Craft beer brewer and pub operator is attempting to ramp up the number of its sites by offering franchise opportunities to businesses already in the market.
Bar staff are struggling to pay their bills, with some saying they have had issues in recent months as well as claiming to have personal money worries, Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) research shows.
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and night-time economy adviser Sacha Lord have unveiled a raft of proposals to regenerate the city region’s hospitality sector.
When the only pub in Neenton closed back in 2006, there was very little left in the village but after a community benefit society took over, the pub has become a destination venue and something for locals to love too. Leading from the front at the Pheasant...
A former retail site on Yarm High Street, Stockton-on-Tees, could be turned into a pub, a rare occurrence in the trade, which has seen vast declines over the years.
The owner of a pub that serves just 28 locals on a remote island, 12 miles off the coast of north Devon, is seeking a couple to work and live at the venue.
Heineken-owned pubco Star Pubs & Bars has ring-fenced £6.73m to revamp the outside spaces of 230 pub gardens this year, as part of the pubco’s wider £50m investment plan.
Stonegate’s intention to buy Ei Group for £1.27bn could make the latter business stronger than ever under the leadership of boss Simon Longbottom, one industry spectator has ventured.
The use of head-to-head records to separate teams level on points, and the Premier League’s first Cuban player – Norwich’s Onel Hernandez – aren’t the only top-flight debuts to look out for in the new Premier League season
Recently I was at a conference and, after one of the presentations, the presenter was asked ‘what they thought the difference was between good and excellent operators?’
A Sheffield licensee has said she wants publicans who are thinking about beginning the process to go free of tie from their pubco/brewery to know “there is light at the end of the tunnel”.
Former brewer Fuller’s will focus on building its pub estate over the next 12 months having pulled out of brewing following the sale to Asahi this year.
Millennials have declared their peers are pressuring them to drink alcohol when socialising and are five times more likely to undergo such strains than older generations.
The on-trade continues to face pressures from all sides but campaigns such as Long Live the Local are determined to put pubs back on a level playing field.
Against a backdrop of ‘modest growth’, pub operator and brewer Marston’s has outlined plans to wipe out £200m in net debt quicker than initially planned.
Ken Wright, the owner/managing director of London’s the Phoenix Arts Club, argues that there’s huge web of red tape to be cut in the hospitality industry
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Glastonbury recently flexed its mighty music muscles again, showcasing both established and new acts, attracting huge crowds and (for those of us who prefer to watch from the sofa) TV viewers.
A Blackpool pub has been given a £350,000 refurbishment by Greene King Pub Partners – and the team behind its revival have a personal connection to the site.
Hospitality tech firm Fourth, a company that provides outlets with workforce management and cost-control software, has merged with a US partner to become what is claimed to be the world’s largest provider of end-to-end hospitality management systems....
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has claimed some aspects of the pubs code need to be improved to provide clarity and certainty for all parties involved.
Pubs are still facing strong headwinds of financial pressures from all angles but campaign group Long Live the Local are fighting the battle to put the on-trade back on a level playing field.
Councillors have unanimously voted to introduce a late-night levy in the London borough of Southwark – a move expected to net the council close to £500,000 per year.
The smaller and boutique end of the accommodation market – the area that pubs tend to operate – could be set to grow further as more Brits prepare to staycation this summer.
Ensuring your premises is clean is not only a legal requirement, it can also increase footfall with diners now taking more notice of food hygiene ratings at pubs they are eating in