It might not be coming home just yet but, as Euro 2024 proved, there’s nothing quite like live football to get people out of the house and into the on-trade.
Britain’s top managed hospitality groups recorded a second month of “inflation beating growth”, the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker has revealed.
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.
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.
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.
While the Co-op’s decision to focus on the pub sector with its recent sniping advert might be viewed internally as a bit of “light-hearted” fun, it's gone down like a cup of cold sick with the people it’s targeting.
Drinkaware is kicking off a nationwide campaign during Alcohol Awareness Week, to encourage people to check their drinking with its free Drinking Check.
Pint sales in pubs have been helped by the Euros football tournament but, as with Euro 2020, the on-trade has been helped even more when the competition has reached the knockout stages.
Pubs in England, Scotland and Wales saw a surge in sales across last weekend when the Euros footfall tournament kicked off and Father’s Day was celebrated, according to new figures.
UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has warned the sector a Labour Government is more likely to have a health agenda and could potentially be influenced by groups such as the anti-alcohol lobby.
The Morning Advertiser (MA) has taken a look inside Tom Kerridge’s Pub in the Park festival, with top tips and words of encouragement for operators also shared by the TV chef.
Pubs will have the opportunity of screening more football matches from the EFL that matter to their customers with the launch of a new TV channel in August.
More than 50m pints were estimated to have been pulled across the May Day bank holiday (3 – 6 May), though sales were down against 2023 as pubs report mixed trading results.
