New sites are opening in Bath and Camden, Big Smoke Brew and Fever-Tree open airport venues while Song Capital, Liberation Group and the team behind Whitelock acquire new pubs.
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called for Government intervention after its research showed an average of just over 5 pubs a week (290 in total) were demolished or converted to another use in 2021.
Government must act now to help businesses experiencing an “acutely painful” time as the Chancellor's statement yesterday (Thursday 26 May) "left the fortunes of the hospitality sector hanging in the balance", according to the Beer and...
Government must take decisive action in introducing relief, such as a reduction of VAT, for the hospitality sector following the exposure of its actions during lockdown, the Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA) has stated.
UKHospitality (UKH) has warned UK railway strikes, announced yesterday, will jeopardise the hospitality sector’s recovery from Covid, with the Night Time Trade Association stating the move sent a "shockwave" through the industry.
Further increases to the energy price cap will adversely affect pubs with operators feeling the Government has turned a “deaf ear to the industry” as consumers are left with less disposable income.
Plenty of pubs are set for six-figure glow-ups just in time for summer, while J&S takes on its fifth Star venue and Little Door & Co plans to open a Soho site.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called for greater flexibility and transparency within the Packaging Waste Recycling Note (PRN) scheme to reduce volatility in the market and welcomed many of the proposed measures to help achieve this....
Trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has announced the release of its latest report, Level Up Hospitality – Level Up Society, highlighting how the sector is uniquely positioned to deliver growth and opportunity across the country.
UKHospitality (UKH) and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) have shown support for the Government’s proposed online sales tax but warned the sector must be given due consideration to level the playing field and avoid double-taxation.
The pub sector has always been something of a survivor, adapting and rolling with the punches thrown at it, but are we now finding ourselves the victims of our own tenacity?
The upcoming Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend could result in an estimated 90m pints sold, providing a £105m boost for hospitality businesses, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
The Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA) has planned to bring its campaign to establish a Night-Time Economy (NTE) Advisors in every major city in the UK to Brighton Music Conference on Friday 27 May.
Simply Business has urged for long-lasting Government help for small businesses, with one in six believing they would never recover from the pandemic, with “crippling” inflation rates worsening the “eye-watering” costs of Covid.
There are new openings from Tin of Sardines and Vagabond in this week's property news round-up, with pubs in Oxfordshire and Hertfordshire reopening after major revamps.
Britain’s leading managed pub, bar and restaurant groups recorded like-for-like sales growth of 2% in April 2022, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker has revealed.
UKHospitality Cymru (UKH) has urged the public to back local businesses and visit Wales’ hospitality sites throughout the holiday season, in light of the start of Wales Tourism Week 2022 yesterday (Monday 16 May).
UK diesel prices have risen to a record high of more than £1.80 a litre as efforts to move away from importing Russian diesel led to a tightening of supply, according to the RAC.
Almost one fifth of operators (19%) felt a shortage of security staff was limiting trading hours while 75% felt it has impacted their ability to protect the public, figures released today (Monday 16 May) from the Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA)...
One in six students said they have had their drink spiked at a nightlife venue, with 80% believing venues were not doing enough to reduce the risk of spiking, the third edition of Stint’s The Students Sentiment Tracker revealed.
Condé Nast, the parent company of fashion magazine Vogue, has withdrawn its request for a Cornish pub to change its name following a cease-and-desist letter sent earlier this year.
Average sales by value in managed pubs, bars, and restaurants in the seven days to Saturday 7 May were 3% up on the same week in 2019 in the third best result so far this year, according to the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker.
The Morning Advertiser is asking operators if they take measures to help women suffering on their periods, after Spain announced plans to introduce menstrual medical leave.
Consumer confidence fell for the third consecutive quarter in Q1 2022 but the percentage of consumers spending more on restaurants rose by nine points quarter-on-quarter, according to data from the Deloitte Consumer Tracker.
Hospitality leaders and MPs are among those expected to take part in the UKHospitality (UKH) Summer Conference to showcase the sectors vision for the future to key Government and political figures.
There’s been plenty of activity for pubs in the south of England this week with venues coming to the market as Scotland and the Isle of Wight also see sites put up for sale.
The Queen’s opening speech in the House of Lords yesterday (Tuesday 10 May) proved “an opportunity missed” as the hospitality industry needs “concrete action” to reduce the burdens faced by the sector.
Consumer card spending grew 18.1% in April compared with the same period in 2019, however, inflation and rising living costs impacted the hospitality sector with smaller uplifts than March, data from Barclaycard has shown.
The year has kicked off to a strong start for the country pub market across the home counties, with business property adviser Christie & Co’s hospitality team completing on six individual pub sales across the region during March alone.
Making the extra bank holiday for the Queens Platinum Jubilee a permanent fixture would be a fitting tribute but thanking the service industry would be a better celebration according to licensees across the sector.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has been welcomed onto a Domestic Advisory Group to provide sector-specific expertise to inform the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).
The Bank of England is today (Thursday 5 May) expected to announce the biggest increase to its base interest rate in 13 years, from 0.75% to 1%, in a bid to tackle inflation amid soaring food prices, according to a report by Sky News.
Being a working parent can be tough, especially when your job is in the hospitality industry, where the hours are long and the busiest times include the weekends and the school holidays.
Two Bedfordshire-based pubs are back in business after investments and revamps, new bars open across the country and Greene King is seeking an operator brave enough to man a haunted venue.
A 24/7 helpline, run by the Drinks Trust, is now available to all members of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), as the organisations rally together to combat mental health stigma within the night-time economy.
London’s hospitality centre has edged back to pre-Covid vibrancy levels as sales and footfall have increased in Britain’s cities following two years of disruption.
Brexit Opportunities Minister Jacob Reese-Mogg has announced a fourth delay in the commencement of post-Brexit checks on EU goods in a move he claimed would save British businesses £1bn in annual costs.
