Admiral pumps over £1m into three pubs
Admiral Taverns has injected £1.05m into three pubs over the past month.
Archives for November 20, 2025
AUTUMN BUDGET 2025
Gov must use Budget to ‘empower’ indie brewers
The Government has the chance to “empower” independent brewers at next week’s Autumn Budget SIBA chief executive Andy Slee told The Morning Advertiser (The MA).
THE LOW & NO PROJECT
Heineken 0.0 targets draught lines in 2,000 pubs by March 2026
A little over six months ago, Heineken 0.0 had hit the 1,000 mark in the number of pubs it had draught taps dispensing the alcohol-free beer, it’s now at 1,700 – and 2,000 is the next target.
JDW to launch uni site and highlights pubs’ importance with MPs
Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has partnered with the University of Birmingham’s Guild of Students to operate its bar and restaurant, Joe’s.
Pubs must sell 950k extra pints an hour to cover rising costs
Scottish pub operator and brewer BrewDog has warned pubs would need to sell an extra 950,000 pints an hour to offset rising energy, labour and tax costs.
RedCat boasts strong Q2 led by Coaching Inn Group sales
RedCat Hospitality like-for-like (lfl) sales have risen 4.3% with the group’s Coaching Inn Group arm bringing the lion’s share of takings to the business.
AUTUMN BUDGET 2025
Sector unites in plea for tax cuts, rates reform & stability in Budget
Ahead of next week’s Autumn Budget, industry voices have unanimously called for tax reforms, duty cuts and NIC rollback.
Late-night venue numbers down 4.6% in 12 months, 28% since pandemic
Years of rising costs, safety fears and poor public transport are among factors that have seen the late-night economy contract by 4.6% in 12 months – and 28% since Covid.