Guinness Six Nations Lifts 2024 Draught Beer & Cider Sales
Pre-tournament favourites, France and Ireland, kicked off the 2024 Guinness Six Nations in some style – with Ireland claiming a historic win. In other games,…
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New Figures Show UK Begins 2024 With Fewer Breweries Than Start Of 2023 – With North Of England Worst Hit
Figures released today show the UK had less breweries overall on the 1st January 2024 than at the same time in 2023, with a -13…
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Tough January For Drinks Sales After Consumers Tighten Spending
Britain’s pubs and bars have closed a difficult January with a third successive week of negative year-on-year sales. Average sales in managed venues in the…
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Proper Pubs Launches Its First Mid-Market Offer
Proper Pubs, the community operator division of Admiral Taverns, has launched its very first mid-market pub concept. The first pub to open to the public…
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Admiral Taverns Invests Over £27 Million Into Community Pubs In 2023
Admiral Taverns have invested more than £27 million into elevating its community pubs throughout 2023. The group, which owns approximately 1,500 pubs across England, Scotland…
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Popular Wallasey Pub Reopens Following Four-Week Long Refresh
Pictures: Courtesy of Punch Pubs & Co A popular Wallasey pub which boasts unprecedented views over the Mersey has reopened following a joint investment with…
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On Premise Drinks Sales See Second Consecutive Week Of Decline
On Premise drinks sales have dipped well below last year’s levels for a second week, with cold weather adding to the challenges of consumers’ slow…
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Award-Winning North Brewing Co Acquired Out of Administration
Yorkshire-based North Brewing Co has been sold out of administration to the director of a fellow Leeds brewery, saving 78 staff jobs. North Brewing Company…
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WSTA Calls on Chancellor to Cut Alcohol Duty In A Submission to the Treasury
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association is calling on the Chancellor to cut wine and spirit duty to combat both falling sales volumes and reduced…
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Independent Breweries And Pub Consumers Call For The Chancellor To Increase Draught Relief To 20%
Increasing Draught Relief to 20% in the Chancellor’s Budget would provide the adrenaline shot the pubs and brewery sector needs to succeed, according to representatives…
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Wetherspoon’s Trading Update Reveals 10% Rise in Like-for-Like Sales
Pub group JD Wetherspoon’s has reported like-for-like sales 10.1% higher than the corresponding period a year ago for the 25 weeks to 21 January 2024….
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Fourth Annual Female Bartending Scholarship Launched
Mixer and tonic producer Double Dutch, has launched its Female Bartending Scholarship Programme for the fourth consecutive year, as part of its ongoing commitment to…
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Strong Christmas Trading Has Driven LFL Sales Growth In The Year To Date Of +8.1%
Marston’s has said strong Christmas trading has driven 8.1% like-for-like sales growth in its year to date. All sales comparisons are compared to the same…
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Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced that it is to retire the four remaining union sets at Marston’s Burton-on-Trent brewery. The company says the…
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Cost A Premier League Pint To Hit £10 By 2030, Study Finds
The cost of a pint of beer at a Premier League stadium could reach almost £10 by the end of the decade, new research finds….
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