by Darren | Friday, 15 January, 2021 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
The hospitality industry has welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that insurers will have to payout on business interruption claims. A member survey by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) last May found that 56% of sector businesses had applications for business...
by Darren | Friday, 15 January, 2021 | Pubs and Bars
Greene King is to rename four pubs in its estate where the existing names have racist connotations. New names will be decided by a community vote. The pub company and brewer is renaming three pubs currently called The Black Boy, in Bury St Edmunds, Sudbury and...
by Darren | Friday, 15 January, 2021 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
An expert in medical equipment has poured cold water on plans to open vaccination centres in closed hospitality venues. Dominic Cadwallader is general manager of medical equipment test company JPen Medical and made his remarks in an interview with The Telegraph. He...
by Darren | Wednesday, 13 January, 2021 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
Andrew Scott has joined Wadworth as its executive development chef, to relaunch and manage the food offer within the managed pub estate. Wadworth executive development chef, Andrew Scott Andrew has spent his entire chef career in Michelin star kitchens, initially...
by Darren | Tuesday, 12 January, 2021 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
UKHospitality has welcomed a Parliamentary debate highlighting the overwhelming support for the sector and the need for additional supportive measures. The debate on support for the hospitality industry was made possible when a petition, calling for the creation of a...
by Darren | Monday, 11 January, 2021 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Alarm bells are ringing in hospitality as the press reports that venues could be closed until May. The Sunday Times reported that the government was considering leaving the lockdown in place until late March — perhaps 23rd March, the anniversary of the start of the...
by Darren | Monday, 11 January, 2021 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Yorkshire Water is once again working alongside the region’s pubs and hospitality sector to help them prepare for re-opening once the lockdown ends. The water company is enabling landlords to dispose of waste beer free of charge, repeating the scheme it ran before...
by Darren | Saturday, 9 January, 2021 | Pubs and Bars
Campaigners who saved the Puzzle Hall Inn, in Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, have been recognised with the Campaign for Real Ale’s pub saving award. The Puzzle Hall Inn team outside the pub The Puzzle Hall Community Pub Ltd, a not-for-profit community...
by Darren | Friday, 8 January, 2021 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
The Pub Governing Body (PGB) has agreed with the pubcos who follow the tenanted and leased codes of practice and self-regulation that all rent review negotiations will be suspended until further notice. PGB chair, Sir Peter Luff, said: “This pragmatic and sensible...
by Darren | Thursday, 7 January, 2021 | Cornwall News, Pubs and Bars
St Austell Brewery has raised £1,534 for hospitality workers in the UK — whose livelihoods have been hit the hardest by Covid-19 — as part of a wider campaign spearheaded by Hospitality Action. The proceeds have been donated to Hospitality Action’s Invisible Chips...
by Darren | Thursday, 7 January, 2021 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
Mitchells & Butlers saw sales down 67.1% against the same period the previous year in its first quarter, the company reports today. On a like-for-like basis (for sites when open, excluding periods of closure) trading has been 30.1% down on the prior year across...
by Darren | Tuesday, 5 January, 2021 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
The British Beer & Pub Association has the chancellor’s announcement that pub businesses are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000 per property to help them through the latest lockdown. The trade association described it as a lifeline to pubs across...
