All news articles for 2022

The Admiralty pub suffers fire: Fuller's site to remain closed until further notice  (Credit: Getty/Ricky Deacon)

Fuller's pub suffers 'serious' fire

By Rebecca Weller

A Fuller, Smith & Turner site in Central London will remain temporarily closed until further notice after a “serious” and “challenging” fire broke out at the premises yesterday (Tuesday 12 July) afternoon.

Scandalous and unfair: Industry officials criticised the Pubs Code

Pubs code labelled ‘wholesale failure’

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The pubs code came under fire as a “wholesale failure” at the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee meeting yesterday (12 July), designed to assess the usefulness of the code.

Urgent reforms called for: Colliers says business rates reduction must not be gradual (credit: Getty/AlexKozlov)

Next Tory leader must reform business rates

By Gary Lloyd

Tory leadership hopefuls must reform business rates and rule out a phased downwards transition to cut tax and save the high street, according to commercial estate agent Colliers.

Discovery Forum 2022: why pubs make great venues for corporate meetings (Credit: Getty/Extreme Media)

Corporate meetings 'big opportunity' for pubs

By Rebecca Weller

Pubs offer a versatile space to hold corporate meetings but the industry needs to do more to utilise what pubs already offer to capitalise on this market, according to leaders across the industry.

Fierce competition: the pubs will now be visited by judges before winners are decided

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2022 GBPA finalists unveiled

By Nikkie Thatcher

The shortlist for this year’s ‘pub Oscars’, the Great British Pub Awards have now been announced.

In the running: there are a number of MPs in the race to become Conservative Party leader (image: Getty/_ultraforma_)

Rishi Sunak ‘most suitable of PM contenders’

By Nikkie Thatcher

While former chancellor Rishi Sunak was the most popular of the contenders vying for the role of Prime Minister with The Morning Advertiser (MA) readers, most of the votes were in favour of none of the candidates.

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Licensing Act review comes at 'critical' time

By Rebecca Weller

A new House of Lords select committee follow up report on the Licensing Act 2003, Post-Legislative Scrutiny, has come at a “critical” time and, while things have improved, some areas of inconsistency have remained, according to trade bodies across the...

Ongoing rise: 'All dairy products are seeing high levels of price increase and operators have to expect that to continue,' says Lynx Purchasing boss Rachel Dobson (image: Getty/Adam Gault)

Pubs warned ‘dairy isn’t cheap any more’

By Nikkie Thatcher

Amid reports of a potential dairy shortage, on-trade operators have been urged to shop around when purchasing and make sure they make the most of such goods to ensure their spend is not wasted.

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Drive pub profits and cut waste with Aqua Libra Co

By Aqua Libra

Water is a valuable revenue stream in for pubs and bars, worth over £358m[1] annually in licenced and foodservice. Yet, sales are threatened as consumers look to make more sustainable choices by swapping packaged options for tap water, while the sector...

CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker: sales 3% down compared with 2019 in week to 2 July (Credit: Getty/AleksandarNakic)

Drink sales down 3% vs 2019

By Rebecca Weller

Average sales by value in Britain’s managed venues in the seven days to Saturday (2 July) were 3% down on the same week in 2019, according to the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker.

Working with the sector: Jane Hunt to replace Paul Scully as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at BEIS (Credit: Getty/ Luis Davilla)

Jane Hunt to replace Paul Scully as BEIS MP

By Rebecca Weller

Jane Hunt, MP for Loughborough, has been confirmed to replace Paul Scully as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Financial input discussion: Peter Borg-Neal (right) at the Pub Conference with MCA editor Finn Scott-Delany

Oakman contemplates minority stake sell-off

By Finn Scott-Delany

Oakman Group is in talks with private equity groups to put more cash in the balance sheet and accelerate its expansion plans, MCA’s Pub Conference has heard.

Stability and clarity: sector needs consistency to accelerate economic growth (Credit: Andrew Parsons Via No 10 Downing Street Flickr)

Sector needs stability from Downing Street

By Rebecca Weller

Whoever is at 10 Downing Street, the hospitality sector needs consistent and stable, strategic plans to accelerate economic growth, according to industry leaders and licensees across the sector.

