Hard seltzers have been quietly making their way up the drinks trends ladder and establishing themselves in consumer repertoires – but what is this nascent category and is it worth pub and bar operators tapping into?
Pubs received their biggest show of support prior to reopening on Saturday 4 July when HRH the Duke of Cambridge popped into the Rose & Crown in Snettisham, Norfolk, for a swift pint.
Pubs took to social media to share their excitement over a "highest ever daily take" and how "customers loved being social human beings again" after resuming trade at the earliest available post-lockdown opportunity on 4 July.
The Government has announced that pubs cannot reopen when the clock strikes midnight on Saturday 4 July and must instead wait until 6am at the earliest.
Brewer and operator Hall & Woodhouse has revealed details of its phased reopening plans including two-metre distanced tables, bookings of no more than six people and guests booking 90-minute periods.
Pubs should discourage customers from playing games such as pool or darts when they reopen from 4 July in accordance with the Government’s guidelines on how to limit the potential spread of Covid-19.
In a new video series, The Morning Advertiser's (MA) editor Ed Bedington hosts a chat with a leading pub industry figure to find out what’s grabbed their attention from the week’s headlines.
The director of a Leicester-based pub group has described the “extremely challenging” process of cancelling plans to reopen sites and said the Government should help businesses in his predicament.
There’s been a seemingly endless stream of information thrown at pubs, bars and restaurants ahead of the resumption of trade on 4 July. Here’s a checklist of some of the key reopening news and guidance.
As pubs prepare for a summer start to life after lockdown, MA asks what aspects of a carefully harvested fruit cider offer can give operators another bite at the cherry.
By Dave Gosling, partner and UK hospitality and leisure sector specialist, Menzies LLP
While pubs, restaurants and cafés are permitted to reopen from 4 July, some may be forced to stay closed rather than resume trading straight away for financial reasons.
Pub and hotel operator Fuller, Smith & Turner has revealed that 27 of its sites will reopen on 4 July as the company begins the gradual resumption of trade across its estate.
With pubs given the go ahead to open their doors, one of the key issues around reopening is about collecting and storing customer data to enable tracking and tracing.
Pubs should record names and phone numbers of all staff and customers in a bid to help prevent the spread of coronavirus as hospitality reopens this weekend (Saturday 4 July).
By Sacha Lord, night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester
Tomorrow (4 July) is the day we have all been waiting for and while there is a quiet confidence in the air, I’m well aware of the nervousness across the sector.
All Bar One owner Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has reported a £121m pre-tax loss for the six months to 11 April as it readies 90% of its sites for post-lockdown trade in July.
Welsh pubs have been told they can open outdoors from 13 July but still do not have a reopening date for indoor service, which operators say has left them in the dark.
Fourpure has launches a series of six beers to take drinkers on a ‘no passport required’ journey, featuring a gose, a SIPA, two sours, a DIPA and a coffee stout.
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has announced the posthumous award of a Silver Tankard Lifetime Achievement Award to former St Austell brewing director Roger Ryman for his services to the industry.
Pub operators are divided on how viable it is to take contact details from customers to help with the NHS Test and Trace service, new research has found.
Nationwide pub operator Red Oak Taverns has received a £2.6m Covid-19 funding boost through the Government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
The UK’s largest producer of soft drinks for the pub and bar sector Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has outlined its intentions to bolster its UK on-trade support including free stock for outlets, bigger wholesale offers, as well as operational support...
Kent-based brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame has agreed a £25m borrowing facility through the Government’s Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS).
Revolution Bars Group has outlined plans to gradually reopen its 74-site stable post-lockdown with measures such as cashless payments and mobile ordering in place.
Pubs need to be careful when taking customer details upon reopening under Government guidance to ensure they don’t fall foul of data protection laws, experts have urged.
With Britain’s pub and bar industry still riding out the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s natural that operators and bar managers will be looking at ways to operate as efficiently as possible when they open again.