A ban on background noise has caused an immediate drop in trade of more than 20% for some venues in Scotland, the body representing licensed businesses there has said.
The Morning Advertiser editor Ed Bedington spoke with Yummy Pub Co's Tim Foster about how the Eat Out to Help Out scheme has impacted the business and what the future holds for them.
Some 74% of hospitality operators will not be continuing an early week discount when the Eat Out to Help Out scheme ends this month (Monday 31 August), a study has found.
Somerset-based cidermaker Brothers has attributed a 69% year-on-year sales increase to the rollout of experimental pours including Tutti Frutti and Marshmallow variants.
Brewer and pub operator Greene King has pledged to increase the percentage of young people from black, Asian and minority ethnic background on its payroll through a new five-year partnership with the Prince’s Trust.
Star Pubs and Bars, Oakman Inns, Hall & Woodhouse and Arc Inspirations have all pledged to fund the continuation of discounts available under the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out (EOTHO) scheme throughout September.
The Treasury has issued a statement in reply to calls for the Eat Out to Help Out scheme to be extended, saying it has been popular because of it’s limited time availability.
Some 39% of hospitality and leisure sector leaders have said the VAT cut on food, soft drinks and accommodation is keeping them afloat, according to a new study.
During this uniquely challenging time the financial stresses that Covid-19 has inflicted on tied tenants should not exacerbated by pubs code breaches by their pub-owning business. The industry should know I am watching this very closely.
The Inn Collection Group has outlined plans to hire more than 200 new staff members across its estate while Beavertown Brewery’s recently revealed new home will add 150 new roles to the north London jobs market.
Wet-led operators have said they are worried about the future of their businesses going into the autumn and called on the Government to extend support for community pubs.
Some 77% of people who have used the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme would support an extension across September, new YouGov research has found.
Beavertown Brewery has announced it is launching ‘London’s largest brewery’, allowing 90,000,000 pints to be produced a year – 10 times more than at its current Tottenham location.
The creator of Neck Oil and Gamma Ray has unveiled its £40m new home, Redcomb's founders have added a second site to their portfolio of Prospect Pubs and Roxy Liverpool has undergone a £100,000 revamp.
Pubco Greene King has revealed £6m worth of financial support for its 975 tied tenants following the coronavirus lockdown including tapered rent concessions.
A group of leading late-night operators including the Deltic Group and the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) have called on the Government to save the sector from collapse before the furlough scheme ends.
Once-in-a-lifetime food and drink experiences are up for grabs from some of the UK’s top chefs and leading restaurants as part of a new charity auction.
Pubs remaining open in parts of northern England where new restrictions on social gatherings have been imposed is a sign that authorities recognise the sector’s commitment to public health, trade bodies have said.
Pubs, restaurants and other hospitality businesses in Aberdeen can reopen from Wednesday 26 August but only once an environmental health check has been completed.
Having already provided your full name and contact details, you pass by the thermal imaging camera and through the personal protection tunnel, where you remain for five seconds to ensure the chlorine dioxide has thoroughly disinfected your clothes and...
Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has warned it will report an annual loss amid the coronavirus pandemic and its food sales will be subdued after the Government’s discount meal scheme ends.
Scottish brewer and operator BrewDog has announced it takes twice as much carbon out of the air as it emits in a bid to become the “world’s first carbon negative international beer business”.
A publican insists she did the right thing in closing her site after a customer received a positive coronavirus test after visiting her venue, despite not being instructed to do so by officials.
Amazon has confirmed which fixtures from the forthcoming Premier League season will be exclusively broadcast via its Prime Video service after the 2020/21 schedule was revealed on 20 August.
Seaside communities have been the biggest benefactors of the Government's discount meals scheme while it has been less effective in bigger cities, according to new analysis.
Scottish brewer and bar operator BrewDog has created a new beer after social media users posted images of a beer from supermarket Aldi resembling its flagship Punk IPA.
Ei Publican Partnerships, the leased and tenanted division of Stonegate Pub Company, has announced further subsidised rental payments of 40% throughout September – taking its overall support spend past £32.5m.
While new Portman Group data has found that 18 to 24-year olds are most likely to have returned to pubs since lockdown, a World Health Organisation (WHO) official has warned them not to feel ‘invincible’.
Suffolk-based brewer and pub operator Greene King has reported losses of more than £270m in the 52 weeks to 26 April 2020 in its latest trading update.
From a pair of passion fruit pours and a tayberry tipple to the launch of a trio of schnapps serves, there are berry rich pickings for operators among the glut of new fruit flavoured products in this week's round-up.
Phase one of the investigation into the proposed Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company joint venture has now been launched by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Experts from Fleurets, Davey Co and Christie & Co dissect the pub property market and highlight a number of sector trends emerging amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.
Our latest jobs round-up includes a closer look at soaring job application figures from a number of nationwide pub operators, boardroom changes at Robinsons and the thoughts of Brewhouse & Kitchen boss Kris Gumbrell on the recent A-level results 'shambles'.
Two venues in Leeds' city centre have been saved from administration while JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has had plans for a new £2.6m site in Felixstowe, Suffolk, approved.
Pubs across the UK have achieved some amazing successes despite the impact of the pandemic and the lockdown, and Star Pubs & Bars tenants were no exception.
A trio of trade bodies representing the pub sector have written an open letter to operators on the “critical importance” of engaging customers in data collection for NHS Test and Trace.