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Hofmeister Brewing Company has issued a trading update following speculation its logistics partner Keystone Brewing Group has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.
Bonnie Rogues is carving out space in the high street pub market through an all day food, drink and entertainment mix that shifts into late night live music and party led trading.
DRINKS MASTERCLASS
This Drinks Masterclass showcases a liqueur recipe that’s perfect for ‘pre-dinner occasions’.
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) says it is ‘continuing to trade ahead of the market’ after reporting robust full year results for the 52 weeks ended 27 September 2025.
Increases to the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) will cost pubs thousands, discourage them from employing young people and result in more job losses, operators have warned.
The MA’s Ed Bedington caught up with BII boss Steve Alton to get his reflection on a week which saw what many felt was a Budget betrayal by the Government.
OPINION
Last weekend, we celebrated the return of our Celtic Beer Festival – the biggest charitable beer event in the south-west – and what a day it was.
Today marks the start of diary series in which Amanda Thomson, managing director of Avani Solutions, will take part in the Hospitality Rides charity cycle and tells The Morning Advertiser about the event.
Hospitality leaders have welcomed a significant shift in the Government’s Employment Rights Bill, after ministers agreed to scale back plans for day one unfair dismissal rights following sector pressure.
AUTUMN BUDGET 2025
Pubco bosses and operators have slammed Reeves’ “anti-business” Budget, warning more closures and job losses are on the horizon.
We’ve taken a look back on the top stories impacting the sector in November over the past few years.
OPINION
And so that’s it, the Budget we’ve all been waiting a long time for, poised just before the Christmas period to cause the most uncertainty, damage and anxiety to a sector that desperately needed some good news heading into what for some, will probably be...
Pubs with outdoor space enjoyed a strong summer trading period driven by hot weather and major sporting events, but operators now face a “finely balanced” winter as cost pressures and consumer caution continue.
Admiral Taverns aims to reach 2,000 pubs after procuring 21 sites from RedCat, chief executive Chris Jowsey told The Morning Advertiser (The MA).
The Lock In team, well some of them, take a crack at this week’s budget with a special one off episode.
Pubs in England are set for steep increases in business rates from next April as the current 40% retail hospitality and leisure (RHL) discount ends and is replaced with a “far less generous” multiplier cut, according to new analysis from global tax firm...
Hospitality businesses should move quickly past the Autumn Budget and begin planning for a challenging first quarter of 2026, according to the latest Market Forecast from purchasing specialists Lynx Purchasing.
The Licensed Trade Charity has announced it is expanding its school operations with the acquisition of a new site to create a specialist autism school.
FEATURE
As the hospitality sector continues to fight the never-ending deluge of cost impacts, some brewers have been keen to reduce the strength of some of their beers and ciders to below 3.5% ABV.
THE CASK PROJECT
Hartlepool-based Camerons Brewery has argued cask beer should be sold at higher cost as it prepares to open its first Head of Steam pub in Manchester.
The UK’s most stylish stays have been revealed as the 2025 Top 50 Boutique Hotels list was unveiled.
AUTUMN BUDGET 2025
Trade bodies have vented their anger over the lack of support offered to the sector by Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget.
AUTUMN BUDGET 2025
Business rates revenue is expected to rise by £3.5bn next year even as permanent discounts for retail hospitality and leisure (RHL) come into force at the 2026 revaluation, according to new analysis from global tax firm Ryan.
AUTUMN BUDGET 2025
Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her second Autumn Budget with reforms to business rates being the most significant point of interest for hospitality.
AUTUMN BUDGET 2025
Hospitality operators have been left without any new VAT support in the Autumn Budget, despite repeated calls from pubs and trade bodies for relief to ease rising costs.
AUTUMN BUDGET 2025
Alcohol duty is expected to increase in line with inflation after Chancellor Rachel Reeves did not announce a freeze in the Autumn Budget.
AUTUMN BUDGET 2025
Operators have been handed a significant shift to the business rates system as the Chancellor announced permanently lower tax rates for more than 750,000 retail, hospitality and leisure properties as part of the Autumn Budget.
AUTUMN BUDGET 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced free apprenticeships for those aged under 25 in the Autumn Budget.
Marston’s Grandstand and Two Door concepts will be “important growth engines” for the pubco next year, CEO Justin Platt told The Morning Advertiser (The MA).
AUTUMN BUDGET 2025
Welcome to The Morning Advertiser’s (The MA) live coverage of the 2025 Autumn Budget.
The Government has confirmed both the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise next year.
PROPERTY ROUND-UP
This property round-up includes mentions from Admiral Taverns, Camerons Brewery, Bird House London and more.
Black Friday has become an important fixture for the on trade, giving operators a moment to drive bookings, push gift cards and encourage early festive spend.
RedCat Hospitality has reached an agreement with Admiral Taverns over the sale of its leased and tenanted division.
Marston’s has injected £8m into new pub formats and wider estate upgrades in the past year as like-for-like sales rise, its preliminary results have revealed.
St Austell Brewery chief executive Kevin Georgel has demanded the Government takes action to “keep a pint of great British beer affordable”.
With more than 50 pubs now signed up as living wage employers, organisers are calling on more operators to get involved.
There are just days to go until The Morning Advertiser reveals the top brands to stock next year in the latest edition of the Drinks List.
Some 76% of consumers think rocketing costs are pushing people out of nights out, new research has found.
A new social media trend has divided opinion among Guinness drinkers and operators.
Drinks sales saw a promising start to autumn but gains faded by mid-October, leaving operators cautiously optimistic ahead of the festive period.
A South Wales pub where dozens of customers reported falling ill after eating a Sunday roast has been issued a zero food hygiene rating following an investigation by environmental health officers.
PUBLICAN AWARDS 2026
There still time for operators to be in with a chance of scooping a leading industry award, as the Publican Awards deadline extends to Friday 28 November.
THE LOW & NO PROJECT
Heineken on-trade director Will Rice has given operators ideas on how to curate a low & no alcohol offer at a pub and confirmed he wants to increase the business’s draught range too.
Foster’s is the latest brand to drop its ABV as a wave of big-names get weaker at the bar.
The BII revealed the winners of the 2025 National Innovation in Training Awards (NITAs), celebrating pubs and operators who place people, skills and development at the core of their businesses.
OPINION
Today (24 November 2025) marks the 20th anniversary of the Licencing Act 2003.
Business confidence among industry leaders has plummeted to its lowest level since the height of the pandemic, new research has found.
LICENSING HUB: LEGAL WITH POPPLESTON ALLEN
The festive season is here, and as families head to their favourite pubs to celebrate, it’s a good time to review how your team is managing underage sales.
Operators from Bristol and the wider region shared a mixture of optimism and realism at a Morning Advertiser roundtable last week, exploring how pubs can sharpen their beer offer in a changing market.