Some 35% of Gen Z consumers in the UK would be more likely to choose a cocktail than a beer in the on-trade, new research into on-trade cocktail trends has found.
Wells & Co has will direct its capex funds overseas rather than the UK as a result of the autumn Budget, which will have a "prolonged negative impact on consumer confidence".
The Welsh branch of UKHospitality has labelled a move by the country’s Government to abandon the UK-wide deposit return scheme (DRS) as “extremely disappointing”.
Greene King is the latest pub operator to come under fire for its use of 'event' pricing at peak trading times, insisting the increase is used to “cover additional costs”.
Co-founders of popular Leeds-based business North Brewing, Christian Townsley and John Gyngell have announced they are stepping away from the brewing arm of the company.
Licensees of Newcastle-under-Lyme-based pub, the Waggon & Horses have been awarded Star Pubs prestigious ‘dedication award’ to mark their 20th anniversary as operators of the site.
A leading family brewer has blasted the Budget as “anti-business” and left his seventh-generation business facing the “greatest challenge of our lives”.
The number of licensed premises has increased for a second successive quarter, but the Budget threatens confidence in the sector and puts independent pubs at risk.
The Government has been urged to rethink the £3.4bn worth of costs to hit the sector in April 2025, following recent figures having shown UK economic growth slowed to 0.1% between July and September.
With the Christmas festivities nearly upon us (or so the shops would have you believe) it is time to reflect on what you need to consider in terms of your trading hours over the festive period.
A Norfolk-based pub operator is hoping to go head to head with John Lewis on the Christmas advert front with the launch of its own video card for customers.
By Sean Ludden MRICS, director – valuation, Christie & Co real estate agent
When you're valuing a pub or other type of leisure and hospitality business, if it’s open and trading as a going concern (and, mostly, when it’s not), you value it as a fully equipped and operational entity, having regard to trading potential.
By Joe Harvey, associate solicitor, Poppleston Allen
I get a lot of enquiries from people in the industry facing a review of their premises licence. For any operator, big or small, a review is bad news. The consequences can be severe, the outcome is unpredictable and the anxiety all too real.
Black Country brewery has said it hopes to get a Shropshire pub reopened “as soon as is practical” after a lorry crashed into the building causing “major structural damage” earlier this week.
A financial expert has described BrewDog’s loss before tax as “ballooning” from £30.5m in its 2022 results to £59.2m in its latest audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023.
The use of dynamic pricing in the hospitality sector is “trickier” to navigate than other industries and risks creating “negative sentiment” with consumers, one expert has warned.
Brewhouse & Kitchen (B&K) is to launch a new concept called Craft House, which will be rolled out to four of its existing high street locations over the next six months, with the potential for further conversions.
As the dust begins to settle from the recent Budget from our shiny new Government, we can now start to assess the real damage Reeves and her colleagues have wrought on the hospitality sector.
Cost increases and the autumn Budget alongside declining drinks sales and flat in-venue dwell time sparked “concern” across the on-trade last month, new data has revealed.
Chef James Cochran is to launch a new bistro-pub venture in London’s Islington next month, close to his flagship 12:51 restaurant, which closed earlier this year.
