Social Responsibility

GREEN INITIATIVE

Top tips on encouraging wildlife in beer gardens

14-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Reducing food waste and boosting local eco-systems are just two benefits that encouraging wildlife into your beer garden can bring.

‘Young people are the lifeblood of our industry’ says SLTA president

12-Jul-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Long-established hotelier Murray Lamont, who recently took over as president of the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA), is campaigning to attract more young people into hospitality and combat the sector’s recruitment crisis.

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Expert advice on becoming more environmentally sustainable

07-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

If you’re looking for advice on how to increase your green credentials, we’ve got you covered with our online webinar.

Beavertown Brewery releases sunscreen

07-Jul-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Beavertown Brewery has launched a new sun lotion, Oil Your Neck, in a bid to raise awareness of sun safety.

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Incorporating environmentally friendly initiatives into food and drink

06-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Foraging, using whole animals and utilising local suppliers are just some of the ways in which sustainability can be integrated on food and drink menus.

‘One-stop shop’ directory for sustainable suppliers launches

06-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

A ‘first of its kind’ services directory to link up supply chain firms with hospitality and brewing businesses to help reach net zero faster is set to be launched.

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Brewfitt: Going Green with the Future of Dispense System

05-Jul-2023 By Brewfitt

The concept of “going green” encompasses a wide range of topics, including reducing our carbon footprint, minimising pollution, protecting the environment and promoting reuse and recycling. The benefits of embracing sustainability are evident and it is...

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How to implement sustainability into your business

05-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

We've spoken with a number of experts around how businesses can implement sustainability schemes into their operations in this special podcast episode.

Stonegate and Heineken join forces to promote inclusivity

04-Jul-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Consumers are 60% more likely to visit pubs that demonstrate inclusivity and a zero-tolerance attitude towards discrimination, new research has revealed.

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Local sourcing – the pros and cons

04-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Building relationships with nearby suppliers can prove fruitful with pricing and availability but is local always best?

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Why operators need to ensure sustainability is at the heart of their business

03-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Morning Advertiser has launched the Green Initiative, supported by Molson Coors Beverage Company and Brewfitt, to highlight the benefits and opportunities being more environmentally friendly can have on business.

Greene King launches gender identity policy

30-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Greene King has launched its new Gender Identity Policy, which offers support for LGBTQ+ team members who are transitioning at work, or who identify as a different identity to that which they were born.

Community pub’s plea for help as bills rocket

29-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Bevendean Cooperative Pub, claimed to be the UK’s “only community-owned pub on an estate” has called for help to keep its doors open after energy bills rocketed.

GK division raises £29k for Macmillan Cancer Support

28-Jun-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Greene King Pub Partners has raised more than £29,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support at a gala dinner organised by the group’s operations team in the south-west.

BII launches new sustainability initiative

27-Jun-2023 By Rebecca Weller

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has announced the launch of a new award recognising pubs driving sustainable change.

Greene King Tub2Pub raises more than £5k

27-Jun-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Pub operator and brewer Greene King has raised more than £5,000 for charity through its Tub2Pub recycling scheme.

Pedalling for Pubs campaigns raise more than £400k

23-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The combined sum raised from this year’s Pedalling for Pubs and Pedalling 2 Pubs campaigns has exceeded £400,000.

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Have your say on sustainability in the pub sector

22-Jun-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Morning Advertiser wants to hear your thoughts on sustainability within the industry.

More than 70% of workplaces failing to support LGBTQ+ community

21-Jun-2023 By Gary Lloyd

More than 70% of companies are not doing enough to support the LGBTQ+ community and the pub is a “fantastic place” to start a conversation about such issues, according to Greene King.

Fears over legislation void ‘risks threat of terrorism’

20-Jun-2023 By Gary Lloyd

A refusal by the Government to implement legislation for security businesses is putting the sector at risk from terrorist threats, according to the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and the UK Door Security Association (UKDSA).

More than a third have faced discrimination in sector

20-Jun-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Social enterprise Be Inclusive Hospitality’s latest report has found more than a third of hospitality workers (33.7%) have experienced discrimination in the workplace.

Fees of third-party sites prompt 31% guests to book direct

19-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubgoers are falling out of love with third-party booking platforms, which incur ‘intolerable’ costs for venues, and are instead opting to book direct, new research has revealed.

Star licensees given free PoS kits to support new charity deal

19-Jun-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Heineken UK has announced a new charity partnership with the Marmalade Trust in a bid to help tackle loneliness.

£3m fund to help pubs’ energy costs from Heineken

14-Jun-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Drinks business Heineken UK has vowed to invest £3m into helping cover the cost of selected pubs’ first energy saving audit along with up to £5,000 towards the cost of any improvements needed.

Almost 37k nights workers at risk of double ULEZ charge

12-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has called for a revision of London’s current Transport for London system, which currently puts some 36,990 night workers at risk of being charged twice in one shift under the ULEZ scheme.

