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How has the coronavirus pandemic affected the pub property market so far?

19-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Experts from Fleurets, Davey Co and Christie & Co dissect the pub property market and highlight a number of sector trends emerging amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.

Jobs round-up

Hundreds apply for pub jobs, Robinsons reshuffles board, A-level results 'shambles'

19-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Our latest jobs round-up includes a closer look at soaring job application figures from a number of nationwide pub operators, boardroom changes at Robinsons and the thoughts of Brewhouse & Kitchen boss Kris Gumbrell on the recent A-level results 'shambles'.

Sam Smith’s refuses to support track and trace

19-Aug-2020 By MCA Editorial

Yorkshire-based brewer and pub operator, Samuel Smith, is refusing to cooperate with the Government’s track and trace system.

Property round-up

Venues saved from administration, £2.6m JDW pub plans approved

19-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Two venues in Leeds' city centre have been saved from administration while JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has had plans for a new £2.6m site in Felixstowe, Suffolk, approved.

Meet the GBPA Pub Heroes finalists - Star Pubs & Bars Pub Hero

18-Aug-2020 By Ed Bedington

Pubs across the UK have achieved some amazing successes despite the impact of the pandemic and the lockdown, and Star Pubs & Bars tenants were no exception.

A-Level results 'shambles' shows need for high quality hospitality apprenticeships, says B&K boss

18-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

The chaotic release of A-Level results further highlights the need to develop high calibre hospitality apprenticeships as an alternative to higher education, Brewhouse & Kitchen’s Kris Gumbrell has said.

Diversity issues ‘must be tackled on a company-by-company basis’

18-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

The founder of Be Inclusive Hospitality, and its recently launched Elevate Mentorship scheme, believes there is no ‘single solution’ for sectors lacking diversity in leadership and that individual companies must step up.

Meet the GBPA Pub Heroes finalists - Feeding the Community

17-Aug-2020 By Ed Bedington

Food has become a vital part of many pubs offer, and with the lockdown underway, many pubs shifted to not only run takeaway services, but also provide free meals to vulnerable people.

Meet the GBPA Pub Heroes finalists - Keeping the Community Entertained

17-Aug-2020 By Ed Bedington

Entertainment is a key part of our society, and with people suffering under the lockdown pubs up and down the country reached out to their communities to help connect and provide amusement and welcome relief.

Meet the GBPA Pub Heroes finalists - Admiral Taverns Pub Hero

17-Aug-2020 By Ed Bedington

Pubs across the UK showed their true worth during the coronavirus epic, and Admiral Taverns tenants were no exception.

Meet the GBPA Pub Heroes finalists – Community Services

17-Aug-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

One positive thing that came out of the coronavirus lockdown was the incredible community spirit people across the nation showed and pubs highlighted how important they are, even when their doors were closed.

Meet the GBPA Pub Heroes finalist - Ei Publican Partnerships Pub Hero

17-Aug-2020 By Ed Bedington

Pubs across the UK have struggled to adapt to the challenges the corona crisis created, but many not only adapted but thrived, and Ei Publican Partnership operators were no exception.

Meet the GBPA Pub Heroes - Punch Pub Hero

17-Aug-2020 By Ed Bedington

The corona crisis gave pubs across the opportunity the opportunity to shine, despite the challenges they faced, and Punch Pub tenants were quick to step up to the mark.

Meet the GBPA Pub Heroes finalists - Greene King Pub Hero

17-Aug-2020 By Ed Bedington

Challenging times often brings out the best in people and businesses, and the lockdown certainly proved that in the pub sector, with Greene King tenants outdoing themselves.

Meet the GBPA Pub Heroes finalists - Front-Line Support

17-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

One of the key difficulties faced during lockdown was supporting front-line workers, and pubs did not shy away from the challenge.

Meet the GBPA Pub Heroes finalist - Pub Shop

17-Aug-2020 By Ed Bedington

As the corona crisis began to take hold basic supplies started to prove challenging to source, until pubs stepped in.

Meet the GBPA Pub Heroes finalists - Charity Champion

17-Aug-2020 By Ed Bedington

Pubs are well known for their support of charities, raising many millions of pounds a year, and while lockdown might have threatened their businesses, many operators continued to champion those charitable causes.

Great British Pub Awards Pub Heroes 2020 voting closes at midnight

17-Aug-2020 By Ed Bedington

Though 50,000 votes have already been cast in the 2020 Great British Pub Awards, the public still has until 23:59 on Wednesday 26 August to pick their Pub Heroes.

Brewhouse & Kitchen sales soar 115% during first week of EOTHO

14-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Nationwide brewpub operator Brewhouse & Kitchen has revealed that its sales more than doubled during the first six days of the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

Adnams pre-tax losses increase to £3.5m

14-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Suffolk-based brewer and pub operator Adnams has reported further losses as a result of the “serious impact” of the coronavirus crisis on the business.

Jobs Round-up

Greene King recruiting A-Level recipients, Be Inclusive Hospitality mentorship scheme, new FD at Hall & Woodhouse

13-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

This week, brewer and pub operator Greene King outlined plans to hire 150 new apprentices and Dorset-based Hall & Woodhouse recruited a former Deloitte partner, while Be Inclusive Hospitality unveiled a new mentorship scheme.

