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GBPA 2024

GBPA 2024: Admiral Taverns Pub of the Year – the Royal Oak, Brandon, Warwickshire

24-Sep-2024 By The Morning Advertiser

If you want to drink and eat in a pub that has one of the most determined licensees at the helm – the Royal Oak in Brandon, near Coventry is the place.

THE CASK PROJECT

Nicholson’s and Stroud Brewery launch beer for Cask Ale Week

24-Sep-2024 By Gary Lloyd

Nicholson’s Pub Collection have joined forces with organic brewer Stroud Brewery to launch a limited-edition beer for Cask Ale Week and Organic September.

MY PUB

MY PUB: The Venture Inn, Reigate, Surrey

24-Sep-2024 By Gary Lloyd

In the affluent town of Reigate – just south of the M25 – you will find the Venture Inn, which cites low & no beers as one of its key drivers.

Stonegate ready to spend and evolve pub and guest experience

24-Sep-2024 By Gary Lloyd

Stonegate CEO David McDowall said the pubco will invest £150m into its pubs in the next year as the business bids to “evolve and elevate the pub and guest experience”.

Deep reform of business rates 'cannot be done' before April

23-Sep-2024 By Rebecca Weller

The Government will not be able to deliver a “substantial, deep reform” to business rates before April next year, UKHospitality (UKH) has stated.

WSTA calls for two-year duty freeze

23-Sep-2024 By Rebecca Weller

The Wine and Spirits Trade Association (WSTA) has called for a freeze to alcohol duty for a “minimum” of two years ahead of the upcoming Budget.

CAMRA elects new chairman

23-Sep-2024 By Rebecca Weller

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has appointed a new chairman.

Welsh tax laws could provide new guidelines for UK Government

23-Sep-2024 By Felicity Giles

The Local Government Finance (Wales) Act has become law, including the introduction of specific measures in order to easily reform business rates.

The Lock In Podcast

New beginnings!

23-Sep-2024 By Ed Bedington

With news focusing on the numbers of pub closures, the Lock In podcast takes a look at those opening sites and coming into the trade.

Gov details new measures to protect firms from 'rogue' energy brokers

20-Sep-2024 By Rebecca Weller

A new framework to protect firms from “rogue” energy brokers must be implemented “swiftly”, one trade body has warned.

Drinks sales continue downward spiral

20-Sep-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Drinks sales have continued a downward trend with a second week of year-on-year declines, new data has revealed.

GBPA 2024

In pictures: Great British Pub Awards 2024 winners

20-Sep-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Operators from across the country gathered at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse on Tuesday 17 September to celebrate the best in the industry at the 2024 Great British Pub Awards (GBPA).

UKH: 'A version of the outdoor smoking ban will happen'

20-Sep-2024 By Rebecca Weller

A version of the smoking ban proposals in pubs gardens “will happen”, The Morning Advertiser (MA) has learned.

Research reveals pubs make just 12p on a pint of beer

20-Sep-2024 By Rebecca Weller

An industry trade body has called for a 5% duty cut in the upcoming Budget as new research revealed pubs make just 12p on a pint of beer after costs and taxes have been deducted.

Review of the Week

'Hospitality needs to be taken seriously'

20-Sep-2024 By Ed Bedington

The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with Great British Pub Award winner Joe Buckley of the Tollemache Arms to get his take on the week's events.

Admiral operator marks 50th anniversary

19-Sep-2024 By Rebecca Weller

An Admiral Taverns licensee has celebrated "incredible achievement" of 50 years of service at the same pub.

GBPA 2024

GBPA 2024 social media highlights

19-Sep-2024 By Felicity Giles

Operators from across the sector shared their wins and excitement on social media after a night of celebrating at the Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) 2024.

Managed groups see second month of below-inflation growth

19-Sep-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Hospitality groups saw a second successive month of below-inflation growth in August, the latest data from CGA by NIQ has revealed.

Interest rates hold 'another blow' for sector

19-Sep-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Stagnant interest rates have dealt the hospitality sector “another blow” as firms continue to struggle against rising costs.

CCEP launches Oasis brand in pubs

19-Sep-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has introduced its popular Oasis brand to the on-trade market.

GBPA 2024

Quintessential country pub hailed best in the UK

17-Sep-2024 By Nikkie Thatcher

A picturesque, 17th century pub has been named the best pub in the country at the 2024 Great British Pub Awards.

How wet-led pubs have evolved post-pandemic

13-Sep-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Diversification within the pub sector post-Covid has hit wet-led pubs harder than food-led sites, The Morning Advertiser’s (MA) Top 100 Pubcos revealed.

ESTRELLA DAMM TOP 50 GASTROPUBS

Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs One to Watch award deadline extended

04-Sep-2024 By Nikkie Thatcher

The entry deadline for the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs One to Watch award has been extended by one week.

Foodservice inflations falls for 13th month in a row

29-Aug-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Foodservice price inflation has fallen for the 13th consecutive month but cost pressures persist, data from Prestige Purchasing and CGA by NIQ has revealed.

Birra Moretti ousts Carling as best-selling draught lager

15-Aug-2024 By Gary Lloyd

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.

Foodservice price inflation falls for 12 months in a row

30-Jul-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Foodservice price inflation dropped to 3.6% in the year to June 2024, marking 12 months in a row of falling rates.

