Beer Barometer
27-Jul-2016 By Oli Gross
Pubs failed to cash in on buoyant beer sales enjoyed by the off-trade during the Euros, with volumes down 1.9% on the same period in 2015.
Marston's: new retail deal driving up tenant's profits
16-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
Marston's, the Midlands brewer and pub operator, said it believed the roll-out of its new retail agreement was "primarily" behind a 0.1 per cent...
Sheherd Neame sees 'encouraging trends' across its tenanted pubs
16-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
As it revealed the extent of first half trading Kent brewer Shepherd Neame reported seeing what it called "encouraging trends" across its tenanted...
Triple whammy could put 20p on a pint
17-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs could be forced to put up the price of a pint by around 20p in the space of just three months due to a triple-whammy of factors. Major pub...
Inflation hits four per cent
15-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
UK inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index (CPI), rose to four per cent in January - up from 3.7 per cent in December - prompting fears...
Marston's sees strong start to 2011
28-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Midlands brewer Marston's said today that despite poor weather and the VAT rise trading at the start of the year has been better than expected....
Wetherspoons warns on rising costs
19-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has warned that despite an "encouraging" performance from its newly-opened pubs, rising supply costs and...
Young's sees first half profits rise four per cent
25-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Young & Co, the London-based pub operator, has announced half year sales up 0.7 per cent at £67.7m and pre-tax profits for the period up four...
Students unhappy over media's portrayal of drinking habits
24-Nov-2010
Student drinking is unfairly portrayed in the media, according to a new report released today. The research found 59 per cent students believed they...
Mitchells & Butlers posts 26 per cent profits rise
23-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
High profile TV ad campaigns for a number of its pub brands have helped managed pub operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) post a 26 per cent...
Fuller's posts 11 per cent profits rise
19-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Fuller Smith & Turner, the London brewer and pub operator, has announced an 11 per cent rise in pre-tax profits for the six months to September...
The Good Shepherd. Neame, that is
18-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
While others have floundered in recent times, the Faversham-based group has chalked up record turnover for its most recent financial year, achieved...
Lower interest bill boosts Hall & Woodhouse
18-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Hall & Woodhouse, the Dorset brewer, said its pre-tax profit rose nearly 19 per cent in 2009, thanks largely to a lower interest bill. The brewer...
Punch Taverns' annual profits down 18 per cent
12-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Shares in debt-laden Punch Taverns were down 10 per cent today after it reported annual pre-tax profits of £130.8m, 18.5 per cent lower than the...
Shepherd Neame in rude health
07-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Kent brewer Shepherd Neame has reported what it describes as record turnover for the year to June 26, 2010, boosted by what it called a well-invested...
M&B to ramp up investment as sales rise
23-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) plans to spend £200m in the coming financial year on buying new pubs and renovating existing ones. This will mean...
A third of population to cut down on going out for a drink
17-Sep-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A third of people are likely to cut back on going out for a drink to save cash over the next year, according to new research. Worryingly for the pub...
ALMR: Pubs 'footing the bill' for BSkyB's growth ambitions
29-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ
UK pubs and bars are "footing the bill" for Sky TV's ambitions to build itself into a larger, more profitable business, according to a leading pub...
Food trends: Taste transformation
22-Jul-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
We are a nation of food lovers. Now, don't take that the wrong way. It's not that Britain is getting podgy. What I mean is that as a nation, our...
Sales of rosé soar in pubs
13-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Rosé wine has continued to grow in popularity with sales in pubs and bars increasing by 20 per cent over the last year. The figures from the Wine...
Interest rates kept at 0.5 per cent - again
08-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ
The Bank of England has kept interest rates at 0.5 per cent for the 16th successive month. While widely forecast the Bank's decision, through its...
McMullens well placed to add pubs to its estate
29-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ
McMullens, the Hertford-based brewer and pub operator, hopes to bolster the size of its estate with a number of acquisitions in the coming months,...
VAT hike could result in 7,000 job losses
15-Jun-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
An increase in VAT to 20 per cent would add 6p to the price of a pint and result in 7,000 job losses, according to new research. The study by Oxford...
Fuller's backs calls for a minimum price for alcohol
11-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ
Fuller, Smith & Turner, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has called on the coalition government to consider imposing a minimum price for...
Young & Co turns in a 'resilient trading performance'
03-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ
Announcing its annual results, Young & Co, the London-based pub operator, has turned in what the group's chief executive Stephen Goodyear...
