French drinks firm Pernod Ricard has sold its portfolio of international strategic wine brands to Australian Wine Holdco – the owner of Accolade Wines.
Stonegate Group has announced the opening of Slug & Lettuce in Albert Square, Manchester as part of the company’s recent £2.6m investment in four of its sites.
Customers are becoming more “experimental” with cocktails in the on-trade but innovation is key for pubs to harness the trend, CGA’s latest Mixed Drinks Report has shown.
The announcement last week that Marston’s has sold its 40% stake in Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) to its Danish partner for £206m has deepened the gloom around the already beleaguered cask ale category.
Questions have been raised over the viability of big name beer festivals with the postponement of some of Britain’s biggest – but exciting alternatives for brewers remain in the rise of smaller festivals, writes Woodforde’s head of sales, James Ramm.
The Smok’d pub company operates a number of sites that focus on a barbecue food approach coupled with great atmospheres and drinks – and the Britannia is no exception.
Football might not be coming home this time, but the full-time results for pubs revealed a celebratory score as more than 17m pints were poured during the Euros final.
By Aiden Smith, licensee of the Chequers, Milton Keynes
There are three main areas to the successful operation of a public house, those being ownership, location and offering, including price, food and events etc.
JW Lees managing director William Lees-Jones has told The Morning Advertiser the brewer, pub operator and hotel business is set to post record sales when its financial year figures are published next week.
The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with Market Taverns' Richard Peachment to get his take on the week's news, from the new Government to football hopes and trade confidence.
May’s GDP boost was a welcome indication the economy is returning to sustained growth but Government action is needed to unlock the hospitality sector’s full potential.
Beer sales in pubs during the Euros semi-finals finished 56% higher than previously predicted with 12.5m pints poured during the 90-minute match, data from real time market intelligence firm Oxford Partnership has revealed.
Pubs celebrated after England made it through to the finals of the Euros 2024 tournament yesterday (Wednesday 10 Jul) and on-trade bookings for the final game soared after the final whistle.
Star Pubs, the pub arm of Heineken UK, has joined forces with Timothy Taylor Brewery to introduce a new limited-edition cask ale in a bid to tackle loneliness.
Some 40% of pubs are preparing to stay open later for the Euros semi-final tonight (Wednesday 10 July) where England will fight for a place in the final against the Netherlands.
Licensees have been reporting phone calls from a film and television licensing body claiming, incorrectly, that they need a licence to show the Euros tournament in pubs.
All day café-bar group Loungers has reported a 5% like-for-like (lfl) sales rise since its financial year ended and stated new sites are performing “exceptionally well”.
Design is key when it comes to pubs and bars, and with the ever-more competitive leisure market, it’s never been more crucial to create a space that appeals to the punters.
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has raised fears about the future of UK beers, brands and breweries after Marston’s revealed it is selling its remaining brewing assets.
From reducing food miles by growing produce on site, slashing packaging waste by building supplier relationships and using renewable energy, many businesses across the sector are reducing their impact on the environment.
Pubs Limited, the north-west-based pub company launched by industry legend Jerry Brunning has announced the closure of its Chester site, laying the blame at the working from home culture.
