Wet-Led Pubs

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Greene King aim to build Nest to last

26-Mar-2024 By Ed Bedington

As Greene King launch its first Nest franchise site, the MA caught up with franchise operations director Penny Baldwin to find out more.

Bubbles and cheese concept launched for pubs

26-Sep-2023 By Ed Bedington

Pubs are being offered the opportunity to introduce a bit of French glamour to their operations thanks to a Covent Garden-based business.

Opinion

Will there be an increased resurgence and focus on wet-led operations?

08-Jul-2022 By Ed Bedington

They say that everything goes in cycles. When I started on The Morning Advertiser seven dim-and-distant years ago (I was young once), the talk was all of how the wet-led pub’s demise was imminent.

Almost half of pub visits are wet-led

22-Sep-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Two in five (42%) visits to pubs are for drink-only occasions, while almost a quarter (24%) of trips to the on-trade are for dinner, new research has revealed.

Calls for table service to be scrapped for spring reopening

22-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

UKHospitality (UKH) has called for an end to table service rules when pubs are allowed to reopen this spring.

Coronavirus has cost pubs 2.1bn pints, £8.2bn in trade and forced 2,000 closures

16-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 2,000 pubs have been lost forever, 2.1bn pints in beer sales and £8.2bn in trade has been wiped out as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, one trade body has estimated.

Lack of support a 'nightmare' for wet-led pubs

04-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Wet-led pub operators have been left disappointed after their calls for focused support went largely unheard by the Chancellor.

'VAT cut was more helpful than lockdown grants'

28-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The trade has implored the Government to extend a sector-wide VAT reduction following suggestions there are no plans afoot to continue the policy beyond March.

Pubs need to reopen when shops do, says Admiral Taverns boss

20-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

There is no reason for pubs to remain closed until May, the chief executive of Admiral Taverns has said.

Sales 'wipe out' for wet-led pubs

11-Dec-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Wet-led pubs saw sales all but wiped out during November, data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker shows.

‘Token gesture’ £1k grant an ‘insult’ to pubs

01-Dec-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Prime Minister’s announcement of wet-led pubs receiving a £1,000 grant to help them through Christmas has been met with dismay from the trade, with industry leaders saying it doesn't go far enough.

Tier 2 ‘not fair on customers or owners’ of wet-led pubs

01-Dec-2020 By Emily Hawkins

One tier two operator has described his disappointment over being unable to reopen his "proper locals' pub" after lockdown.

Over 50 trade bosses pen letter to PM labelling pubs 'scapegoats'

26-Nov-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

More than 50 pub and brewing firms have signed a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, telling him the trade is being “scapegoated” and could be lost for good unless he takes action.

New tier two and three rules ‘to cost wet-led pubs £1.5bn’

24-Nov-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Wet-led pubs placed in the two highest tiers of the new restrictions once lockdown is eased will collectively lose £1.5bn in turnover, it has been estimated.

Opinion

What exactly is it about wet-led pubs that the Government seems to hate?

02-Nov-2020 By Ed Bedington

I mean hospitality in general seems to be the whipping boy for the Government to target during this pandemic, but they seem to have singled out the wet-led operators for an extra kicking.

Drink Tank

22% of consumers make up three quarters of drink-led visits

28-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A small proportion (22%) of consumers are making up the majority (70%) of wet-led visits to the on-trade.

Wet-led pubs biggest winners as heatwave and World Cup boost sales

03-Jul-2018 By Claire Churchard

The hot weather and World Cup fever have produced “another excellent month” for hospitality sales in June, according to Catton Hospitality.

Will 2018 be the year of the wet-led pub?

30-May-2018 By Peter Linden, MCA

Results from last year’s pub industry survey with licensees revealed wet-led pubs were in a better trading position than their food-led counterparts. The question is, could this trend become more pronounced in 2018?

Wet-led sales are on the up

05-Mar-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Drink-focused venues may have been the hardest hit in recent years, but they are beginning to fight back, latest figures have shown.

training

Poll shows need for better training in pubs

17-Feb-2016 By MC Allegra FS

A new poll has shown customers consider bars and wet-led pubs are trailing the rest of the sector in terms of training their staff.

Public health

Vaping: Wet-led Welsh pubs escape e-cigarette ban

01-Feb-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Wet-led pubs in Wales could escape the Welsh government's proposed ban on e-cigarettes.

Pub closure statistics

Suburban pubs hit hardest by closures with 17 lost a week

08-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

Suburban pubs are being hit hardest by closures, making up more than half of pubs lost, while high streets are less affected.

Sales at wet-led pubs up 2.8%

14-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

There is good news for wet-led pubs after it was revealed sales were up 2.8% compared to last August, but down at restaurant pubs and London-based casual dining chains.