New Duty Hike Putting More Pubs at Risk of Closure
With alcohol duty set to increase today (1st August 2023), finance specialists, RIFT, have launched a petition to reinstate the freeze in place since Autumn…
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Braintree Pub Re-Opens Following Major Investment
The Nags Head in Market Place, Braintree re-opened last Friday on the 28th July following a major investment of £210,000. The pub is part of…
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Drinks Sales Dip Again As Soggy July And Rail Strikes Go On
On Premise drinks sales have fallen year-on-year for the second week in a row following widespread poor weather. CGA by NIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker, which…
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Countdown to the Great British Beer Festival 2023
The Campaign of Real Ale’s flagship event, the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) opens its doors to visitors next week, returning to Olympia London from 1-5 August. …
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Retail And Hospitality Sectors Set To Make £17.3 Million As The Lionesses Take On Denmark This Friday
Retail and hospitality venues are set to cash in on £17.3m as fans tune into England’s second group stage game of the 2023 Women’s World…
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Marston’s Reports Sales Boost Due To Summer’s ‘Warm Weather’
Marston’s pub company has reported a 10.9% increase in like-for-like sales in the 16 weeks to 22 July 2023, as it said the level of…
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Weather Cools July’s Drinks Sales
On Premise drinks sales dipped slightly last week in line with falling temperatures—ending an 11-week stretch of year-on-year growth. CGA by NIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker,…
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Greene King Pub Partners Licensee Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King, has celebrated the 30th anniversary of one of its Partners. Gerry McGrath…
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The Average Pint Of Beer Costs £3.30 More In The UK Than The Global Average
A recent study conducted by finder.com compiled data on the average prices of beer in the most populated cities around the world. The analysis looks…
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Soaring Costs In Food, Drink, Staff And Energy Pile Pressure On Hospitality
Hospitality’s post-COVID-19 recovery is threatened by rising prices in multiple key areas, leaders have warned in the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA by NIQ…
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End of Alcohol Tax Freeze Piles Pressure on Operators
The latest research by finance specialists, RIFT, reveals that some parts of Britain have seen as many as 69 local pubs close their doors in…
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Premiumisation Still Shaking Up The Mixers Market
Sales of mixers have been slow to build back from the COVID-19 pandemic—but the premium end of the category continues to grow. Those are two…
Read more...Young’s Enjoys Positive Start to 2023 with Like for Like Sales Up 6.8%
London pub operator Young’s has reported revenue in the first 13 weeks of its new financial year was up 8.3% in total and 6.8% on…
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Shepherd Neame’s Chief Executive Joins City Drinkers In Celebrating The Return Of City Beerfest
Jonathan Neame, Chief Executive of Shepherd Neame and Master of the Worshipful Company of Brewers, joined Company Clerk Nick Tindal and Company Beadle James Fitzgerald…
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Arkell’s Brewery Announces the First Couple to Complete their 180th Anniversary Ale Trail
Arkell’s Brewery, Wiltshire has revealed the first couple to successfully complete the special Arkell’s 180th Anniversary Ale Trail. Their journey around Arkell’s Cask Marque accredited…
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