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Coca-Cola's free drink campaign is returning for Christmas

15-Nov-2021 By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Coca-Cola’s Hero the Driver campaign is returning to support the hospitality sector over the Christmas period and will be in operation in up to 9,500 venues across Great Britain.

Gearing up for Women’s Football Weekend

12-Nov-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

This weekend sees the Barclays FA Women's Super League take centre stage with some mouth-watering match-ups on an exciting Women's Football Weekend.

How can pubs capitalise on the growing boost to the entertainment industry?

12-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Cinema bookings saw the highest level of growth (17.3%) since October 2019 during October 2021, data according to Barclaycard showed.

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Big Drop releases beer with coffee roaster, Liquid Diamond launches debut still wine

12-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Among the latest new products to hit the market are Leafkicker alcohol-free beer from Big Drop, a Sauvignon Blanc from Liquid Diamond, a hit of blueberries from Blue Aurora wine and if you like Pina Coladas then Soho Street Cocktails has something for...

Black Sheep Brewery rebrands lactose beer to raise awareness of human milk charity

10-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Black Sheep Brewery has announced a new partnership between the Human Milk Foundation (HMF) and its fast-growing bottled beer brand, Milk Stout.

The history and business story of Young’s

09-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Historic brewer and pub company Young’s has been a household name in London and the surrounding area since before Queen Victoria took to the throne. Here The Morning Advertiser looks at its history, acquisitions and disposals.

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The UK's favourite cocktails made easy with Funkin Pre-batch products

08-Nov-2021 By Funkin

As the UK returns to its pubs, it seems drinkers are increasingly expecting a wider drinks offering, looking for cocktails they know and love to be on the menu.

Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs

Entries for Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs awards now open

05-Nov-2021 By Top 50 Gastropubs

Think you’ve got what it takes to be crowned Newcomer of the Year or Front of House Team of the Year at the 2022 Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub awards then enter the coveted special awards now.

Top 50 Cocktail Bars

Top 50 Cocktail Bars awards open for entry

05-Nov-2021 By Top 50 Cocktail Bars

Have you got the best bar team in the country, pride yourself on your sustainable credentials or perhaps you’re new to the bar scene and want to make your mark?

Greene King publishes book of inspirational stories

05-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Pub and brewer Greene King has published a collection of stories from its people working through the Covid pandemic.

New products round-up

Brewery launches beer for football team, new gin distillery gears up for third release

05-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The latest drinks releases include beers from Black Sheep Brewery, Wimbledon Brewery and Vocation, and spirits from Smirnoff, Captain Morgan and The Henley Distillery.

Tips on how to maximise World Vegan Month

01-Nov-2021 By Julie Cleijne, founder of Sustainable Kitchen Consultants

Sustainable menu expert Julie Cleijne, founder of Sustainable Kitchen Consultants and creator of a new plant-based toolkit for operators, Flex Up Your Menu, in partnership with Garden Gourmet, offers tips for pub caterers for World Vegan Month, which...

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Order and pay technology helps venues experiencing staff shortages

01-Nov-2021 By Mr Yum

The hospitality industry across the UK is undergoing a staff shortage crisis.

Henley pub scoops Sky TV advert campaign prize

28-Oct-2021 By Sky Business

The Saracens Head in Henley has won Sky’s Win A TV Ad competition, which gives the pub a professionally made advertisement to promote the business.

Property round-up

Latest openings in the sector and sites for sale

26-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

New openings for Coppa Club, Manahatta and Bulldog Gin are among the sector’s new openings. Meanwhile, estate agent Savills’ Paul Breen looks at the future for city centre-based businesses.

BrewDog announces biggest site ever as ‘new type of venue’

25-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Scottish bar operator BrewDog will open a mammoth flagship site at the revamped Waterloo Station, London, in summer next year.

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Increase your bottom line by mapping customers’ journeys

22-Oct-2021 By Zonal

Technology provider Zonal explains the customer's journey through hospitality interactions via its mapping checklist.

New products round-up

New serves available to tempt customers

22-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Whiskies, coconut flower beer, Tequilas, a non-alcoholic cider and a remake of classic TV advert are among the latest additions to the new products market.

5 ways to help prevent no-shows this Christmas

21-Oct-2021 By Olivia FitzGerald, Zonal chief sales and marketing officer

Technology provider Zonal has offered tips on how to ensure customers who have made bookings to drink and dine at your pub don't disappoint you by failing to show.

GBPA 2021

Were you spotted at the GBPA winners' lunch?

21-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The best of the best in the pub world gathered for the Great British Pub Awards winners' lunch at The Pem restaurant In central London where the overall winner was named and category winners received their trophies.

Property round-up

New site openings, big renovations and what’s on sale fill the property market

20-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Loungers opening 150th site, Star Pubs & Bars makes double move and GK collaboration reopens site after £400k investment are among the latest news in the pub property world.

Heineken UK delists PET bottles, saves 170 tonnes of plastic waste per year

20-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Brewer Heineken UK has delisted all PET bottles from its on-trade network.

GBPA 2021

Ring my Bell - GBPA winner announced

19-Oct-2021 By Ed Bedington

The pub sector has fought its way back from the brink of disaster and now a stunning transformation against the odds has seen one pub crowned champion of champions.

BrewDog launches second gold can promotion after complaint upheld

19-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Scottish brewer and pub operator BrewDog has launched another ‘gold can’ campaign despite being on the wrong end of a complaint upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority.

Publican Awards 2022

Entries open for Publican Awards 2022

19-Oct-2021 By Ed Bedington

The hunt is now on to celebrate the best companies in the pub and bar sector with the launch of the Publican Awards 2022.

