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Shortlist unveiled: the contenders for the upcoming Publican Awards is released

Publican Awards 2020 finalists revealed

First round judging is now complete and companies across the UK pub and bar sector are celebrating after making the shortlist for the sector’s leading event, The Publican Awards.

Number of licensed premises falls by 2%

Britain’s number of licensed venues dropped by 2% in the 12 months to September 2019, new research has found.

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Raising a family while being a publican

“My son was just in the wrong situation, the wrong environment, the wrong friendship group and this all conspired against him to make a very bad situation... ”

Strike ballot as GK brewery staff ‘hit brick wall’ over pay deal

A ballot for strike action for Greene King brewery staff has been confirmed after ‘hitting a brick wall’ with pay negotiations, but union Unite says there is still time to talk.

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It’s a Knock-Out! Sky Sports Box Office has ring side seats as almost 1million boxing fans flocked to the pub to watch Joshua’s fight against Joseph Parker last year

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Smirnoff Red on-trade sales almost three-times higher than Gordon's Pink Gin

With rumours that gin is close to eclipsing vodka as the UK’s biggest spirits category, The Morning Advertiser’s Drinks List reveals what exactly is going on behind the bar.

Top-performing cask ales in UK pubs

It is not possible to replicate the cask beer experience outside the pub so if you can give customers the real thing, why would they want to even try to replicate it at home?

Could awarding shares to pub employees help the sector’s recruitment and retention crisis?

Catherine Gannon, founder of Gannons Solicitors, reviews the option of share schemes as an employee incentive.

On-trade sales of sugar-free Coca-Cola and Pepsi rise by £168m

According to figures from The Morning Advertiser’s latest Drinks List, the combined sales value of sugar-free soft drinks Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and Pepsi Max rose by around 75% – or £168m – year-on-year.

Robinsons Brewery acquires Individual Inns

Cheshire-based Robinsons Brewery has announced the acquisition of Individual Inns, which comprises six sites.

Hawthorn Leisure buys Bravo Inns, Inn Collection Group’s Lake District debut and former Churchill favourite reopens

NewRiver REIT's pub arm bolstered its managed estate, The Inn Collection Group opened its 10th site, and Robinsons, Stonegate and Brucan pubs revealed pub revamps.

Heineken 0.0 on-trade sales increase by £7.7m

While Beck’s Blue is still the best selling low and no-alcohol beer in the UK on-trade, Heineken’s offer more than doubled both in volume and value in 2019.

TripAdvisor and Michelin brands partner after reservation site buy

TripAdvisor subsidiary TheFork has bought the online reservation platform Bookatable, used by many pubs to take bookings.

Moorhouse’s Brewery back in profit after seven years

Moorhouse’s Brewery has hit top form once again after its turnaround plans resulted in a £37,000 pre-tax profit.

‘Too many Star pubs in Otley’

A pub giant owns too many sites in one Yorkshire town and should sell some pubs to local operators, according to an historic pub campaign group.

Jack Daniel’s still best-selling on-trade whisky despite £6.2m drop in sales

A dip in volume and value sales over the past 12 months has not stopped Jack Daniel’s remaining the on-trade whisky category’s undisputed frontman according to The Morning Advertiser’s latest Drinks List.

Wise views on IPAs and craft lagers

The popularity of IPA and lager is not set to fade anytime soon, according to Wild Card Brewery head brewer Jaega Wise.

Ei Group estate to save 80m litres of water a year

Pubco Ei Group is rolling out a new initiative that is set to save 80m litres of water per year in washrooms across its managed estate.

Natasha’s Law brings allergen challenges for the industry

New research has revealed 68% of UK hospitality employees admit they require more information about allergies and 23% are not confident about advising customers about serious allergies.

Tiny Rebel can complaint upheld again

A second complaint about Tiny Rebel’s branding has been upheld by the Portman Group for appealing to children, with the brewery describing the decision as “not based on facts”.

‘2020 will be the year of stability for the pub sector’

Despite high levels of pub insolvencies over the past 10 years, Hawthorn Leisure chief executive Mark Davies says the current “robust economy” is stabilising the sector.

Greene King and Stonegate to screen Amazon’s football fixtures

Both Greene King and Stonegate have invested in Amazon Premier League Pass, which will allow their pubs to broadcast the online giant’s Premier League matches during the Christmas period.

Award-winning micropub raises £20k for sea charity

A CAMRA award-winning micropub in Queenborough, Kent, has raised £20,000 for a charity that ‘saves lives at sea’ – the RNLI.

NewRiver buys Bravo Inns for £17.9m

Hawthorn Leisure has ramped up its managed estate after its owner – NewRiver – acquired community pub company Bravo Inns Limited for £17.9m, which represents an EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation) multiple of 6.8x....

Sustainability is no longer a 'nice to do', it’s a 'need to do’

Heineken’s David Paterson, Diageo’s Michael Alexander and Carsberg’s Peter Statham discuss how their businesses are tackling the ongoing environmental crisis.

Legal Q&A: Lapse of licence, bankruptcy and extension of hours

The latest legal Q&A from specialist licensing solicitors Poppleston Allen covers lapse of licence, the impact of bankruptcy on a licence and applications for extended hours.