Slow and steady will be the key to reopening the pub sector, while consumer confidence in the safety of pubs will play a vital role, according to some of the UK’s leading family brewers.
The Coaching Inn Group has secured additional funding under the Government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and resumed renovation of its newest site.
Pubs continue to adapt and evolve in a bid to survive the current coronavirus crisis. The Morning Advertiser visited the Rose & Crown in Cuckfield, West Sussex, to find out how new licensee James Clark has turned his once-thriving local into a real...
Unite the union has joined calls for the cancellation of rent on closed pubs as it seeks to prevent mass closures and jobs losses as a consequence of the Covid-19 emergency.
Dorset brewer and pub operator Hall & Woodhouse will extend its cancellation period of all rent and service charges as well as suspending loan repayments until Saturday 27 June for its tenants.
More than two thirds of pub bosses asked in a snapshot poll of hospitality industry leaders have said furlough will need to be in place for longer to ensure the sector’s survival.
More than half of hospitality bosses quizzed in a snapshot poll have said a drop in consumer confidence post-lockdown would be one of the biggest impacts on maintaining a profitable business.
The majority of pubs will be able to handle a maximum of just a 10% drop in sales to remain profitable and continue trading long-term, data from an exclusive snapshot poll of industry leaders has revealed.
The latest CGA Business Confidence Survey has revealed that just 36% of hospitality business leaders are predicting life after lockdown for all of their venues once Covid-19 trading restrictions are lifted.
An award-winning operator has seen his year of success derailed because of the coronavirus crisis lockdown but is determined to keep his pub at the heart of its community.
Yorkshire publican Calvin Dow explains how he’s helped regulars gather in a ‘virtual taproom’, kept tabs on elderly locals, and even donated a toilet roll or two during Covid-19 shutdown.
Wellington Pub Company has now stated it will now give its tenants a three-month, rent-free period as part of discussions with individual licensees, where deemed appropriate.
Piers Baker, owner and manager of the Sun Inn in Dedham on Essex/Suffolk border for more than 17 years, details his experience of running a pub since the Government ordered shutdown on 20 March.
