Small firms should not be penalised with a higher business rates bill for greening their premises or improving staff wellbeing with new amenities, while childcare providers should be granted rates relief, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said...
Pubs are set to face further issues with the supply chain and food and drink deliveries as the crisis over delivery drivers and staffing shortages continues.
The top headlines this week include the news about a proposed beer driver strike being postponed while a revised pay offer is considered alongside concerns about salmonella in a popular bar snack.
The overwhelming majority (96%) of small independent brewers in Scotland are unprepared for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) due to be introduced next year, according to a new survey by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).
Increasing pressure on hospitality operators to pay the Real Living Wage (RLW) is likely to prove to be an irresistible force for those who want to employ the best staff, workforce management specialist Bizimply has predicted.
The latest new product launches include Fruity Alkoholfrei wheat beer from Erdinger, Speciality Brands with new rum portfolio, Salcombe Brewery launches new session lager, Signature Brew re-releases Passions and C-Sharp, Northern Monk teams up with Ronseal...
The trade is set to sell 60m pints of beer over this bank holiday weekend however, this is 6m fewer than the same period in 2019, research has revealed.
Tayto’s, which produces Mr Porky, Jay’s and The Real Pork Crackling Company snacks, has recalled some packs of pork scratchings after salmonella fears.
It is time I think to revisit the issue of external areas of pub gardens and noise. Post-pandemic, are local people more appreciative of their local and more resigned to the odd burst of loud chatter from the garden, or have the months of closure led...
With the return to full trading following a disastrous year of shutdown and lockdown, many operators are experiencing an increased issue with regard to noise complaints from neighbours.
Leading trade groups – the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), UKHospitality (UKH) and the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) – have all called for business rates reform.
Deliveries and takeaways are set to maintain a “significant share” of sales for both pub and restaurant groups despite the relaxation of indoor trading, the latest CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed.
Sacha Lord, night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester, is investigating the introduction of a fair salary policy for hospitality operators in the city-region.
National Pubwatch, is working in partnership with Best Bar None, to support licensees and independent operators to reduce alcohol-related crime and meet their obligations under the Licensing Act.
Westons Cider, the Herefordshire-based cider maker, is partnering with Molson Coors and Sky Sports to offer pubs savings of up to 50% on their Sky Sports subscription.
Rachel Dobson, managing director of buying specialist Lynx Purchasing, offers practical advice to licensees on how to deal with the food supply challenges.
Customers are returning to hospitality more quickly than last summer, but businesses remain fragile, new research from UK Hospitality (UKH) survey, supported by data from CGA has found.
The Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA) has outlined how the Government's plans to introduce mandatory Covid passports will impact the late-night sector.
The planned strike action by 1,000 draymen, which was set to take place this week and next week has been postponed, following an improved pay offer from GXO Logistics Drinks.
Hawthorn, the Community Pub Company chief executive Mark Davies has stepped down as the firm’s CEO following the completion of the purchase by Admiral Taverns.
Greater Manchester business leaders are urging hospitality employers to sign up to Greater Manchester’s Good Employment Charter and raise the standards of working conditions in the sector in order to attract and retain staff.
The latest new product launches include Butcombe Brewing Co moving into no and low, Beavertown with Bones lager, Sassy launches Organic variant and Binary Botanical launches a beer for wine drinkers.
Adnams, the regional brewer and pub operator, has revealed that despite the pandemic it has all of its pubs let and a ‘waiting list’ of prospective tenants.
The Morning Advertiser has rounded up the top stories of this week, including a predicted chicken shortage for pubs alongside the results of a snap poll from The Morning Advertiser revealing how many operators are suffering with beer delivery issues.
The latest property news includes updates from Beavertown Brewery, Livelyhood, The Inn Collection Group, Sixes moves outside London and Lunar Pub Company.
There are currently 117,000 vacancies in the accommodation and food service sector – up from 16,000 for the same period (May to July) in 2020, according to official figures.
The Government’s latest proposals on business rates will create more difficulties for pubs appealing their business rates than benefits, according to rating experts at Colliers, the property consultancy.
The issues around food and drink supply after pubs reopened and warm weather are likely to increase again with demand predicted to rise in September, when schools and businesses push up order levels.
The issues facing the supply chain and the knock-on effects to pubs and bars is the “last thing this beleaguered industry needs”, the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) has said.
Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups lifted sales back close to pre-Covid-19 levels in July to continue hospitality’s recovery from the pandemic, the new edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker has revealed
More than 7,000 licensed premises are in limbo, not yet reopening after last month's 'freedom day' and not yet permanently closed, the latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners has revealed.
The Morning Advertiser has rounded up the top stories of this week, including news about beer delivery drivers going on strike, opinion on the sector paying minimum wage and a spending report from Barclaycard.