On-trade drinks sales moved back into fractional growth in mid-November, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows. Average sales in managed venues in the seven days to...
Are on-trade sales turning a corner ahead of Christmas?
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Pubs and Bars News Articles
Employment costs could mean tough decisions for pubs
Pubs employ more young people than ever before, but the Budget means many may have to make difficult decisions to save jobs, the British Beer and Pub Association has warned....
Wykeham Arms wins Fuller’s Griffin Trophy
The Wykeham Arms, in Winchester, has been named Fuller's pub of the year, picking up the sought-after Griffin Trophy. Fuller's chairman, Michael Turner, presents the Griffin...
Campaign: Original aims of the Pubs Code must be delivered
Ten years on from a vote in the House of Commons to give pubco publicans a market rent only (free-of-tie) lease option, campaigners are still waiting for action. The...
Sales growth is minimal for big hospitality groups
Britain’s top managed hospitality groups achieved year-on-year sales growth of just 0.6% in October, the latest edition of the CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker shows. It...
Stanhoe Stores opens at The Duck, in Norfolk
Publicans Rachael and Jeremy Parke have opened a village store at The Duck, in Stanhoe, Norfolk, called Stanhoe Stores. Rachael Parke outside the new Stanhoe Stores at The...
Wales set to launch its own deposit return scheme
Hospitality groups have expressed concern that the Welsh government wants to go it alone with its own deposit return scheme (DRS). "Wales is already ranked second in the...
More hospitality venues, but Budget dents confidence
Britain’s number of licensed premises has increased for a second successive quarter, according to the new Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners. The...
Penny off a pint? Ten pence rise, more likely…
On Budget day, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a penny off a pint, but her measures are more likely to result in a rise of at least 10p. That’s the view of many industry...