By Nicky Chenery, General Manager, EMEA, SafetyCulture In late December, the UK government promised hospitality businesses £683m in grants to tackle the impact of the...
How hospitality must adapt to a post-covid world
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On-trade: drinks sales down 18% as year gets under way
Covid concerns and trading restrictions made it a tough first week of 2022 for Britain’s on-trade. Average drinks sales were 18% down compared to the same period in 2020....
Plan B appears to have huge impact on beer and cider sales
Britain’s on-trade drinks sales fell over Christmas as consumers reined in celebrations in pubs, bars, and restaurants, CGA data shows. The Drinks Recovery Tracker shows...
Pubs and bars continue to see significant drop in sales
New covid concerns have started to hit Britain’s drinking-out market, with comparable sales significantly down again. CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows average drinks...
On-trade sales continue to fall during December
On-trade drinks sales have fallen well short of pre-pandemic levels for the second week in a row — and more drops are inevitable after the introduction of new covid...
Many are visiting hospitality, but not as often as they did
Four months after full lockdown ended in July, 83% of the nation has visited a hospitality establishment in the last month. This is higher than the proportion saying that...
Opportunities for the craft beer sector after lockdown
Business Focus: CGA’s Paul Bolton explores craft beer’s challenges and opportunities after lockdown Craft beer has been rivalled lately by competing categories — but with...
Is Hygge Cornwall’s strongest ever commercial beer?
Driftwood Spars Brewery has released what it believes to be highest ABV beer ever brewed for sale in Cornwall. Small-batch brew Hygge is intended to be enjoyed instead of...
71 Brewing is branching out across Britain
Dundee-based 71 Brewing, specialising in lagers and small-batch brews, is expanding its distribution and logistics nationwide. The brewers are inspired by new wave brewing...