Stonegate Group Invests £1m In Brand New Concept Launching In Leeds
The UK’s largest pub company, Stonegate Group, has chosen Leeds as the location for its brand-new concept, Rita’s Beerhall and Ballroom. £1m has been invested…
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Alcohol
UK Eating And Drinking Out Market Strengthens As Spending Rises
New data from Lumina Intelligence’s Eating and Drinking Out Panel highlights a positive shift in the UK’s out-of-home (OOH) market, with growth in consumer participation…
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Greene King Opens Two More Hive Pubs After Combined £970,000 Investment
Greene King Pub Partners has opened two more Hive Pubs for a combined investment of £970,000 – bringing the total number of Hive Pubs sites…
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Manchester Pub Reopens Following Transformational £200,000 Refurbishment
The Firbank, a thriving community pub on Firbank Road in Wythenshawe, Manchester, reopened on Tuesday 22nd October following a transformational investment of £200,000 from community…
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New Alcohol Duty Regime Led To 100 Million Alcohol Units Being Removed From The Market
A new alcohol duty structure has led to 100 million alcohol units being removed from the market by brewers and a boom in new products….
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New Campaign Helps Consumers Identify ‘True’ Independent Breweries As Demand For Local Beer Rises
A new campaign launching today is seeking to make it easier for beer drinkers to identify beer from independent breweries in pubs, bars, and shops…
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Overall Drinks Sales Fall But Wednesday & Friday Sales Bounce Back
CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows average sales in managed venues in the week to last Saturday (12 October) were 5% down on the…
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Leeds Bartender Wins National Cocktail Competition
Aidan Beaumont, from bar group, Arc Inspirations, has been named the Bartender of the Year, following a flawless performance at the 2024 Classic Cocktail Competition….
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Shuttered Pub Numbers Surge, As High Business Costs Make Trading Impossible
New data on licensee turnover from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) highlights the need for systemic change in Autumn Budget Shocking figures released today…
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BBPA Calls on Chancellor to Act on ‘Cost of Doing Business’ Crisis
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is issuing an urgent call for government action ahead of the upcoming Budget. With 50 pubs closing each…
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Drinkers Bowled Over After Historic Stockport Pub Reopens Following £250k Investment
Hydes Brewery has re-opened the doors of its popular Stockport pub, The Nursery Inn, following a £250K refurbishment. The refurbishment of the 1939-built pub, a…
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Drinks Sales Start Q4 With Year-On-Year Dip
On Premise drinks sales have lagged the levels of last year for the second week in a row, in a soft start to the crucial…
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New Vice Chair for CAMRA
Gillian Hough has been announced as the new Vice Chair for the Campaign for Real Ale, replacing Ash Corbett-Collins following his election as Chairman. This…
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CMBC Announces Proposal To Close Banks’s Brewery In 2025
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced its proposal to close Banks’s Brewery in Wolverhampton in Autumn 2025, as part of a restructuring of its…
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Bricklayers Arms, Bromley Opens After A £330,000 Refurb
There was a packed house for the official reopening of our Bromley pub, The Bricklayers Arms following a £330,000 refurbishment. The pub, affectionately known as…
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