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Greene King vegan sales up 265%

17-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Greene King has said it will be expanding its plant-based food offer after its total sales of vegan dishes saw a year-on-year increase of 265% in the past financial year.

Business rates relief to keep Welsh pubs ‘alive and thriving’

09-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has welcomed the Welsh government’s announcement that it will be extending help for high street businesses but has called for further support to help pubs burdened by business rates.

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Tanner brothers open to new pubs / JW Lees boss on the trade

03-Jan-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

JW Lees managing director William Lees-Jones gives his view on issues in the pub trade and confirms there are no plans to sell the brewery, following similar sales in the trade this year.

Birmingham is cheapest place for a pub roast dinner

19-Dec-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Birmingham has topped the list for the ‘most affordable’ average cost of a Sunday roast dinner, research has found.

Pub numbers ‘rise for first time in 10 years’

11-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

It’s nothing new that many UK pubs and bars have struggled and have been forced to shut their doors over the years, but for the first time in a decade, the number of licensed premises is on the rise.

Nick Parkinson ‘not leaving the trade’ after putting pub on market

10-Dec-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Nick Parkinson, licensee of the Royal Oak Paley Street in Berkshire has told The Morning Advertiser he won’t be leaving hospitality, following his decision to put the pub up for sale.

Food-led pubs feel the pressure as eating-out spend drops

09-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Pubs that specialise in food sales are feeling the heat as like-for-like dry sales slip by 0.2% in November.

Hospitality volunteers donate £37k to homeless

02-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Volunteers across the hospitality sector have offered a helping hand to support Only A Pavement Away (OAPA) charity distribute ‘Winter Warmth’ kits to rough sleepers across the UK.

Six out of 10 Brits have Christmas dinner in pubs

26-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

More than three fifths (64%) of the UK have their Christmas dinner in a pub during December, new research has revealed.

MA Podcast – Episode 2

Craft in gin is ‘an overused term’ says Warner’s Gin founder

18-Nov-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

The gin boom is not over, says the founder of Warner’s Gin Tom Warner in the second episode of The MA Podcast.

BBPA plea to next Government

18-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

With the general election looming, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has published a manifesto for beer and pubs to help push the next Government towards a future that will benefit the industry.

Nearly half of hospitality managers think staff lack food safety awareness

13-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Almost half (44%) of hospitality managers say British employees fall short of their European counterparts in their knowledge of food safety and hygiene, a new report has found.

Food prices are stabilising

11-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Wholesale foodservice prices are now stabilising after three years of inflation, according to new research.

World Cup rugby fails to ignite pub and restaurant sales

11-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

The Rugby World Cup has flopped in boosting pub and restaurant sales this October, with like-for-like sales across the bar and pub sector sinking 0.6%.

Xmas tips bonanza of £20m awaits

08-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

As hospitality workers gear up for the most lucrative ‘tip season’ of the year, new research has revealed hospitality workers can expect to pocket an extra £20m of tips over the festive period.