Asahi UK confirms 2026 price rises
Asahi UK has confirmed to The MA it will up prices for pubs next year due to rising operational costs, but says it will keep increases to a minimum.
Archives for December 4, 2025
Robinsons unveils next generation £8.4m new brewery
Work has finished at Robinsons Brewery’s £8.4m new brew site, two years after first being commissioned.
SIBA demands urgent support for sector after biz rates impact unfolds
The Society of Independent Brewers & Associates (SIBA) has taken the Government to task over the reform of business rates and urged immediate support be given.
Publican meets Prime Minister to showcase pubs’ community role
A Welsh publican has met Prime Minister Kier Starmer at Downing Street to highlight the essential role pubs play in tackling isolation and supporting local communities.
World Cup 2026 is ‘perfectly timed’ to give UK nightclubs a summer boost
Nightclubs could become the perfect hub for football fans during the World Cup in 2026, which takes place in North America, according to the Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA).
NEW PRODUCTS ROUND-UP
NEW PRODUCTS: Festive brews for pubs
Greene King, Vocation, Brain’s, Black Sheep Brewery and Joseph Holt are among the brewers to release new beers for pubs in time for Christmas.
JKS Pubs rebrands following US acquisition
JKS pubs has rebranded after being sold to a US-based private investor.
Two thirds of pubs now unprofitable as Budget ‘rips the heart out of communities’
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has reported a sharp deterioration in pub viability following the Chancellor’s Budget, with new survey data showing only one in three members are currently profitable.
THE LOW & NO PROJECT
Low & no range must be increased at pubs says Robinsons MD
Pubs must offer more low & no options from beers through to wines because the market is expanding, says Robinsons joint managing director Oliver Robinson.
BrewDog faces criticism over Punk IPA campaign as updated recipe rolls out
BrewDog has attracted criticism for the wording of a new national marketing campaign promoting its updated Punk IPA recipe, after the brewer described the move as “tastes like commercial suicide” across a series of outdoor ads.