Shepherd Neame installs more electric car charging points

12-Jun-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Independent family brewer and operator Shepherd Neame has announced the installment of new electric car rapid charging points at an additional three pubs in the South East.

Revolution’s net zero target approved by climate initiative

12-Jun-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Revolution Bars Group has announced its commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its supply chain and operations has been assessed and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

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Meet the brand: Sharp’s new cask hazy IPA, Solar Wave, gains vegan certification

12-Jun-2023 By Sharp's Brewery

Sharp’s Brewery, the maker of the UK’s best-selling amber ale Doom Bar[1], has followed the launch of Solar Wave, its first nationally available cask hazy IPA, with the announcement that the brew has gained vegan certification from the Vegetarian Society...

DRS ‘reduced to a tardy political battle’ says SLTA

09-Jun-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) has welcomed the news Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will be delayed until at least October 2025 but warned politics must be left out of it in future.

Controversial Deposit Return Scheme delayed until October 2025

07-Jun-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Trade bodies have welcomed the opportunity for a more collaborative approach to finalising the details of Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) after the start of the initiative was delayed for the third time.

Southampton pub unveils new play area

07-Jun-2023 By Rebecca Weller

A Hampshire-based pub has opened a new play area to support its local community.

Admiral Taverns raises £100k for mental health charity

06-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Admiral Taverns, which operates nearly 1,500 pubs across the UK, has raised £100,000 for its charity partner Chasing the Stigma.

Scotland and UK cannot afford to lose DRS says administrator

06-Jun-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Too much money has been invested into the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for it not to go ahead as planned says the initiative’s organiser Circularity Scotland.

Seaside pub wins long-term protection from noise complaints

02-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A ‘much-loved’ grassroots music pub in Shoreham, West Sussex, has been granted long-time protection from noise complaints after its operators instructed lawyers.

BBPA and BII push Gov to fill pubs vacancies

31-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Chefs from overseas must be included on the Government’s Shortage Occupation List, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and the British institute of Innkeeping (BII).

Pedalling 2 Pubs aims to boost fundraising by £50k

25-May-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Riders participating in Pedalling 2 Pubs UK edition are on a mission to increase the boost total fundraising by a further £50,000.

Stonegate raises £250k for MND Association

24-May-2023 By Rebecca Weller

The UK’s biggest pub company, Stonegate Group, has raised £250,000 for its corporate charities, the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association and MND Scotland.

£7.25m backing for dementia-friendly pubs scheme

23-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

A scheme to introduce simple menus, training for staff and launch a Google map with dementia-friendly pubs charted on it has been backed with £7.25m funding by the UK Government.

Punch targets ‘world’s goals’ with new sustainability report

23-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Punch Pubs & Co has strengthened its sustainability credentials with the launch of its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report – Punch Promise – with the aim of “helping its pubs to contribute towards the world’s goals, albeit...

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Hogs Back engages community with Hop Blessing ritual

23-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Hogs Back Brewery continued its ‘Hop Blessing’ tradition to bring 150 residents together at its gardens in Tongham, Surrey.

NFU calls for stronger link between farming and hospitality

19-May-2023 By Rebecca Weller

The hospitality and farming sectors need to develop stronger relationships to boost profitability in both industries.

Brewery forced to change beer name after racism accusation

18-May-2023 By Rebecca Weller

A Norfolk-based brewery has been forced to rename one of its beers following complaints about discriminatory connotations.

Franklin & Sons collaboration for Mental Health Week

16-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Soft drinks and mixers brand Franklin & Sons has partnered with support organisation So Let’s Talk for a series of Mental Health Week events in the hospitality sector.

Greene King raises £1m for Macmillan Grants Appeal

16-May-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Greene King has announced it has hit its fundraising target of £1m for Macmillan Cancer Support’s Emergency Grants Appeal.

CAMRA calls on Gov to save high street pubs

15-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) believes the Government’s ‘Levelling Up’ bill could put the future of thousands of pubs at risk and has called for their planning rights to be protected.

BrewDog boss wants Gov to install hospitality representative

12-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The Government needs to appoint a representative who recognises the huge contribution hospitality makes to the UK economy, according to BrewDog Bars chief executive James Brown.

Punch strengthens eco drive with train ticketing tie-up

11-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Punch Pubs & Co has continued its sustainability drive by partnering with sustainable train ticketing platform Train Hugger

Feature – Pub suppliers

FEATURE: Why putting trust in suppliers will be reciprocated

05-May-2023 By Fiona Griffiths

Success or failure in the pub industry is dependent on many factors, not least having reliable, trustworthy suppliers who can service all of your business needs.

James Nye: ‘Put your people first’

05-May-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The managing director of Anglian Country Inns, which took home the Best Premium Food accolade at The Publican Awards, said investing in staff was key to success.

White Hart Inn closes after offensive doll backlash

04-May-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The White Hart Inn, Grays, Essex, which sparked a racism row after choosing to display golly dolls, has shut down.