Pubs

The opening up pubs, restaurants and bars after the coronavirus lockdown will be difficult and so there will be no standing at the bar in pubs for a long time, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said this week.

Carlsberg UK and Marston’s PLC have announced a proposed deal to form a joint venture beer company in the UK, Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company.

Latest figures from the CGA AlixPartners Market Recovery Monitor show that at the end of March this year, the pre-lockdown number of licensed premises in Britain stood at 115,108, a 2.4% reduction on March 2019.

Jason Smith sets out to raise money for Special Olympics GB and offers supporters the chance of a top prize too

Bank holiday weekend of good weather and FA Cup Final, which would’ve seen Brits flock to pubs and their beer gardens, adds to woes of pubs in lockdown

Over half of UK’s pubs have beer gardens making them best placed to meet social distancing guidelines and re-open

JD Wetherspoon is to invest an initial £11 million to ensure that its staff and customers are safe before its pubs reopen.

British Beer & Pub Association calls for more support to be delivered to smaller pub businesses quickly, as they continue to struggle with access to Government finance support

Swifty is a new payment and loyalty app designed to help operators reopen and navigate the “new normal” post-lockdown

British Beer & Pub Association calls for more support to be delivered to smaller pub businesses quickly, as they continue to struggle with access to

CGA has undertaken research from the epicentre of the COVID-19 crisis, speaking to 2,000 consumers from China’s most developed bar and restaurant