Forecasting

Future Trends: Spirits

Separating cocktail fads from the future

05-Oct-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Cocktail trends can be tricky to predict, but having a process in place to help find the future patterns can pay dividends for operators.

Labour management and the importance of forecasting for pubs

12-May-2014 By Alastair Scott

Labour management is perhaps one of the less exciting topics in the licensed retail industry, but is vitally importantfor all publicans. In the first of a series of articles, Alastair Scott, owner of Malvern Inns and founder of S4Labour, a labour management...

Beer volumes predicted to fall by 15% over next five years

06-Dec-2013 By Mike Berry

Beer volumes are predicted to decrease by 15% over the next five years, according to economic forecasts released as part of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.

Publicans should be wary of industry forecasts, good or bad

31-May-2012 By Rob Willock

As one wag once said: “Forecasting is very difficult, especially if it is about the future.” Indeed, if yesterday was a dependable indicator of tomorrow, stocks and shares would be an entirely safe and predictable haven.

Beer market faces 'gloomy' winter

24-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna

A drinks analyst has made gloomy predictions for the coming months — with Christmas set to be "at best flat" and the first part of 2010 "extremely...

2009's summer could be a scorcher

30-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ

Weather forecasters are predicting a long, hot summer this year, bringing hope to thousands of licensees up and down the country.In what could be...

Regent cuts dividend as tough trading continues

15-Jul-2004

Regents Inns is cutting its annual dividend to shareholders as it continues to find the town centre market tough going.Despite two profit warnings...