Longbow Venues founder: We are not a cash cow
Longbow Venues founder and managing director Rob Hattersley has warned the Government the sector is not a “cash cow” and is making the industry “unviable”.
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THE CASK PROJECT
Cask Ale Week launches today with host of brewers and pubs on board
Cask Ale Week launches today (Thursday 18 September) with plenty of brewers, pubs and industry dignitaries taking part.
THE MA TOP 100 PUBCOS 2025
Revealed next week: The MA Top 100 Pubcos 2025 – who’s leading the UK pub scene?
The MA Top 100 Pubcos 2025 report will be released next week so you can find out which pub companies are the biggest in the UK.
THE LOW & NO PROJECT
Sponsors hail The Low & No Project
Sponsors of The Low & No Project have praised the valuable job The Morning Advertiser (The MA) is doing in covering low & no alcohol drinks in the on-trade.
Staff numbers cut to bone while vacancies rise
Hospitality businesses have cut staffing numbers to the bone while vacancies in the sector have risen for the first time in a year, according to audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK.
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BIG INTERVIEW
BIG INTERVIEW: Longbow boss: I’ve always been in the industry – even before I was born
Peak District-based Longbow Venues opened its first site a month before Covid kicked in – but owner Rob Hattersley has been in hospitality a long time and his business is now flying high.
Longer dwell times and premium choices battle outlet closures
A strong appetite for premium drinks coupled with customers increasing their dwell time in the on-trade is being dampened by a rise in pubs and bars closing in some regions.
THE CASK PROJECT
Tamworth Tap reveals Cask Ale Week plans
Famed cask ale pub, the Tamworth Tap, is set to go to town with its Cask Ale Week celebrations.
JDW boss: ‘Enormous’ tax disadvantage must be fixed
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) chairman Tim Martin has demanded tax equality for hospitality while labelling the disadvantage the on-trade deals with as “enormous”.