Bolton, Sheffield, Plymouth and Torquay have made it through to the final of the ‘National Best Bar None awards’ to be presented at a reception at the House of Lords on 5 February.
A recent survey by marketing and insight company, Multiply, revealed 11 key areas where pubs, bars and alcohol brands can do more to engage a new generation of drinkers.
Ei Group has unveiled a tailored ‘Beerista’ coffee offer to support publicans across the country tap into the UK’s coffee market – worth £3.7bn per year.
Wimbledon Brewery hosted more than 100 ‘beer ambassadors’ from the Young’s estate last week, as part of a new partnership to improve beer knowledge across the pub company.
Wiltshire based brewer and pub company Wadworth is to improve its customer services and delivery network following a restructure aimed at refocusing the business on brewing and pub operations.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) joined forces with the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group to highlight the importance of British beer and cheese to the UK economy.
The pub industry has reacted positively to the news that an agent-of-change principle, protecting the UK’s live music venues from property developers, has received Government backing and will be written into planning law.
Plans to merge the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) and the British Hospitality Association (BHA) have been confirmed after much speculation within the sector.