New products round-up

Stay ahead of your rivals with these new products

15-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Vocation’s chocolate and banana stout, TOWIE star’s Prosecco, BrewDog’s Planet Ale and Bankhall Sweet Mash bourbon are among the latest new products.

Marston’s sales now better than in 2019 for most recent quarter

13-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Pub operator Marston’s has seen a continuous improvement in trade since reopening in April, resulting in higher sales versus 2019.

Greene King shows barrel-load of support for Macmillan nurses

12-Oct-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Greene King customers have been invited to show their support for Macmillan Cancer workers by simply visiting their local.

Pubs and bars enjoy 43.5% boost during September

12-Oct-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Pubs, bars and clubs benefited from a 43.5% boost during September while entertainment saw its strongest growth in more than two years with an increase of 28 % owing to new film releases, gigs and theatre shows encouraging Brits back to venues.

Admiral Taverns through the years

12-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The Morning Advertiser examines the history of Admiral Taverns and its mergers and acquisitions activity throughout the years.

New products round-up

Beavertown autumn beers release and Boston Bakers Irish Whisky among new products

08-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

A host of new products are hitting the market including whiskeys from Boston Bakers and The Busker to beers from Voodoo Ranger and Beavertown plus Romanian wine producer The Iconic Estate's tie-up with Kingsland Drinks.

Property round-up

Television Centre is new home for the Broadcaster pub, Tiere Group tie-up with Star

05-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

This week's news includes the Broadcaster pub and dining room at Television Centre, the Lion revamp in Shirley, Reading venue for London Cocktail Club, Mojo's latest site in Reading, the Lamb & Flag in Oxford and Simmons Bar hits the CIty.

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Autumn International rugby was made for Guinness

04-Oct-2021 By Diageo

With sporting events back in action, there is a fantastic chance for operators to re-engage with multiple occasions and cater for the pent-up demand for quality on trade experiences.

Sector sales set to soar to £3.5bn above equivalent period in 2019

30-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Pubs and fellow sector businesses are expected to contribute an extra £3.5bn more to the UK economy than during the same period in 2019 after rebounding strongly from the pandemic, according to Barclays Corporate Banking.

Property round-up

Opening date set for former O2 Newcastle Academy, City Pub Group takes site

29-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

This week’s property round-up includes the former O2 Newcastle Academy, Cottage Tavern and the Savoy’s American Bar reopening.

Opinion

Do people expect Tom Kerridge to cook for free?

27-Sep-2021 By Ed Bedington

Tom Kerridge has found himself under fire once again on social media for his steaks, with the knives out once more.

Opinion

Dealing with the staffing shortage

27-Sep-2021 By Dave Wall, head chef the Unruly Pig, Bromeswell, Suffolk

While working with a hangover isn’t a new concept for many from the world of hospitality, dealing with the aftermath of Covid and Brexit is the ‘day after’ on steroids, presenting a whole new torrent of tangles, issues and problems to battle with on a...

New products round-up

The latest new products to hit the market

24-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

This week’s new products focuses on a variety of spirits, including gins from Boë and Foghouse, plus tea, coffee, beer and ginger ale variants.

MA Leaders Club

Time to go for new sites and diversify your model

23-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Operators have been urged to apply for new sites in a post-Covid world and appeal to local authorities to abandon their cumulative impact policies (CIPSs).

Pubs must unite for Cask Ale Week to help save the industry

23-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Cask ale beers and the breweries that make them will “only survive” if pubs shout about them – and there’s no better time to do so than Cask Ale Week.

Property round-up

Property round-up: the latest news on pub acquisitions

22-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Among the latest market moves, The New World Trading Company announces The Club House is coming to Wales and The Alchemist heads to Scotland.

Managed pubs and restaurants almost treble delivery and takeaways sales

17-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Delivery and takeaway sales for managed pub and restaurant groups in August were almost treble their pre-pandemic levels, the latest edition of the CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed.

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New products round-up: the latest products on the market, including UK music pioneer Kano’s tie-up with Duppy Share rum

16-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

A multitude of new products has hit the market including non-alcoholic beverages from Drop Bear Beer Co and Scai, cocktails from Liberation, Signature Brew's new beer, Graham's ruby port, a chocolate orange gin liqueur by TW Kempton and Fete...

The premium food league season has begun

13-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

As the country begins the crawl out of the pandemic, pubs need a point of difference to attract customers, and elevating your food offer is one way to differentiate your business from rivals.

New products round-up

New products round-up: The latest products to hit the market, including a rebrand for Vocation’s entire range

10-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The latest new products include Vocation, Crodino, Nuet, Lost Boys Brewery, Tomatin and Beavertown.

Property round-up

Property round-up: The latest activity in the pub property market

08-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The latest property news includes Banwell House Pub Company, The Manor Reborn group, London Cocktail Club, Blame Gloria and The Castle Hotel.

Coca-Cola community cash for Great British Pub Awards category

11-Jun-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

Pubs entering the Great British Pub Awards Community Hero category are in with the chance of scooping a £10,000 bonus for a registered charity or good cause of their choice.

New report highlights social value of pubs to communities

13-May-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

New research has revealed the social value of pubs to their communities through providing local services.

MA500

What can pubs learn about marketing during the pandemic?

11-Feb-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Brand expert Mark McCulloch has revealed the businesses he thinks have used marketing to their advantage during the past 12 months.

Future planning focus for first 2021 MA500

02-Feb-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The first MA500 conference of 2021 is set to take place this month (Thursday 11 February) when we will be looking to help operators gear up for the year ahead.