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Only 12% of UK men opt for a pint in a pub

27-Aug-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A poll has found that only 12% of British men over 30 name beer or lager as their drink of choice in a pub, with one in five citing calories as the reason for their choice.

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Surge in number of beer trademarks as craft beer competition heats up

17-Aug-2015 By Emily Sutherland

There has been a dramatic boom in the number of beer trademarks in the UK according to law firm RPC, who warn disputes are likely as breweries battle to stand out in an increasingly crowded market.

Pubs seen as genuine assets to communities

06-Aug-2015 By Ed Bedington

The recent Greene King Leisure Tracker makes good reading for anyone running a pub — almost two out of three adults rate their pubs as an important community asset and a big contributor to community life.

Join the pub brigade

Chef recruitment may be a thorn in the sector's side, but the industry is striving for change

22-Jul-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

The eating-out sector has fared enormously well since the end of the recession. In pubs, we’ve seen a food renaissance, with chefs across the industry pushing the boundaries of casual dining and a number of sites gaining coveted Michelin stars. 

Compulsory living wage strikes fear into licensees

15-Jul-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Added costs could see job losses across the UK, industry claim.

BrewDog tops profit tracker list

26-Mar-2015 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Scottish brewer and pub operator BrewDog came out on top in this year’s AlixPartners Profit Tracker in association with the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report.

Trend watch

Menu trends: French dip, burnt ends and bacon jam

26-Feb-2015 By PubFood

Foodservice consultancy Horizons looks at menu trends being embraced on the high street

Business Booster

Business boosters: ice-cream for breakfast day and flirting workshops

19-Feb-2015 By PubFood

Money making ideas for your pub or bar

Pub wine and spirit sales at a high

10-Feb-2015 By Mike Berry

Wine and spirits sales are becoming increasingly important to the on-trade and now account for almost half of the value of all drinks sales in new openings, exclusive figures have revealed.

Try January: Pubs are to schmooze in, not just booze in

28-Jan-2015 By Lee Price

I have spent the greater part of January laughing at the dependable regulars debating the pleasurable after-effects of low alcohol beer.

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Swiss chocolatier revives closely-guarded recipe secret

16-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A 200-year-old Swiss chocolatier has delved into its archives to recreate a chocolate range based on four original recipes.

The Cask Report: The main findings

24-Sep-2014 By The Cask Report

The Cask Report 2014 revealed there was a beer revolution occurring in Britain and cask ale was right at the heart of the story.

Jägermeister targets pubs 'passing off'

10-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Mast-Jäegermeister UK has warned it will take legal action against pubs and clubs that repeatedly ‘pass off’ and ‘pour over’ as part of a fresh crackdown.

Burgers remain nation’s favourite dish despite peak in popularity

21-Aug-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

Burgers are still the nation’s number one dish although their popularity has peaked, according to research carried out by foodservice consultancy Horizons.

Cutting tourism VAT would be worth £4bn, campaigners tell Government

01-Aug-2014 By John Harrington

The Cut Tourism VAT campaign has presented a report to Government stressing how cutting VAT from 20 to 5% could boost the UK economy by £4bn and offer 120,000 jobs.

Hospitality bosses dismiss vouchers, despite consumer popularity

19-May-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Most hospitality businesses think that vouchers are not a key generator of sales, despite the fact the majority of customers cite them as the top reason for revisiting an outlet.

Minimum pricing would have 'little impact' on moderate drinkers

13-May-2014 By John Harrington

A minimum unit price of 45p would reduce alcohol consumption for harmfully heavy drinkers on low incomes by nearly 300 units annually, but have little impact on moderate drinkers, according to a new report published in medical journal The Lancet.

Explosion in e-cigarette use presents dilemma for pub operators

14-Apr-2014 By Phil Mellows

It’s the biggest thing to happen to smoking since the ban. Electronic cigarettes (or e-cigarettes) are on fire.

Honey and coffee flavoured tequilas launch into the UK

03-Apr-2014 By Robyn Black

The trend for flavoured spirits continues apace with the launch of a honey tequila in the UK this month.

New Alcohol Sponsorship Code comes into force

30-Jan-2014 By Lewis Brown

The first UK-wide alcohol sponsorship code to regulate all new alcohol sponsorship agreements has come into force.

UK needs to lose further 1,000 pubs, warns top property agent

22-Jan-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

The pub industry needs to lose another 1,000 sites within the next couple of years to achieve a “healthy” marketplace — that’s according to Christie+Co director Neil Morgan.

Nightclub visits continue to fall while spending increases in pubs

12-Dec-2013 By Mark Wingett

Britain may be falling out of love with nightclubs but continues to up its spending on eating out at pubs, according to the latest study into leisure-spending habits.

PMA readers raging about their rates

28-Nov-2013 By Mike Berry

The results are in, and they don’t make for pretty reading. Licensees that responded to our survey on business rates delivered an emphatically damning verdict on the current system and the damaging impact it is having on their pubs.

Pubs to embrace internationalism and healthy eating in 2014

18-Nov-2013 By Lesley Foottit

Mintel research has highlighted four key predicted trends in the hopsitality sector in 2014.