Two more pub and bar operators face administration

12-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

The Morning Advertiser (MA) understands that London pub operator Out of the Woods Group and Leeds-based bar group APN have both gone into administration.

UK enters first recession in 11 years

12-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

The UK economy has slipped into its first technical recession since 2009 after suffering its biggest slump on record as a knock-on effect of Covid-19 lockdown measures.

Property round-up

Coaching Inn Group adds 18th site, Roseacre approaches double figures, pub reopenings outstrip restaurants

12-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Roseacre Pub Company and The Coaching Inn Group provide updates on their growing estates, while CGA figures reveal that pubs are reopening at a quicker rate than restaurants.

‘I’d never seen another black person running a pub until a couple of years ago’

11-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

In light of the Black Lives Matter movement, The Morning Advertiser (MA) asked how well the pub industry reflects the society it serves.

Boris Johnson would close pubs before schools in severe local lockdowns

10-Aug-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has labelled getting children back in schools “a moral duty” amid suggestions that he would force the closure of pubs, restaurants and shops ahead of shutting schools in the event of severe local spikes in coronavirus cases.

SBR changes: hastening job losses and limiting choice or correcting ‘market distortion’?

07-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

The Morning Advertiser (MA) spoke to a number of brewers-cum-bar operators about the recent changes to Small Brewers Relief (SBR) and the impact it could have on both their businesses and the wider pub sector.

Country Pub Group goes into administration

06-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

The operator behind a quartet of pubs in the south west has been placed into administration.

Up to 130 JDW roles ‘at risk of redundancy'

06-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has notified its entire head office workforce that a possible 110 to 130 positions are at risk of redundancy.

Jobs round-up

Pernod Ricard adds senior quartet, former Ei boss joins Bedlam, how to claim CJRS bonus

05-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Pernod Ricard adds four to its marketing team as part of a digital shakeup, Bedlam Brewery appoints new chairman and pub refurbs create 70 new jobs.

‘Encouraging’ July trading for Loungers

05-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Café-bar operator Loungers has revealed relatively flat year-on-year July trading across its 165-strong stable despite post-lockdown trading restrictions.

Property round-up

Wedding pot spent on pub garden, Star invests £1m in Scottish sites

05-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

A number of regional operators including Robinsons, Inn Collection Group and Priory Inns North West have unveiled revamped sites after sizeable recent investment.

No plans to shut pubs in ‘trade-off’ to reopen schools, minister confirms

03-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has moved to quell speculation the Government could call time on reopened pubs and restaurants as part of a ‘trade-off’ to allow children to return to classrooms in September.

Beds and Bars offering free drinks for new stem cell register sign ups

31-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Backpacker bar and hostel operator Beds and Bars has joined forces with Team Margot and DKMS to drive sign-ups to the stem cell register in the fight against blood cancer through its annual Live Your Life event.

MA'S REVIEW OF THE WEEK

Eat Out to Help Out ‘quite a partial, divisive’ move

31-Jul-2020 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's (MA) editor Ed Bedington catches up with Admiral Taverns' Chris Jowsey to discuss what’s grabbed his attention from the week’s headlines.

Jobs round-up

Two thirds fewer shifts being worked post-lockdown, pub receives almost 500 job applications

30-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Despite reports of 484 applicants competing for two jobs at a south London pub, the number of shifts being worked across the UK's hospitality sector remains at less than a third of pre-pandemic numbers.

Coronavirus puts £10m dent in Fuller’s figures

30-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Fuller, Smith and Turner is in a ‘stronger position than many’ according to its chief executive, despite the coronavirus’ estimated eight-figure impact on company trading.

Blackrose targets 200 new sites by the end of 2021

29-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Aprirose-owned pub management company, Blackrose, has announced five appointments as part of plans to build an estate of close to 250-sites by the end of 2021.

Liberation Group reshuffles senior team

29-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Channel Islands-based pub company the Liberation Group has announced the creation of two new senior roles as part of its response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Property round-up

Seven-figure sums invested by JDW, Robinsons and Craft Union

29-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Pub operators including JD Wetherspoon (JDW), Punch and Craft Union have completed extensive pub refurbishment projects amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

All Tavern Propco tenants will have ‘tailored solutions and recovery plans’

27-Jul-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Bosses at Tavern Propco have assured The Morning Advertiser (MA) all its tenants will receive “workable” and “tailored solutions” for their rent issues following the coronavirus lockdown.

£2m support pledged to Greene King independent pubs

23-Jul-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Greene King has made £2m in support loans available to its 6,500 independent free-trade pubs as part of its 'Bounce-Back' measures.

Pub company co-owned by Stuart Broad registers ‘pleasing and humbling’ post-lockdown innings

22-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Co-founded by cricketers Harry Gurney and current England international Stuart Broad, the Midlands-based Cat & Wickets Pub Company has recorded stronger than expected takings straight off the bat after reopening on 4 July.

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