JDW lines up Shaftesbury Avenue site as overseas expansion gathers pace
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is continuing to build momentum across both its UK estate and international pipeline, with a proposed West End opening.
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MP blames pubs and trade bodies for biz rates backlash
A Treasury minister has hit back at critics of Labour’s business rates shake-up, claiming the fallout came from pub operators and industry leaders failing to understand pandemic-era aid was always going to be pulled.
Heineken to cut up to 6,000 jobs amid global beer slowdown
Heineken is set to cut between 5,000 and 6,000 jobs globally over the next two years after reporting a decline in beer volumes and revenues in 2025.
Trade bodies urge ‘evidence-led’ approach to drink-drive limit changes
Trade bodies have urged the Government to take a proportionate and evidence-led approach to potential changes to England’s drink-drive limit.
Guinness prices up 16% but still below stout average
The price of Guinness has jumped 16% over the past three years, though it remains 1p cheaper per pint than the overall stout category.