of licensees employed in sector the same as 2019

For the first time since records began the UK has more job vacancies than those in unemployment, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released yesterday (Tuesday 17 May).

M&B reports profits of £120m

Large multi-site pub operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has reported profits of £120m for the first half of 2022.

Deal details: the sale will be completed in three parts over the course of the 2023 financial year (image: Getty/Robert Daly)

C&C sells Admiral stake

Drinks company C&C Group has announced the sale of minority interest in pubco Admiral Taverns to Proprium Capital Partners for a total consideration of £55m.

Female drinkers' choices could lead to more cask ale sales

Female drinkers could be key in cask take-up

Licensee Ady Smith operates Greene King pub the Dove Street Inn, in Ipswich, with partner Karen. Here he explains how they took on the site and how cask can break ground with younger people.

NTIA campaign: debate to be held on Friday 27 May in Brighton (Credit: Getty/fotoVoyager)

NTIA brings night-time advisors campaign to Brighton

The Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA) has planned to bring its campaign to establish a Night-Time Economy (NTE) Advisors in every major city in the UK to Brighton Music Conference on Friday 27 May.

Return to profit: Marston's reports £369.7m revenue

Marston’s reports return to operating profit

Marston’s PLC has reported a return to pub operating profit and normalised trading, with like-for-like (LFL) sales at 97% of 2019 levels in the 26 weeks ending 2 April.

Cease-and-desist: Vogue magazine retracts name change request for Cornish pub and admits it should have done more research (Credit: Getty/Michał Chodyra)

Vogue magazine retracts request for Cornish pub name change

Condé Nast, the parent company of fashion magazine Vogue, has withdrawn its request for a Cornish pub to change its name following a cease-and-desist letter sent earlier this year.

New openings: Venues launched, others reopened after revamps, while sale completed for Derbyshire pub

Tin of Sardines and Vagabond open new sites, south of England pubs open after makeovers

There are new openings from Tin of Sardines and Vagabond in this week's property news round-up, with pubs in Oxfordshire and Hertfordshire reopening after major revamps.

What recruitment crisis? BrewDog hit with more than 100 job applications a day since Blueprint launch

BrewDog 'flooded' by job applications since Blueprint launch

BrewDog has received more than 1,000 job applications in the 10 days since it launched its new Blueprint, or more than 100 a day.

Unusual celebrations: The Bramley Farm changes name and creates carvery throne for Jubilee

Pub reveals throne made from carvery ingredients for Platinum Jubilee

Farmhouse Inns pub the Bramley Farm, West Timperly, has today (Tuesday 17 May) unveiled a royal throne, made from carvery ingredients ahead of the Platinum Jubilee.

Perks of the job: Operators promise high salaries, discounted hotel stays and training opportunities in bid to attract staff (Getty/ andresr)

£50k salaries, £1 B&B stays and birthday treats: how pubs are trying to draw in chefs

Holidays worth £2,000, birthdays off and salaries of up to £50,000 are just a few of the promises pubs are making to attract chefs and combat the industry’s mounting recruitment crisis.

New opening: Tin of Sardines to launch Sunderland venue

Tin of Sardines to open third site

Tin of Sardines, which made headlines when it opened the world’s smallest gin bar in Durham, is set to open a third site, on Sunderland’s sea front, with a landscaped outdoor terrace hanging over the Roker Pier.

Menstrual leave: Do you have measures to support those struggling on their period at your venue? (Getty/ Moyo Studio)

Do you have measures to support staff on their period at your pub? Tell us now

The Morning Advertiser is asking operators if they take measures to help women suffering on their periods, after Spain announced plans to introduce menstrual medical leave.

Third best result this year: drinks sales up 3% in week to Saturday 7 May (Credit: Getty/monkeybusinessimages)

Drinks sales up 3% in week to 7 May

Average sales by value in managed pubs, bars, and restaurants in the seven days to Saturday 7 May were 3% up on the same week in 2019 in the third best result so far this year, according to the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker.

How to improve your range of soft drinks and sell more

FEATURE: Go hard on capturing soft drinks sales

It’s an old conundrum for the publican. You’d like to sell more soft drinks. You’d like to stock a bigger range. You’d like to offer your non-drinking customers something a little more interesting. In an ideal world. But as you may have noticed lately,...

Cranswick health risk: pub supplier recalls some of its products due to potential salmonella risk (Credit: Getty/Gilnature)

Pub food supplier recalls products due to salmonella risk

Pub food supplier Cranswick has recalled some of its poultry products due to a risk of salmonella.

Public safety: three quarters of businesses say security staff shortages impact their ability to protect the public (Credit: Getty/somboon kaeoboonsong)

Three quarters of businesses say security shortages impact public safety

Almost one fifth of operators (19%) felt a shortage of security staff was limiting trading hours while 75% felt it has impacted their ability to protect the public, figures released today (Monday 16 May) from the Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA)...

How can cask beer retain its relevance?

A number of beer experts discussed how cask can remain relevant The Morning Advertiser’s MA Leaders Club in Manchester earlier this week (Tuesday 10 May).

Challenges ahead: Flat sales for pubs in April (Getty/ filadendron)

Pubs report flat sales in April

Britain’s leading managed pub, bar and restaurant groups recorded like-for-like sales growth of 2% in April 2022, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker has revealed.

New products round up: St Austell, Theakstons, Dead Man's Fingers, Corona and Camden Town Brewery feature this week

St Austell Brewery, Corona and Dead Man's Fingers launch new products

St Austell's Brewery leads this weeks round up with new products from Dead Man's Fingers, Corona, Funkin and Camden Town Brewery also featuring and a surprise Hollywood guest.

Facing danger: One in six students claim to have had their drink spiked at a nightlife venue (Getty/ Peter Kade)

1 in 6 students say they have been spiked at nightlife venue

One in six students said they have had their drink spiked at a nightlife venue, with 80% believing venues were not doing enough to reduce the risk of spiking, the third edition of Stint’s The Students Sentiment Tracker revealed.

Wales Tourism Week: Public encouraged to visit hospitality venues in Wales (Getty/ Klaus Vedfelt)

Wales Tourism Week 2022: Public urged to back businesses

UKHospitality Cymru (UKH) has urged the public to back local businesses and visit Wales’ hospitality sites throughout the holiday season, in light of the start of Wales Tourism Week 2022 yesterday (Monday 16 May).

Low and no alcohol feature from beer to cider to spirits to wine

FEATURE: Why low and no alcohol is not a compromise

The summer is coming with outside drinking and eating set to drive customers into the pub. And while many will reach for their usual tipple in the summer months some people for whatever reason will be looking at not drinking or reducing their alcohol...

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FEATURE: Why low and no alcohol is not a compromise

Cider specialists: The Ciderologist Gabe Cook (above right) has lots of advice as do Thatchers, Kopparberg and Westons, among others

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The Bouillon Base: we demystify the category to find out how you can make the most of this stock cupboard staple

What are Bouillons and how can they help pubs?

New cask ales from St Austell Brewery and Theakston

New cask ales from St Austell and Theakston

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Hawthorne

£ 1,750 - Tenancy

Could you run this Warrington pub? The Hawthorne is a thriving community sports pub in Warrington, showing live sport each day, along with live music every...

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