On-trade drinks sales burst back to life in the first full week of March, thanks to milder spring weather and big sporting occasions. CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows...
Sport and weather boost on-trade beer sales
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Pubs and Bars News Articles
A fresh look for Manchester’s Abel Heywood
Hydes has re-opened its award-winning pub and boutique hotel, The Abel Heywood, in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, following a £200,000 refurbishment. The improvements...
SIBA Business Awards: here are the winners in full
Thornbridge has been named brewery business of the year in the SIBA (Society of Independent Brewers and Associates) Business Awards. Representatives from SIBA's brewery...
Easter re-opening for Royal Oak, Eccleshall
Joule's Brewery has announced that the Royal Oak, Eccleshall, will re-open over the weekend commencing 28th March after a major redevelopment project. Sitauted on Eccleshall...
Abbey Ales looks to breathe new life into The Hop Pole
The Hop Pole, in Bath, which closed suddenly last August, is to re-open as a traditional family pub under the ownership of the city's Abbey Ales. “We have been looking to...
National recognition for pie with Thornbridge beer
The team at the Cricket Inn, a Thornbridge pub in Sheffield, are celebrating recognition at the 2024 British Pie Awards. The British Pie Awards are hosted in Melton Mowbray...
New branding and new name for brewing industry champion
Brewing industry trade association SIBA has launched a new brand identity and has a new name — The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates. “Independent beer and...
When is a cut not a cut? When it’s a freeze, of course!
A North Norfolk brewer has called on the business's constituency MP to justify a claim made by the Treasury following the chancellor’s Budget statement. David and Rachel...
Beer and cider sales solid in the on-trade
Britain’s on-trade ended February with another small year-on-year decline in sales. Solid beer and cider numbers did not quite compensate for a sharp drop in spirits. CGA by...