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Spirit, the managed operator of 800 pubs, has cut staff turnover by 50% as workers take increasing pride in working for a company with a strong brands portfolio, deputy chief executive Mike Tye told the UK Pub Retail Summit.
Just now and then, work on the pub, not in it. These are challenging times for anyone in business and not least for the pub trade.
A row has broken out in Northern Ireland about the value of pubs to the economy.
Door supervisors are being targeted in unannounced test operations as part of a clampdown on criminal activity and licence breaches across the UK.
Admiral Taverns, the tenanted pub company, has signed a long-term distribution deal with the UK arm of Carlsberg, which will see the global brewer service its 1,300-strong estate.
Pub trade bodies are meeting with Home Office officials and local authorities to discuss the implementation of the late-night levy (LNL) and early-morning restriction orders (EMROs).
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Pubcos are to be told to deliver meaningful reform or the Government could support a Private Members’ Bill, which calls for a mandatory free of tie option and an open market rent review, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser understands.
Licensees have been reminded to apply for a TV Licence if they want to show the remainder of the Rugby World Cup in their pubs.
Food, wine, coffee, breakfasts, accommodation, real ale, world beers and pre-booked events were listed as the products for growth in the trade by Barracuda Pub Company chief executive Mark McQuater.
Industry leaders claim the Government’s approach to cutting red tape is “disappointing” and “more should be done”.
Like many of you I listened to Peter White’s interview with British Beer and Pub Association chief executive Brigid Simmonds on the Radio 4 programme You and Yours.