by Darren | Thursday, April 9, 2020 | Business News, Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
The Forum of Private Business is lobbying the Chancellor to reduce beer duty as part of a package to make the leading pubcos give their tenants a rental holiday while they are closed. An open letter has been sent to the Treasury and to the Business Minister...
by Darren | Thursday, April 9, 2020 | Business News, Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) has called on Code pub-owning businesses not currently waiving rent to demonstrate how they will support tenants for the duration of the Covid-19 emergency. The Adjudicator and Deputy Adjudicator are aware that five of the six pub...
by Darren | Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is calling on the government to defer payments of beer duty due on 25th April, relating to beer produced in March when pubs were forced to shut down. In addition, it is calling for a deferment of beer duty for the whole of...
by Darren | Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
As the nation’s pub lockdown enters its third week, PubAid is paying tribute to venues across the country which have stepped up to help their communities. Many of them have turned their businesses into village stores, offering vital supplies for collection or...
by Darren | Monday, April 6, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking further action to support firms affected by coronavirus by bolstering business interruption loans and announcing a new scheme for larger companies. More than £90 million of loans to nearly 1,000 small and medium-sized firms have been...
by Darren | Friday, April 3, 2020 | Beer News, Coronavirus, Events News, Pubs and Bars
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched a virtual pub to get as close as possible to replicating the real thing during the coronavirus pandemic. The Red (On)Lion is a video platform where anyone can enjoy a lively chat over a beer or cider. There is a ‘main...
by Darren | Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | Business News, Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
Shepherd Neame chief executive, Jonathan Neame Shepherd Neame is pledging further support for its licensees in light of the ongoing coronavirus situation. The company previously suspended all licensee rents from 23rd March. Since rents are payable weekly in arrears,...
by Darren | Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | Cornwall News, Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
A national initiative has been launched enabling pubs to trade as food shops and transform into ‘click and collect’ havens, helping to give their local communities access to essential food items. Powered by StarStock, mypubshop.com will give pubs nationwide the...
by Darren | Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Business News, Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
Ian Cass, chief executive of the Forum of Private Business The Forum of Private Business has joined the demand for pubs forced to close as a result of the coronavirus crisis to be given rent holidays by the pub companies. The Forum wrote to all the main pubcos on 16th...
by Darren | Monday, March 30, 2020 | Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
Camden Town Brewery has set up a virtual bar in partnership with Hospitality Action, to raise money for the group’s Covid-19 Emergency Fund. The Camden Bre.www.ery Bar is organising a programme of entertainment over the coming weeks, from pixilated pub quizzes...
by Darren | Saturday, March 28, 2020 | Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
PubAid, the organisation dedicated to promoting pubs as a force for good in their communities, has gathered a selection of stories of pubs who are helping their communities in a variety of ways. The organisation’s co-founder, Des O’Flanaghan, said:...
by Darren | Saturday, March 28, 2020 | Beer News, Cornwall News, Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
St Austell Brewery has announced plans for a temporary staffing structure, protecting the employment — and incomes — of all 2,000 of its employees. Despite national pub closures as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic — which has reduced the company’s income by 90% —...
