Oxfordshire multiple operator Brakspear has reported a reduction in profitability due to “cost pressures” alongside an increase in turnover for the year ending 31 December 2023.
Craft beer brewer Fourpure Brewing Co will relocate its operations from Bermondsey in London to Magic Rock’s facilities in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
By Imogen Moss, associate solicitor, Poppleston Allen
With the start of the football season now upon us, licensing solicitors Poppleston Allen has answered operators questions around in-venue commercial betting and gambling machines.
South-east based business Hall & Woodhouse (H&W) has reported underlying profit before tax rose by around half (50%) to £6.5m from £4.2m in its latest trading update.
New research has revealed drink sales in city centres fell by a whopping 10.2% during the rioting that followed the fatal stabbings in Southport at the end of last month.
Data from The Drinks List – Top Brands to Stock in 2024 charted the start of when the sector appeared to appreciate how strong sales for Low & No beers were becoming.
Following reports that the death of a 13-year-old girl could have been due to a ‘miscommunication’ over an order at Costa Coffee, according to a recent inquest, The Morning Advertiser has looked at what operators need to know around allergens.
Since my last opinion piece, I have been lucky enough to thoroughly enjoy my daughter’s wedding and quite a number of other occasions where I have ended up footing the bill.
Today (Friday 16 August) marks national rum day, to celebrate the distilled beverage, the Morning Advertiser (MA) has taken a look back at some of the best rum-based recipes from the Drinks Masterclass series.
Trade bodies have said the proposed new pay deal between the Government and rail union Aslef could signal the end of strikes that have cost the hospitality sector £3.5bn.
C&C Group, the Irish drinks distributor and manufacturer, has announced it remains confident of achieving its earnings expectations for its financial year and has appointed Feargal O’Rourke as an independent, non-executive director.
Heineken UK is celebrating after CGA statistics showed its Italian lager Birra Moretti has overtaken Carling to become the best-selling draught lager in the UK.
Trade bodies have collectively made their demands for the sector clear as new research reveals almost every hospitality business has seen “steep increases” in wages and food costs.
Channel-Islands-based Liberation Group recently announced a boost in its H1 financial results and cited low & no drinks as a key part to this success through its Butcombe arm.
With the weather set to remain good this week, pubs can make hay after last week brought a 7% uplift in total drink sales after the previous gloomy week saw sales slump.