Wholesales foodservice inflation dropped in March from the record high of 9.8% in February, however, while rises are less steep than 2018, prices are continuing to increase.
Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced its like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to 28 April 2019 have increased by 7.6% and total sales by 8.4% in its third quarter trading update.
Independent Scottish brewer and pub operator BrewDog has revealed that all sales of its spirits brand LoneWolf across all channels will be managed in-house as of 1 July.
A new report has revealed what Generation Z customers think about modern-day pubs – with almost a third surveyed believing that they are becoming ‘outdated’.
Emmy Webster and Marc Charles of Brothers Drinks discussed Mallets Cider’s partnership with the Glastonbury Festival and the influence of other drinks categories on new cider launches.
Believe it or not, it is natural to form a biased opinion even if it couldn’t be further from your intentions. The same thing can happen when recruiting staff so heed this advice to avoid the pitfalls.
Alongside the Women’s Football World Cup and UEFA Nations League finals, the Cricket World Cup can play a massive role in filling the Premier League vacuum
The latest legal Q&A from specialist licensing solicitors Poppleston Allen addresses the necessary licensing checks before showing the Cricket World Cup and extended bank holiday hours.
According to figures from CGA, the total value of ready-to-drink (RTD) sales in the UK last year was £472m – £185m of which was spent in the on-trade. But is the category all neon liquids and lairy labels?
During the Easter break, one of my highlights was sitting with friends in a beautiful little beer garden for an evening spent catching up over a gin and tonic or two.
When a regulator has carried out an inspection or been called to a premises after an accident, you may then receive a letter asking a company representative or an individual to take part in an interview under caution.
As an industry, we need to recognise and act on the fact that working on the hospitality front line can be stressful, according to Lawson Mountstevens, managing director Star Pubs & Bars, Heineken UK.
The closure of an east Lancashire gastropub once transformed by Michelin-starred chef Nigel Haworth has been described as the ‘end of an era’ by customers.
Adrian Taylor, head of on-trade for Roust – the company behind Russian Standard vodka and Zubrowka Polish vodka – discusses 2019’s emerging drinks trends.
Beer needs reinvention – that is the conclusion of a report after it found many female drinkers are put off by fears of bloating and laddish marketing campaigns.
Customers that fail to arrive after booking a table are a bugbear for operators across the hospitality trade but could charging a deposit be the answer to this problem?
As the Government launches its first statutory review of the pubs code, chair of the British Pub Confederation, and former MP, Greg Mulholland has demanded the lack of “genuine” market-rent-only (MRO) option be addressed.
Campaigners who lobbied a pubco to prevent the transformation of two historic pubs have celebrated a victory, as the company said it would revise its plans.
Great British Pub Awards finalist the Star in the commuter belt of Godalming, near Guildford, is renowned for its cider offer and lovely garden facilities too. Licensee Andy Mounsey tells us more
Swedish cider brand Kopparberg has jumped on the pink gin bandwagon and unveiled its strawberry and lime flavour Premium Gin, which is bottled at 37.5% ABV.
Several pub companies are addressing a demand for phone-charging facilities because research shows some customers decide whether to stay or leave a venue based on whether they can charge devices.
We look at the improvements you can make to your outdoor space – whether it be on a small budget or with no expense spared. To help give you some ideas, here are some venues before and after their transformation
