Inflationary pressure erodes margins despite rising dwell time
Real-terms growth remains under pressure despite improved dwell time in the on-trade during November, new research has revealed.
Archives for December 17, 2025
Badenoch: ‘Labour MPs left with nowhere to drown their sorrows’
Leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch has slammed the Government’s business rates reforms amid a growing pub ban on Labour MPs.
Pubs face business rates shock as post-pandemic recovery is penalised
Pubs that worked hardest to rebuild trade after the pandemic are now being hit with some of the sharpest business rates increases under the 2026 revaluation.
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EXCLUSIVE: Heineken UK to up draught prices by 2.7%
Heineken UK is set to increase the wholesale price of its draught products, The Morning Advertiser (The MA) has learned.
THE LOW & NO PROJECT
Butcombe sees surge in low & no beer sales
Butcombe Brewing Co has claimed record sales for its low & no beer range with Goram IPA Zero and Tall Tales Pale Ale Zero tallying their highest monthly sales.
Why the 2026 revaluation risks making Christmas 2025 the last for many pubs
Few sectors have worked harder than pubs to rebuild trade since the pandemic.