Butcombe Group is raising a glass after being crowned best pub employer (501 or more employees) at this year’s Publican Awards. Host Rylan Clark with the Butcombe Group team...
Best employer award for Butcombe Group
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Pair of Publican Awards for St Austell Brewery
St Austell Brewery has been named best managed pub company (two to 50 sites) and best sustainable pub company at the Publican Awards. The St Austell Brewery team celebrate...
Business briefing: Hopback, deposit return, Wetherspoon, and more…
Hopback Brewery is back in profit for the first time since Covid, with a pre-tax profit of £110,661 in the 12 months to 30th September, 2025. There was turnover of...
What’s it like to work in hospitality in 2026?
Hospitality employees, both managers and staff, across the UK, are facing increasing uncertainty as the industry navigates economic changes, staffing challenges, and...
Record-breaking numbers for BeerX this year
A look back at last week's BeerX event, in Liverpool, organised by SIBA, which pulled in a record number of more than 3,680 trade visitors The annual BeerX trade show, in...
Pub and bar closures, and insolvencies, rise
Nearly 800 pubs and bars closed last year in England, Scotland, and Wales, according to an analysis of insolvency data by UHY Hacker Young. That's up approximately 3% on...
New investment at Harviestoun Brewery
Harviestoun is scaling for growth with the first phase of a strategic investment programme under way at its Alva, Clackmannanshire, brewery. Harviestoun chief executive...
Extended Producer Responsibility scheme moves forward
UK Packaging PRO has been appointed as the producer responsibility organisation (PRO) for the UK’s packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme. UK Packaging...
£2m investment in new English cask ale
A brand owner and a brewer are partnering to launch a 4% ABV cask ale that aims to restore the pride in England’s signature beer style. LionHeart is being launched in time...