Hospitality Ulster has welcomed a financial package to help sector sites in the run-up to Christmas, which is greater than what has been offered in England.
Greene King has raised more than £2m for Macmillan Cancer Support in 2021, making the company the charity’s top fundraising corporate partner this year.
East Sussex pub, the Marina Fountain, has launched a GoFundMe campaign after the Omicron Covid variant, mixed messaging from the Government and a paltry grant allowance has left it in an “impossible situation”.
The final new products round-up of the year includes a new brewery named after Roger Daltrey’s fishing lakes releases six beers, rums from the amazing terroir of Grenada brought to the UK, whisky start-up Woven launches limited-edition collaboration spirit...
Multiple operator Arc Inspirations has reported its results for the financial year to 31 March 2021, showing a 42% rise in sales from July to November this year, against 2019.
Dorset-based brewer and pub operator Hall & Woodhouse (H&W) is on track to complete 10 pubs this year, across both its managed and tenanted divisions – and plans to add more next year.
Hospitality Ulster has branded the move to close nightclubs and impose strict restrictions on the sector while still not revealing details of any financial help as “contemptable”.
The Chancellor’s announcement of a £1bn fund for hospitality venues has come under fire from operators, who claim the support does not come close to recovering lost trade.
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has described the financial aid being given to hospitality businesses in Scotland as a “vital lifeline” but added a timeline marking the removal of recently announced restrictions must be implemented.
House of Greenland has launched a campaign in a bid to tackle low vaccination rates in the under-30s and encourage customers to visit the pub, as well as their nearest vaccination centre, before Christmas.
Among the latest property news is Hertfields and Star Pubs & Bars team up for the third time, The Inn Collection Group unveils its inaugural Welsh pub-hotel, Greene King invests in the Lion & Lamb and in a Newcastle speakeasy, brothers sell pub...
UK Government must make an official decision on hospitality Covid measures, otherwise staff could face "fed up" customers refusing to obey unofficial rules, said the owner of the Atlas Bar in Manchester.
A 50% relief in business rates in Wales has been welcomed by UKHospitality Cymru as a boost for the beleaguered hospitality sector but has warned urgent additional support will be needed to avoid “economic carnage”.
Pub revenue was down more than 40% over the past weekend with one in five businesses having reported a sales drop of more than 60%, according to UKHospitality.
The race is under way to find out the best companies in the trade as The Publican Awards gears up for the next stages of judging and announces those in the running.
One third of nightclubs expect to close within a month if no Government support is forthcoming in what the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) is describing as a “cataclysmic Christmas”.
More than 100,000 retail, hospitality and leisure businesses have called for a #BusinessBooster and urgent assurances financial support will be provided to these sectors who are hitting rock bottom following Plan B measures.
UKHospitality has warned of the costs of potential closure for the hospitality sector while Greene King said the trade is already in shutdown “in all but name”.
Pub operator and brewers, Fuller’s, has closed the majority of its city pubs temporarily and called on the Government to provide immediate suspension of business rates and an extension on VAT reduction.
A complaint against Babe White With Bubbles and Babe Rose With Bubbles has not been upheld by the alcohol industry’s Independent Complaints Panel (ICP).
Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) managing director Colin Wilkinson has branded the move to include cafes, takeaways and fast-food multinationals in funding pledged to help the hospitality sector as “utterly indefensible”.
The Campaign for Real Ale, CAMRA, has called for the Northern Ireland Government and UK Government to work together and “come up with an urgent support package for pubs”.
Hospitality leaders have warned Chancellor Rishi Sunak that he must commit to a package of support for businesses within the next 24 hours or risk the permanent closure of thousands of pubs and restaurants.
It was a sobering experience watching my social feeds this weekend, as operator after operator voiced their despair as they watched Christmas trade fall off a cliff.
A rise in the number of brewery taprooms along with low and no-alcohol beers will take centre stage in 2022, according to beer line cleaning expert Beer Piper.
Have the events of the past couple of years made you rethink what you want to do with your life? If so, perhaps escaping to the pub has been a recurring theme. Why not consider running your own pub?
With Christmas looming, The Morning Advertiser editor Ed Bedington caught up with Revolution Bars CEO Rob Pitcher to get his take on the headlines of the week, from the lack of support from Rishi, through to the "over-reaction" in Wales which...
The Lock In team sign off the year with a focus on how operators can maximise the most of the current situation and plan for the worst in the New Year. From some great advice on how to offset or extend bounceback loans to best practice on handling reservations...
Pubs have been predicted to sell 37m fewer pints and lose out on £297m in trade this Christmas, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has called for support to safeguard the future of UK pubs after releasing the results of its Christmas Trading survey which showed trade dropping dramatically for many pubs.