OPINION

OPINION: How the weather exacerbated the Euros sadness

19-Jul-2024 By Brendan Padfield, owner, the Unruly Pig, Bromeswell, Suffolk

The call for another bank holiday to herald an English victory at the Euros finals proved sadly optimistic.

Recruitment campaign puts well-being at heart of menu

27-Jun-2024 By Ed Bedington

A charity has launched a new initiative to put well-being at the top of the menu to help boost recruitment for the hospitality sector.

Food inflation drops to lowest level in over 2 years

26-Jun-2024 By Nikkie Thatcher

Foodservice price inflation dropped again in May 2024 to 4.6% – the lowest it has been in more than two years.

PROMOTIONAL CONTENT

Collaboration is the ultimate recipe for success in today's hospitality industry

18-Jun-2024 By Venners

It may sound a little cliched, but teamwork can make your dream work.

Pubs named in top 100 UK restaurants

10-Jun-2024 By Nikkie Thatcher

Nine of the 100 best restaurants in the country are pubs, according to the 2024 National Restaurant Awards.

Firms urged to 'remain vigilant' as foodservice inflation falls

21-May-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Hospitality businesses have been warned to “remain vigilant” as foodservice prices approach normality.

Operators warned to prepare for higher prices and potential shortages

20-May-2024 By Nikkie Thatcher

Wet and wild weather in recent months could result in sharp price rises across key food and drink lines, operators have been warned.

OPINION

OPINION: Character assassination at BrewDog destined to happen

09-May-2024 By Pete Brown, beer author

There’s a story – one of many – that’s central to the BrewDog mythology.

OPINION

OPINION: What do recent trends in pub ownership models tell us about the UK pub market?

07-May-2024 By Simon Chaplin, senior director of pubs, restaurants and franchising, Christie & Co

Since its humble beginnings as a place of rest for weary travellers, for centuries the great British pub has remained a cornerstone of our culture and local communities.

BIG INTERVIEW

THE BIG INTERVIEW: James May is in the driving seat for beer and gin

30-Apr-2024 By Gary Lloyd

You may know James May from a TV show about cars but he also co-owns a pub and is the face behind a gin brand.

OPINION

OPINION: Everlasting appeal of the pub

26-Apr-2024 By Ed Bedington, editor of The Morning Advertiser

Having recently spoken to a number of celebrity pub operators (all right two and a half), it’s a timely reminder that pubs retain a special place at the heart of this country.

OPINION

OPINION: Dealing with the dreaded guest

19-Apr-2024 By Stosie Madi, chef-patron of the Parkers Arms

This year has been ‘different’.

Pressures on sector not reflected in inflation ease

18-Apr-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Pubs have not seen any reduction in food costs while reports of a slowdown to the rate of inflation damages customer perceptions of the pressures faced by the sector.

Sector 'suffocating' despite economy easing

17-Apr-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Operating costs continue to “suffocate” hospitality firms despite a drop in food prices having helped drive the headline rate of inflation down to its lowest level in two and a half years.

BIG INTERVIEW

The Big Interview: Justice has always motivated me

16-Apr-2024 By Gary Lloyd

A calling for justice is what led Fiona Dickie to the role of pubs code adjudicator but would you have known she regrets never having worked or lived abroad?

OPINION

OPINION: Pubs cannot afford to fail the ale test

12-Apr-2024 By Tim Bird, owner of Cheshire Cat Pubs & Inns

It has been a busy time since my last ‘Opinion’ article when I shared my concerns that, as an industry, we are at times a little too ‘doom and gloom’ and raised the question as to whether we are asking Government for too many things to help our cause.

Brakes announces price hold for independent customers

11-Apr-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Hospitality wholesalers Brakes has announced a price hold on more than half of its products for the next six months in a bid to support independent pubs across the country.

OPINION

OPINION: Mum’s the word

08-Apr-2024 By Alastair Scott, owner of Malvern Inns and CEO of S4labour

During the past 10 years, we have been trying to get Mother’s Day right and I am still not sure we have.

OPINION

OPINION: How are we viewed by the outside world?

05-Apr-2024 By Andy Slee, chief executive, Society of Independent Brewers & Associates (SIBA)

I recently took a call from a broadsheet journalist wanting to do a piece on “Why all breweries are closing and why cask beer is dead?”

The Good News: Only A Pavement Away events boosts coffers by £39k

03-Apr-2024 By The Morning Advertiser

We acknowledge the sector is facing an extremely tough time with challenges left, right and centre.

Hospitality inflation falling but still double retail rate

03-Apr-2024 By Nikkie Thatcher

The rate of food price inflation in the hospitality industry is easing but remains more than double the rate seen in the retail sector.

BIG INTERVIEW

The Big Interview: Expect the unexpected

02-Apr-2024 By Gary Lloyd

No one expects a pub boss to talk about TV shows and films from the 1980s but Hydes Brewery managing director Adam Mayers does.

OPINION

Trading is tough but we need to start sharing the positives

28-Mar-2024 By Ed Bedington

It’s a little too easy to allow ourselves to wallow in pessimism, (particularly when you record a podcast with a fully qualified professional moaner), but sometimes we need to take a step back and appreciate some of the positives out there.