Eating out market to grow to £90bn, managed pubs to be 'main winners'

05-Aug-2013 By Mark Wingett

The total UK foodservice and hospitality market will achieve 1.8% sales growth in 2013, reaching a total of £79.7bn, and is set for further positive growth over the next five years adding over £10bn in value to reach £90bn by 2018, representing compound...

London Velvet porter and cider drink launched

20-Jun-2013 By Robyn Black

A drink made by mixing porter and cider has been launched by new drinks company Silasu.

Alcohol Concern advertising report dismissed as 'seriously flawed'

12-Jun-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

The body that represents UK advertisers has slammed Alcohol Concern’s latest report on alcohol advertising as “seriously flawed”.

Russian soft drink Zeo to make UK debut

25-Apr-2013 By Robyn Black

A new Russian soft drink, which has been developed to mimic the kick of vodka, but without containing alcohol, will be launched into pubs and bars in London and Brighton at the end of this month, alongside an £8m marketing campaign.

Alcoholic whipped cream to launch in UK

11-Apr-2013 By Robyn Black

An alcoholic squirty cream from the US is set for UK pubs and bars.

PMA launches new event - Beer Innovation Summit

03-Dec-2012 By Mike Berry

The Publican’s Morning Advertiser has launched an exciting new event focused purely on the beer category.

Consumer spending on eating out expected to stay stable

28-May-2012 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Two-thirds of consumers say they intend to spend the same amount of money on eating out over the coming 12 months as they did in the previous year, with over 40% of 18 to 24-year-olds saying they will spend more, according to new figures from research...

Beer market suffers £2.2 billion decline

21-Dec-2011 By Adam Pescod

The beer market has suffered a £2.2 billion fall in revenue since 2006, according to the latest figures from market research experts Mintel.

Lighter options for the pub trade

24-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team

Moving to British Double Summer Time before next year's Olympics would be a great boost to the pub industry, says The PMA Team.

Health experts repeat minimum price calls

21-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney

Health experts have once again called for a minimum price of 50p per unit on alcohol as they warned there could be a sharp rise in deaths.

Lending to small businesses. Or not.

14-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ

The decision by UK banks to lend more money to small businesses was the first positive signal to come out of the Square Mile for a while - even if it...

Banks to lend £76bn to small businesses

09-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ

The UK's leading banks have committed to lend £76bn to small businesses this year, as part of a package of new credit measures worth £190bn. The...

Britvic sales hit by snow and ice

27-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ

Soft drinks giant Britvic blamed the recent bad weather for a continued slump in sales of its single serve drinks in UK pubs. Announcing a decline in...

Britvic profit up against tough pub market

03-Dec-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Britvic, the soft drinks maker, has spoken of the ongoing challenges in the UK on-trade market. The group, led by Paul Moody, yesterday posted...

Novasports will pull plug on UK pub TV

29-Nov-2010 By John Harrington

The Greek broadcaster behind Novasports has warned it will pull the plug on screenings of Premier League football via its systems in UK pubs....

Exclusive: time for tea liqueurs as brands roll out

26-Nov-2010 By Robyn Black

The fledgling tea liqueur category is set to receive a boost with the national on-trade rollout of new brands. The category has been booming in the...

PASS: pubs missing out on 1.5m customers

22-Nov-2010 By Gurjit Degun

Pubs are missing out on over half a million legitimate customers because they do not accept PASS cards.

Bianca Dexter-Burnell: The two-speed economy

22-Nov-2010

It seems an age ago that the government announced it will be cutting £81bn from its spending by 2014/15. The effect of cuts will increase pressure...

Fireball to take on the might of Jägermeister

22-Oct-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire

Hi-Spirits hopes to take on the might of Jägermeister as it launches cinnamon flavoured whisky Fireball in the UK on-trade in time for the Christmas...

UK to fight EU's costly maternity leave plan

21-Oct-2010 By John Harrington

The UK Government has vowed to continue to fight EU plans to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks on full pay - after MEPs backed the move. The...

World-class line up for key UK eating-out congress

28-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report

The leading seminar and think-tank for business leaders from the UK eating-out market is back this autumn, with an unrivalled line-up of speakers....

'Alcohol minimum pricing measures would bring retailers £700m'

28-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore

Large supermarket chains would benefit from a £700m windfall if minimum pricing for alcohol was introduced across the UK, new research indicated...

Night-time economy worth £66bn to the UK

10-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore

The UK's night-time is economy worth £66bn to the UK and employs 1.3m people, new research shows. The study, by economists TBR and night-time...

Economic divide between North and South is widening

19-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ

The UK economy appears to be getting back on track, according to new research, yet at the same time in insolvency terms the North/South divide is...

World beers focus: Brews of the world

10-Jun-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire

We're a complex bunch, us UK drinkers. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. We value all things local and yet have also developed an appetite for...

Brewing Awards come back to the UK

30-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit

The Brewing Industry International Awards is coming back to the UK next February for its 125th year. The awards have been modified since they were...