by Darren | Friday, 3 July, 2020 | Beer News, Business News
British hop growers are reducing planting amid concerns over slow contracting and over-production, according to a new report from hop merchant Charles Faram. The news comes as the company’s group technical director, Will Rogers, reports on mid-season progress in...
by Darren | Friday, 3 July, 2020 | Beer News, Business Focus, Business News
By Will Rogers, group technical director, Charles Faram & Co Ltd The lifeline of hospitality re-opening is now just around the corner in the UK (only Wales is left to give its date(s)). With that bit of brightness on the horizon, we’re getting more questions like:...
by Darren | Thursday, 2 July, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
While many of the UK’s larger breweries closed alongside the pubs, most microbreweries stayed open. As the industry slowly re-opens, Matthew Hodgson, of East Yorkshire’s Great Newsome Brewery, reflects on the past few months. Great Newsome Brewery director Matthew...
by Darren | Thursday, 2 July, 2020 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
It was all going so well before lockdown is the top line from Mitchells & Butlers half-year results, published today. The company reported a pre-tax loss of £121m for the 28 weeks to 11th April, 2020. The company says that when Covid struck, it took “rapid...
by Darren | Thursday, 2 July, 2020 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
With two days until re-opening time, the pub and bar industry is focused on making sure venues are safe for staff and visitors, and that all act responsibly. Tips from the Campaign for Real Ale The main sentiment is carried in a joint statement by the British Beer...
by Darren | Tuesday, 30 June, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Several companies have come up with technology solutions for pubs and other venues for when re-opening takes place. Here’s a selection from the Beer Today inbox BCH Digital has launched My Round, an SMS messaging service, that will cut down queues when ordering,...
by Darren | Friday, 26 June, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
London’s Forest Road Brewing Co is working with tech company PubSVP to give customers peace of mind over their data when the brewery’s taproom is re-opened. Brewery founder, Pete Brown, said: “We need to protect our patrons. PubSVP is the perfect...
by Darren | Friday, 26 June, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
In the hurry to re-open, pubs should not ignore the crucial issue of stocking policies, says industry expert Paul Nunny. The Cask Marque boss said: “The on-trade will have changed. You don’t know what footfall will look like and you don’t knowwhat beer throughput will...
by Darren | Thursday, 25 June, 2020 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
The Pubs Code Adjudicator has published a table which sets out how tied tenants can access their Pubs Code rights when the period covered by the Covid emergency declaration ends on 30th June. Pubs Code rights have been paused and protected during the Covid emergency...
by Darren | Wednesday, 24 June, 2020 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
The re-opening of pubs will present their owning businesses with a further test of how fairly they treat tied tenants, says the Pubs Code Adjudicator. Fiona Dickie (pictured) said she would be looking closely at how these businesses adapt their approaches in the...
by Darren | Wednesday, 24 June, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
The prime minister has announced that pubs can re-open on 4th July, and many are choosing to do so (although it’s worth noting that there are a few leaving it to a later date and, sadly, some which aren’t re-opening at all). Rupert Thompson, owner of...
by Darren | Tuesday, 23 June, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Prime minister Boris Johnson has clarified that pubs will be able to re-open from 4th July, and has said the need for two-metre social distancing will end. In the House of Commons, Conservative MP Gareth Johnson asked the prime minister to to encourage people to “do...
