Events

PUBLICAN AWARDS 2024

Find out about the Best Accommodation Operator finalists

18-Mar-2024 By The Morning Advertiser

The Best Accommodation Operator will have focused on offering accommodation as a key part of its business, playing a significant part in contributing to the company’s profits and helping drive trade.

DRINKS MASTERCLASS

Drinks Masterclass: St Patrick's Day special edition

14-Mar-2024 By Rebecca Weller

With St Patrick’s Day just around the corner, pubs can make sure they stand out with these classic and creative cocktail recipes.

Bumper weekend predicted for St Patrick’s Day weekend

13-Mar-2024 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubs and bars are preparing for what looks to be one of the biggest celebrations this weekend with Ireland playing Scotland in the Six Nations final and St Patrick’s Day.

Top Fifty Hospitality Power List 2024 unveiled

13-Mar-2024 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Kuits NRB Top Fifty Hospitality Power List 2024 was unveiled at the opening of the annual Northern Restaurant and Bar (NRB) trade show in Manchester yesterday.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2024

Head office stars show how it's done

08-Mar-2024 By Gary Lloyd

The Morning Advertiser has spoken to some of the best people in head offices in celebration of this year's International Women's Day.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2024

Leaders shine on IWD 2024

08-Mar-2024 By Gary Lloyd

The Morning Advertiser has collated advice and life stories from some of the key voices in the sector – namely CEOs – in celebration of this year's International Women's Day.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2024

Female operators share how the sector can #InspireInclusion

08-Mar-2024 By Rebecca Weller

The Morning Advertiser has spoken to a number of female operators leading the on-trade in 2024 to hear how the industry can #InspireInclusion this International Women's Day (IWD).

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2024

How the drinks industry can #InspireInclusion

08-Mar-2024 By Rebecca Weller

To celebrate International Women's Day 2024 the Morning Advertiser spoke to some of the leading women in the drinks industry to discover how the sector can #InspireInclusion.

OPINION - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

‘Be loud and proud on International Women’s Day and every day’

08-Mar-2024 By Nikkie Thatcher

I’m surrounded by amazing women, in my work, my family and my friends but often I find we just aren’t making it clear how much of a great job we are doing.

MA LEADERS CLUB

MA Leaders in Liverpool happening today

07-Mar-2024 By Rebecca Weller

The MA Leaders event in Liverpool is taking place today (Thursday 7 March).

Prince of Wales visits Wrexham pub to mark St David's day

01-Mar-2024 By Rebecca Weller

The Prince of Wales celebrated St David’s Day by getting to know the locals and pulling a pint at The Turf pub in Wrexham.

Drinks sales remain flat despite strong Valentine’s trade

23-Feb-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Drinks sales in the seven days to Saturday 17 February remained flat year-on-year despite a “welcome boost” from Valentine’s Day.

Demand for American sports in pubs 'growing exponentially'

23-Feb-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Showing American sports offers “massive benefits” for operators as demand grows “exponentially”, but passion is key to tap into the trend, Hickory’s managing director John Welsh told The Morning Advertiser (MA).

Tom Allen to host 2024 Publican Awards

19-Feb-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Award-winning stand-up comedian, actor and TV personality Tom Allen has been announced as the host of the 2024 Publican Awards.

Behind the UK #1 cocktail bar's success

16-Feb-2024 By Charli Tomney

Schofield's Bar was announced the number one earlier this month at the Top 50 Cocktail Bars list reveal, but what is behind the bar’s success?

GBPA Community Hero pubs donate prize money

15-Feb-2024 By Nikkie Thatcher

The 2023 Great British Pub Award Community Hero winner and finalists have given away their prize money from sponsor Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) to causes close to their hearts.

Schofield’s Bar unveiled as UK’s top cocktail bar

07-Feb-2024 By Nikkie Thatcher

Manchester’s Schofield’s Bar has been named as the number one on the 2024 Top 50 Cocktail Bars list.

The Lock In Podcast

What is a gastropub?

05-Feb-2024 By Ed Bedington

In a special recording of the Lock In podcast, live at the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs event recently, the team took to the air in an attempt to define what actually makes a gastropub?

Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% teams up with Ferrari in multi-year partnership

30-Jan-2024 By Nikkie Thatcher

Italian beer brand Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% has announced a global partnership with Ferrari.

What’s on the menu for Valentine’s Day?

19-Jan-2024 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Love is in the air, but unfortunately, love alone cannot drive footfall.

Top 50 Gastropub’s sister site to relaunch after overhaul

12-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The sister site to Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub Edinburgh Castle is set to be relaunched after a major overhaul.

CAMRA unveils 2023 Pub of the Year winner

12-Jan-2024 By Rebecca Weller

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has crowned its National Pub of the Year 2023.

Masons Arms gastropub up for sale as owners retire

11-Jan-2024 By Gary Lloyd

The owners of one the UK’s best gastropubs have put the Masons Arms on the market following their decision to retire.

The PUBLICAN AWARDS 2024

The Publican Awards: a trip down memory lane

05-Jan-2024 By Rebecca Weller

With the 2024 Publican Awards set to take place in less than 12 weeks, The Morning Advertiser has taken a look back at the last five years of the event.

M&B defends pub's decision to not serve child apple juice in wine glass

05-Jan-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has defended one of its sites after the operator declined to serve a child apple juice in a Champagne flute on New Year's Eve, though others felt the pub had “got it wrong on this occasion”.

Live music in pubs could skyrocket in 2024

04-Jan-2024 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Gigs in the ‘seed’ music industry – those staged in hospitality venues across the UK – soared 37% over the festive season, providing a boost for artists and the pubs they performed in.

Star unveils 'biggest ever' events support package

04-Jan-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Star Pubs & Bars has announced its “biggest-ever” package of events support for its licensees, set to launch later this month.

POLL: How was trade at your pub over the festive period?

04-Jan-2024 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Despite concerns the festive season would be a disaster, operators have reported that trade was somewhat better than expected.

JDW boss Tim Martin knighted in New Year Honours

30-Dec-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) founder and chairman Tim Martin is among a number of people from the hospitality sector who have been recognised in the King’s 2024 New Year Honours list.

PUBLICAN AWARDS

2024 Publican Awards finalists revealed

20-Dec-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

With the first stage of the rigorous judging process complete, the 2024 Publican Awards finalists can now be unveiled.

Charlotte Vincent: ‘Rural pubs are having to reinvent the wheel’

08-Dec-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Morning Advertiser caught up with Charlotte Vincent on shifting food trends in the pub sector after she took home the title of Best Chef at The Great British Pub Awards 2023.

Guild of Beer Writers 2023 winners revealed

30-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

David Jesudason has been crowned Beer Writer of the Year at the 2023 British Guild of Beer Writers awards.

'Seed' music scene could boost sector by £2.4bn

29-Nov-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A report published today (29 November) reveals the ‘seed’ music scene, gigging in the hospitality sector, could be the catalyst for a multi-billion-pound boost to venues and artists.

POLL

VOTE NOW: do you sell gift cards at your pub?

22-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Hospitality gift cards could help “boost sales” during the quiet post-Christmas period, do you sell them at your pub? Have your say now in our snap poll.

TOP 50 BOUTIQUE HOTELS

Top 50 Boutique Hotels List 2023 revealed

22-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

The Newt in Burton, Somerset, has been named the number one boutique hotel in the UK.

The Turks Head: ‘The business is in the best shape’

17-Nov-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Business is in better shape than ever at the Turks Head in south London, which took home the title of Best City/Urban Pub at the Great British Pub Awards 2023.

Community hero gets £10,000 boost

16-Nov-2023 By Ed Bedington

Community events at an award winning pub have been given a £10,000 boost from Coca-Cola, following its success at the Great British Pub Awards.

UK pubs raise vital charity funds by selling poppies

11-Nov-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The Blue Ball Inn is one of many pubs across the UK that have raised tens of thousands of pounds by selling poppies on behalf of the Royal British Legion.

SIBA unveils new categories for 2024 Business Awards

09-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Entries for the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) Business Awards 2024 are now open, with the introduction of new categories.

What makes the Cholmondeley Arms the best pub in the country?

03-Nov-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Morning Advertiser caught up with the Cholmondeley Arms’ owner after the pub was crowned the best pub in the country at the Great British Pub Awards 2023.