Drop in underage pub drinkers
27-May-2010 By James Wilmore
The number of underage drinkers who consume alcohol in pubs and bars has fallen to less than one in 10, government figures have revealed. Among...
SA Brain sees operating profits slide by a third
27-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ
Welsh brewer SA Brain has reported turnover for 2009 down nine per cent with trading hit by the sale of its drinks distribution business. No longer...
Election 2010: 'Pub Politics' survey results in full
15-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
With all the main political parties having launched their manifestos - and polling day less than three weeks away - election fever is reaching...
One in three tied tenants have £50,000 of debt
12-Apr-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Nearly 30 per cent of tied tenants have debts of more than £50,000 according to new research. The Pub Revolution branch of trade union GMB...
Only two per cent of licensees plan to vote Labour
08-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
Licensees are set to give Labour a major thumbs down at the general election after a Publican survey revealed nearly half plan to vote Conservative....
Booker's catering sales break through the £1bn barrier
01-Apr-2010
Booker, the food and drink wholesaler, has reported catering sales in excess of £1bn for the first time. Total turnover for the year to March 26,...
Budget fails to impress businesses
29-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The Budget has done little to help small businesses, according to 90 per cent of people surveyed in a poll. In a snapshot poll of members the Forum...
Budget: Darling hikes cider duty by 10 per cent
24-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
Cider duty will rise by 10 per cent above inflation on midnight on Sunday to address a "long-standing anomaly", Chancellor Alistair Darling announced...
Sheps reports first half profits up 16 per cent
18-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
Recently acquired pubs and a booming food trade helped Shepherd Neame push its first half turnover up more than eight per cent and its operating...
Whitbread delivers upbeat trading message
04-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
Whitbread delighted the City this morning with an upbeat update on trading. Shares in the leisure group rose after it said all its businesses -...
Marston's on track to open 15 new pubs this year
29-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
Marston's, the Midlands-based brewer, said today it is on track to fulfil its target of building and opening 15 new food-led pubs in the current...
Majority blame drunks for crime
29-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Nine out of 10 people believe that drunkenness contributes to the levels of crime near to where they live. The figure was revealed as part of the...
Marston's reports 13 per cent slide in annual profits
03-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
Midlands brewer and pub operator Marston's has reported year pre-tax profits for 2009 more than 13 per cent lower than last year, but said it had...
Pubs price menus to compete, says Food Report
20-Nov-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
How much has the recession impacted on the way pubs run their food business? It's all too easy to point to any change in consumer habits and name...
Getting equipped
20-Nov-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
Gone are the days when you needed a skilled chef and a team of staff for the kitchen to provide a food offer. Gone also are the days when you needed...
Fuller's warns of "significantly tougher" times ahead
20-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
London brewer and pub operator Fuller Smith & Turner has reported interim profits up nearly 20 per cent, but has warned the second half of its...
Sandwiches and hot drinks: easy money?
20-Nov-2009
Pub menus are getting increasingly sophisticated and diverse, as we have seen elsewhere in this year's Food Report. But there will always be space...
Rising costs dent Young's managed pub profits
19-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
The spectre of inflation appears to be returning to the pub sector, with rising electricity prices and soaring rates hitting profits across Young...
Enterprise Inns confirms 20 per cent profit slide
17-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
In line with City forecasts, Enterprise Inns has reported pre-tax profits of £208m for the year ending September 30, 2009, down nearly 21 per cent,...
Value offers drive Whitbread's pub business
13-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
Beefeater operator Whitbread said its 375-strong pub restaurant business put in a "robust performance" in the first six months of its financial year,...
Trade up trial
01-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Training staff to recommend specific drinks could mean they sell more profitable products in at least a quarter of all transactions. These are the...
Pub Food in Focus: Sharing food, saving money
17-Aug-2009
In the latest QuickBite survey, carried out in June, consumers indicated they are less likely to eat out now than they were three months ago. Asked...
C&C shares slide after trading data cock-up
19-Jul-2009 By Hamish Champ
Shares in Magners cider maker C&C Group slumped 16 per cent last week after it emerged it had published figures in a trading statement which did...
Pub lunch under threat as consumers eat out less
15-Jul-2009
The amount consumers spend on eating out of the home has fallen for the first time in 40 years, according to a new study commissioned by fast food...
Marston's profits slide as economy bites
22-May-2009 By Hamish Champ
Marston's, the Midlands brewer and pub operator, described its first half trading performance - which saw pre-tax profits down nearly a fifth - as "a...