Large operator Greene King this week (Monday 4 April) launched a new inclusion group to support its team members with disabilities, Ability, to mark the start of Autism Awareness Month.
Multi-site restaurant, pub, and bar leaders are six percentage points more assured about the future than last year, with 65% now confident about the next 12 months of the market, according to the latest CGA and Fourth’s Business Leaders’ Survey.
Diageo has planned a £40.5m investment to expand capacity at its packaging facilities in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Runcorn, Cheshire to support the growth of Guinness Draught and Guinness Zero.
Pubs have had no breathing time following the pandemic as rising costs pose multiple challenges for operators who have survived by “the skin of their teeth” with the potential for a "catastrophic" and "very tough" year ahead, according...
Bar operator Arc Inspirations is set to expand its portfolio with its biggest ever development, having secured approval to launch a £2.5m Manahatta bar in Newcastle.
Revolution Bars Group, the operator of bars including Revolución de Cuba, Playhouse, and Founders & Co, has invested £2m in raising wages over minimum wage, as part of the ‘fair day’s pay for hard day’s work’ pledge.
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has criticised the Government’s plans to increase VAT back to 20% for food in pubs, restaurants and cafés from next month (April).
Freehold managed pubs firm Portobello Starboard has bought six pubs, including five from multiple operator The City Pub Group as well as a separate seaside venue.
Pub operator Star Pubs & Bars has warned licensees to get ready well ahead of the Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations in early June by launching a support package for its licensees.
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has shown a return to more normal trading periods in their preliminary results for the 26 weeks, which ended on the 23 January 2022.
Pub operator Admiral Taverns has appointed Ocean Dynamics to implement new software that will integrate the Hawthorn pub estate it acquired in July 2021.
Late-night operator Rekom UK, the UK arm of European firm the Rekom Group, is eyeing growth as it has announced the opening of a new bar brand in the UK.
Staff at the Piano Works, central London have called for operators to unite and fundraise for the people of Ukraine who are suffering from lack of shelter, safety, water and food.
The investment vehicle founded by former Greene King boss Rooney Anand, RedCat Pub Company has added to its portfolio with the Wynnstay Hotel & Spa, building on its existing estate of more than 1,000 hotel rooms.
Stonegate Pub Partners is offering customers a buy one, get one free deal on selected drinks across its estate to support charity until the end of March 2022.
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Revolution Bars Group has tipped the balance of its executive team to a female majority with two new hires, in a bid to show a positive shift towards diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
A Kent pub was forced to close for a few days after Calor Gas failed to top up gas levels, which the managing director of the pub group has claimed was “not forgivable”.
Europe’s craft breweries, cider makers and wineries are coming together to raise funds and show solidarity for the Ukrainian people, as the ninth day of Russia’s invasion dawns.
The MA's Ed Bedington catches up with Lancashire-based multiple Tim Tomlinson of the Hand Pulled Pub Company to discuss passing on price rises, growing consumer confidence and the importance of service.
Pub group JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has revealed it has awarded 83% of its free shares and bonus scheme to employees working in the sites over the past 16 years.
The latest property news includes Greene King Pub Partners’ renovation of a village pub in Hertfordshire, Red Lion Holdings’ restoration of a site with boutique pub and rooms in Berkshire, a new Punch Pubs site and London Fields Brewery site placed on...
