On-trade drinks sales picked up in mid-January after a slow start to the year — but fell away again as stormy weather swept Britain. CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows...
Pubs and Bars News Articles
Blog: Get to the pub. There’s a penny off a pint
Remember the penny off a pint promised in the Budget last autumn? Well, today it comes into being as alcohol duty rates are re-aligned. It’s part of “a package of support to...
Greene King celebrates Macmillan fundraising record
Greene King is celebrating another record-breaking fundraising year with its long-term charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support, raising £3.9m during 2024. The achievement...
Beer Today Newsletter, 31st January
The new edition of the Beer Today Newsletter is available to download now. The newsletter is published every Friday as an A4-sized PDF. Pubs, bars, and taprooms are free to...
The Firs is named CAMRA Club of the Year
The Firs Club, in Codsall, Staffordshire, has won the Campaign for Real Ale's (CAMRA) Club of the Year Award for 2024. The multi-award-winning social club — named West...
‘Hospitality venues remain extremely vulnerable’
Britain’s pubs, restaurants, and hotels overcame widespread challenges to end 2024 with virtually the same number of premises as 12 months earlier, the new Hospitality...
St Austell acquires the lease of The Godolphin, Marazion
St Austell Brewery has acquired the lease of one of Cornwall’s most iconic pubs, The Godolphin in Marazion, which overlooks St Michael's Mount in Mount's Bay. Left to right...
Pubs’ access to guest beers ‘key to independent brewers’ fortunes’
Turnover of the UK's top 25 independent breweries has hit a record £1.72bn in the last year, an increase of 9% on the £1.57bn recorded in the previous 12 months. However,...
Strong pub and beer performance from Butcombe
Butcombe Group, which operates pubs from Mayfair in London to St Aubin in Jersey, has reported a strong performance for the year ended 25th January. Total Managed like for...