Last Tuesday (27 June) the Top 50 Cocktail Bars teamed up with current number 43, The Milk Thistle, for an exclusive event at the venue all about sustainability in bars.
With growing challenges facing the beer and pub sector, the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) has pledged to continue to press for change on beer duty and business rates.
By Alex Tomlinson, trainee solicitor, Poppleston Allen
Following the overwhelming ‘Save Our Seats’ petition in Bristol City Centre recently, which petitioned for Bristol’s bars and restaurants to extend their outdoor seating areas past 10.30pm, it’s worth reviewing the current legal picture and processes...
Despite pressure surrounding energy costs in the on-trade, allowing customers to charge phones at pubs should be a “value added service” and charging them to do so would be “counterproductive”, according to operators from across the sector.
By Natasha Beck, associate solicitor, Poppleston Allen
It would seem that we are not getting the typical two weeks of British summertime this year and it is looking like the nice weather is here to stay for a while. If this is the case then you will no doubt be looking to maximise the use of any outside space...
Joe Buckley and Flo Pearce from the Tollemache Arms in Harrington, Northampton have been named the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII)’s 2023 Licensee of the Year.
The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with the BII's Steve Alton to take a look at the week's events, from epic cycle rides to positive news on business rates and beyond.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) will be giving £15,000 to this year’s Community Hero finalists at the 2023 Great British Pub Awards, for the pubs to donate to good causes.
BrewDog Bars CEO James Brown has heaped praise on fellow Publican Awards finalists for having the bravery to open new sites while the industry was exiting Covid-restricted times.
The managing director of Anglian Country Inns, which took home the Best Premium Food accolade at The Publican Awards, said investing in staff was key to success.
Winner of Best Drinks Offer at the Publican Awards – The Alchemist – has admitted it has a unique model and always aims to be at the forefront of innovation to keep it ahead of rivals.
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC)-owned Brooklyn Brewery is set to unveil its latest glassware to the on-trade as it also announces its Pilsner is the official partner at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
Hospitality businesses are “losing hope” as latest rail strikes will impact the sector’s “crucial” summer season, according to trade body UKHospitality.
Free drinks app DUSK has partnered with live music marketplace GigPig, connecting customers, local venues and independent artists in a bid to support hospitality.
In this week’s Drinks Masterclass, West Midlands cocktail bar Fox and Chance co-founder Blaise Bachelier shares how to make the venues Funky Town cocktail (10% ABV).
A north Wales pub has diversified its community garden and allotment to encourage residents to “get together” and help ease “loneliness and isolation”.
This week’s Drinks Masterclass showcases a Kiwi Gimlet cocktail (19% ABV) from award-winning sustainable bar Little Mercies in Crouch End, North London.