Government leader: the new Prime Minister will replace Boris Johnson who has announced his resignation (image: Getty/oversnap)

Who do you want as the next PM?

By Nikkie Thatcher

With a new leader of the Conservative party set to be appointed, we want to know who you'd prefer to be the next Prime Minister.

Enticing interior: the Famous Three Kings pub is dedicated to sport

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FEATURE: Building a sports offer at your pub

By Gary Lloyd

Many pubs make a real profit from increased footfall by screening top sports action but using a service such as Sky or BT Sport can be expensive.

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Lock In season finale - coping with what lies ahead

By Ed Bedington

The second season of the Lock In podcast draws to a close as the team take a look at what lies ahead for the pub sector and seek some expert advice to allow operators to prepare.

Gen Z driving sector's recovery: 16-24-year-olds spend almost £70 a week in the on trade (Credit: Getty/Henrik Sorensen)

Gen Z spending the most in the on trade

By Rebecca Weller

Those aged 16-24, commonly referred to as Gen Z, have been driving the recovery of the hospitality sector, new research from guest experience platform SevenRooms has revealed.

In style: more than a third of Londoners favour a craft beer

Londoners sup 2.5 pints every week

By Gary Lloyd

Londoners drink two and a half pints of beer every week and most enjoy a mainstream brand of beverage, according to research by Bermondsey craft brewer Fourpure.

Sector held back by lack of investment incentive: Bank of England warns lenders should prepare for “deteriorated economic outlook” (Credit: Getty/Oleksandr Siedov)

Pubs held back by 'lack of incentives to invest'

By Rebecca Weller

The Bank of England has warned the global economic outlook has “deteriorated materially” and was “very uncertain” as part of its Financial Stability Report, published yesterday (Tuesday 5 July).

Evidence session: the Government's Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy committee will be examining the pubs code and assess how it is working

Pubs code to be examined by business committee

By Nikkie Thatcher

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee will question a number of people from the industry on how the pubs code is working later this month (Tuesday 12 July).

Coronavirus impact: according to Simply Business, independent pubs and restaurants have lost about £40,000 each as a result of the pandemic (image: Getty/itsarasak thithuekthak)

1 in 3 firms fear running out of cash

By Nikkie Thatcher

As many as 32% of small business owners are worried about running out of money as the cost-of-living crisis bites, data has found.

Supportive working environment: Night Owl implements menopause policy to tackle stigma

Night Owl encourages sector to tackle menopause stigma

By Rebecca Weller

Independent Birmingham and London-based nightclub the Night Owl has urged businesses across the UK to join its pledge in tackling stigma and prejudice in the workplace with regards to the menopause.

Hat-trick: Beds & Bars announces  third Investors In People Platinum award (Credit: Getty/sturti)

Beds & Bars announces third Investors In People platinum award

By Rebecca Weller

Multi-site operator Beds & Bars has announced it has attained its third platinum award from Investors In People, as the company received a 100% positive response rate from its team members, having all answered yes when asked ‘would you recommend Beds...

Questions asked: James Watt was interviewed by Steven Bartlett on his Diary of a CEO podcast (image: Diary of a CEO)

James Watt: ‘I did push people too far’

By Nikkie Thatcher

Scottish brewer and operator BrewDog co-founder James Watt has admitted to “pushing people too far” and setting “unattainable standards”.

Excellent performance: Oakman Group reports £51.2% higher like for like sales for the 2020/2021 financial year (Pictured: Oakman Group executive chairman Peter Borg-Neal and CEO Dermot King)

Oakman Group reports total group sales of £65.1m

By Rebecca Weller

Large multi-site pub operator Oakman Group has reported total group sales of £65.1m for the end of the 2021/2022 financial year, up 79% compared vs 2020/2021 and 55.4% compared with 2018/2019.

Moving up: Young’s expects its recent site acquisitions to benefit the business this year

Young’s revenue up 39.7% in Q1 2022

By Gary Lloyd

Brewer and pub operator Young & Co’s Brewery has announced revenue is 39.7% for the first quarter of this year, in a trading update ahead of its AGM on Tuesday 5 July.