Top 50 Gastropub shuts due to ‘economic downturn’
A Devon pub, which featured on the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list, has closed as a result of “lockdowns and the economic downturns they caused”.
Archives for November 3, 2022
Licensing hub - legal with Poppleston Allen
Rules around under-18s serving alcohol
Thinking of employing your 17-year-old daughter to work behind the bar? Short staffed to such an extent that you need to think about the children of some of your friends helping out in the restaurant? With the well-publicised difficulty in recruiting...
Sector reacts to 'worrying' interest rates hike
As the Bank of England announced a “worrying” increase to interest rates, leaders from across the sector warned “inflationary spirals remain real”.
Hospitality sales down 7.1% in October
Sales in the hospitality sector were down for the second consecutive month compared to the same period in 2021, figures from S4labour have revealed.
the cask project
Anspach & Hobday capacity hits 1.76m pints per year
London-based cask and keg brewer Anspach & Hobday has completed the expansion of its brewery following a crowdfunding drive that mean it is now capable of producing 1.76m pints per year.
Business leaders’ confidence plummeting
The impact of rocketing energy and supply costs alongside economic uncertainty have significantly dented business leaders’ confidence in the sector.
Gov 'ripping the heart out of nightlife'
The Government is “ripping the heart out of nightlife” with the number of nightclubs declining as businesses await the Chancellors budget that has already “failed them twice before”, the Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA) has stated.
North Brewing Co eyes opening 2 sites next year
Leeds-based business North Brewing Co is aiming to expand its estate further next year, in addition to the two sites it is opening by the end of 2022.
SIBA Scotland urges gov to rethink DRS
The Society for Independent Brewers (SIBA Scotland) has urged the Scottish government to take another look at its Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) proposal because it threatens the existence of small breweries.
Great British Pub Awards
Inventiveness key to success, says GBPA winner
Standing still is not an option for the pub trade, adaption and inventiveness will be key according to the winner of the Great British Pub of the Year Awards.