England's month-long lockdown has been described as a "nightmare before Christmas", with pubs and suppliers to the sector in need of support in addition to furlough.
Pubs and other “non-essential” businesses will be forced to close from Thursday 5 November for a month as the Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a second national lockdown, a move considered by experts as extremely worrying for the hospitality sector....
Operators are bracing themselves for another period of closure, with tier three measures coming into force in West Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire this weekend.
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has responded to the Treasury’s call for evidence on business rates as new data reveals more than 1,000 new rates appeals per day in last six months.
A raft recent spirit launches includes new pours from Salcombe Distilling Company and Laphroaig, as well as charity focused Sis4ers Distillery and Northwest Passage Expedition gins.
Some 24% of hospitality operators feel they can’t “properly adhere” to the Government’s policies such as the rule of six, saying the rules are difficult to enforce, new research has found.
Those following the Morning Advertiser (MA) and national coverage of my investigation into Star Pubs and Bars will know that I found Star had committed twelve separate breaches of the pubs code, which they must now put right. I fined them £2m in respect...
The latest on-trade job news includes the departure of Hawkes founder Simon Wright, the launch of a fundraising scheme revolving around an Andy Burnham inspired beer, a cash windfall for Red Mist apprentices and a new hire for George Clooney's tequila...
A survey from leading hospitality trade organisations has claimed just 1% of respondents to a poll said their venues were linked to NHS Test and Trace contact incidences.
A number of pubs have been awarded accolades in the latest round of AA Rosette Awards, which aim to celebrate dining destinations with the highest quality culinary offerings in the country.
The Government’s scientific advisers have advised the imposition of tier three restrictions on the entire country by mid-December, it has been reported.
Scottish brewer and operator BrewDog has hit its initial crowdfunding target of £7.5m for its Equity for Punks Tomorrow scheme, which launched in September.
Independent small brewers can be paying as much as fifty times more per pint in business rates compared to international beer brands, new research has found.
UKHospitality (UKH), the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) have written to the Government demanding a reprieve for venues still required to pay the late-night levy.
In this week's episode of The MA's Lock In podcast, Ed Bedington, James Cuthbertson and Heath Ball talk bad experiences drinking wine, tier two and Ball is treated to a blind wine tasting, but will he guess them right? Tune in to the latest...
A number of parties have reportedly made bids for a 42-pub package of Stonegate and Ei sites, Revolution Bars Group has launched a CVA while Everards Meadows has been earmarked to open in Spring 2021.
The operator behind brands such as Brewers Fayre, Beefeater and Premier Inn has revealed a swing from £219.9m in pre-tax profit to a statutory loss of £724.7m in its interim first half results for the 2021 financial year.
New figures from the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) have revealed rum enjoyed the biggest growth across all spirits categories during lockdown.
Nationwide bar operator Revolution Bars Group has launched a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) of subsidiary Revolution Bars Limited in a bid to improve the wider group’s long-term financial position.
Pubs have compiled free food parcels and meals for vulnerable children after MPs voted against funding free school meals during holidays, including the October half term.
Some 33% of hospitality businesses in the ‘very high’ tier three do not have sufficient support to remain viable and have closed already or plan to, an industry survey has found.
After the first full week of the Government’s tiered Covid alert system, The Morning Advertiser attempted to round up which pub companies had been hit hardest by new, ever-changing, localised measures.
The latest legal Q&A from Poppleston Allen sees the specialist licensing solicitors field questions on paying the late-night levy, collecting customer payments and gaming machines.
Even in the throes of a global pandemic, maintaining a stellar pub cellar is far from small beer, especially with potentially lower product throughput. The Morning Advertiser looks at how Covid-19 has shifted demand downstairs.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s latest financial aid announcement including cash grants, extended support for the self-employed and changes to the Job Support Scheme has been met with trepidation from trade bodies.
Repeated calls for a national lockdown by Labour are putting people’s livelihoods at risk, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak told the House of Commons today (Thursday 22 October).
Pubs, bars and restaurants in the ‘high’ alert tier saw a sales drop of between 46% and 54% from Thursday 15 October to Saturday 17 October, new figures have found.
“I’m baffled” by the restrictions imposed on the sector and government support is “insufficient”, Chris Jowsey tells The Morning Advertiser editor Ed Bedington in an exclusive video interview on how Admiral Taverns is working to support its tenants in...
