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Sector growth: according to ONS data, total turnover for the hospitality sector will top £100bn before the end of 2018

Hospitality sector tipped to generate £100bn in 2018

By Stuart Stone

Analysis of data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) by hospitality recruitment platform Adia suggests the total turnover of all businesses providing ‘accommodation and food services activities’ will reach £100bn in 2018.

Roaring success: the Red Lion takes advantage of its surroundings

My Pub: the Red Lion, Weymouth, Dorset

By Stuart Stone

Buoyed by the 2012 Olympics sailing events and a bar full of rum, licensee Brian McLaughlin has turned the tide at harbourside pub the Red Lion, in Weymouth, Dorset, and embraced the local RNLI station in the process.

Worth a gander: Crossing the (goose) pond to the Polgooth Inn

My Pub: The Polgooth Inn, Cornwall

By Stuart Stone

Winners of the British Institute of Innkeeping Licensee of the Year award 2018, husband and wife team Alex and Tanya Williams reveal how they have developed their prize-winning pub formula

My Pub: Fuggles Beer Café, Tunbridge Wells

My Pub: Fuggles Beer Café, Tunbridge Wells

By Phil Mellows

Owner and licensee Alex Greig might be surprised that Fuggles Beer Café survived its first year, but since opening in Tunbridge Wells in 2013 his concept has been a hit and a second site has launched in nearby Tonbridge

Opportunity to nurture: charity Only A Pavement Away looks to tackle homelessness and job vacancies

Finding hospitality jobs for the homeless

By Stuart Stone

Only a Pavement Away (OAPA) has been established to work with licensed hospitality and help the homeless and more vulnerable into jobs within the sector.

Out of pocket: Britain's bar staff are tipped less often than hairdressers and takeaway delivery drivers

Only 29% of Brits tip bar staff

By Stuart Stone

According to research conducted by online marketplace OnBuy.com, Britain’s bar staff are tipped less often than hairdressers, taxi drivers, waiters and takeaway delivery drivers.

Protection plea: CAMRA welcomes news that five more pub buildings, built after WW2, have been saved

CAMRA calls to protect more post-war pubs

By Stuart Stone

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has welcomed Historic England’s decision to list five new post-war pubs, and is calling for more post-war pubs to be given similar treatment.

Alfresco trading: Making the most of outside areas now the weather's warming up

Alfresco trading: get inside out

By Michelle Perrett

At the first signs of summer, the thoughts of many consumers and operators alike turn to that classic image of drinks and food in an attractive alfresco setting. But bear in mind, expectations are constantly rising, with punters looking for all the mod...

Inbound opportunity: How can pubs showcase the best of British to overseas visitors?

Best of British: Attracting overseas visitors

By Claire Churchard

For foreign visitors wishing to visit this sceptred isle the time has never been better, with generous exchange rates encouraging guests to spend their money. So how can pubs make the most of this inbound opportunity?

Crowning glory: Food, bespoke weddings, garden and dog-friendly approach are seeing the Farnham Royal pub make a name for itself

My Pub: The Crown Inn, Farnham Royal

By Claire Churchard

Within a stone’s throw of the Burnham Beeches nature reserve in Buckinghamshire, the Crown Inn, at Farnham Royal, is busy making a name for itself – for its food, bespoke weddings, garden and dog-friendly approach. Licensee Ed O’Neill explains how he...

Walkies: the picture was returned one week after it was taken

Shaggy dog story with a happy ending

By Fred A'Court

It has to be said: Some customers are clearly barking! This is the tail about one that walked into the Grafton Arms in west London, had a nose around then calmly lifted one of several of the pub’s dog pictures off the wall.

Discretionary spending: consumers have reduced leisure spend to prioritise essentials

Fall in consumer spends in pubs and bars, research shows

By James Wallin, MCA

Consumers reduced their spending in pubs and bars by three percentage points (pp) and eating out by 2pp year on year in the first quarter of 2018, amid a wider cutback in leisure spending, research from Deloitte reveals.

Pub capital: Liberty Games declares Portsmouth the UK's pub capital

Liberty Games crowns Britain’s pub capital

By Stuart Stone

Games room specialists Liberty Games analysed the addresses of 51,566 pubs and crowned Portsmouth as the pub capital of the UK, based on the number of pubs per square mile.

Offering a place for people to stay at your pub can be so much more than a sideline of revenue, it could be your top earner.

Pub accommodation: Room for improvement

By Stuart Stone

Holidays in the UK are booming so, if you can offer rooms at your venue, you could be reaping a nice living – and not just running a trading side line

Wealth of experience: Jim Cathcart joins UKHospitality after a decade at the BBPA

Jim Cathcart lands UKHospitality role

By Stuart Stone

Cathcart joins UKHospitality as director of policy and regulation from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) where he worked for 10 years as a senior policy adviser and policy manager.

Riding high: the pub attracts a wide mix of customers – locals and visitors, young and old

My Pub: North Riding Brew Pub, Scarborough

By Claire Churchard

After 13 years, the installation of one microbrewery, and a good few tap takeovers, licensee Karen Neilson explains how North Riding Brew Pub has won a place
in the hearts of locals and tourists alike.

Plastic is not fantastic: media coverage of the scale of marine waste has been a driver in ethical consumerism

Nine out of 10 Brits believe they are ‘ethical consumers’

By Stuart Stone

Global software partner for the leisure and hospitality industry, Fourth, has revealed that 90% of Brits believe they are ‘ethical consumers’, while a further 67% state they would boycott brands lacking an ethical conscience.

Three generations have run the Oxford Arms in north London

My pub: the Oxford Arms, Camden Town, north London

By Claire Churchard

Licensee Tom Maloney and his daughter and general manager Caroline Maloney explain how things have changed in the 50 years that three generations of their family have run the Oxford Arms in the heart of Camden Town

Highly rated: NWTC has placed 7th in The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies To Work For

Pubcos named on The Sunday Times top 100 list

By Georgina Townshend

A number of pub companies, including the New World Trading Company, Oakman Inns, BrewDog and the Alchemist have made 2018's The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies To Work For.

Perfect pictures are not crucial for pub success on Instagram

Get the picture: promoting your pub with Instagram

By Claire Churchard, Georgina Townshend and Stuart Stone

Humans are visual beings, making Instagram an ideal place to showcase your pub. Experts and operators reveal how they get over the line first in a photo finish.

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