Operations

Expert insight: Sally Anne McCoy highlighted what operators should consider when it comes to pub design

MA LEADERS CLUB

Comfort key in pub design

By Nikkie Thatcher

Comfort should be at the front and centre of pub design, one expert has advised operators.

More mindful: operator urges people to consider the effects of leaving unwarranted amounts of food on plates (image:Getty/Fertnig)

Pub charges people for extreme food waste

By Felicity Giles

The Star Inn at Vogue in Cornwall has enforced stricter rules on customers leaving food during its Sunday carvery and has now begun charging people for leaving food on plates, according to reports.

M&A business up: Q2 has proved stronger than the same period last year (credit: Getty/mohd izzuan)

Carlsberg acquisitions lead M&A activity for Q2 2024

By Gary Lloyd

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals have increased by almost a third in the food & beverage sector for the second quarter of 2024 versus the same period last year – with the Carlsberg-Britvic and Carlsberg-Marston’s deals cited as key.

MA Leaders Club: Today's event will see delegates take to the streets of Oxford (Credit: Getty/Nikada)

MA LEADERS CLUB

MA Leaders Oxford happening today

By Rebecca Weller

The MA Leaders club will be taking to the streets of Oxford today (Wednesday 2 October).

Prestigious event: the 2024 Great British Pub Awards took place at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse.

GBPA 2024

What the 2024 GBPA winners had to say

By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubs from across the country were celebrated earlier this month (Tuesday 17 September) at the Great British Pub Awards.

Family offer: there is something for all ages at the Almondsbury Creative

GBPA 2024

GBPA 2024: Best Pub for Families – Almondsbury Creative, Bristol

By The Morning Advertiser

This unique venue in Almondsbury, near Bristol, which husband and wife team Garth and Beccy Jackson saved from closure five years ago, has risen from the ashes of an old social club, to become a vibrant family-friendly venue at the heart of its local...

GBPA 2024: This year's winners in pictures (Credit for all images: Carl Sukonik)

GBPA 2024

In pictures: Great British Pub Awards 2024 winners

By Rebecca Weller

Operators from across the country gathered at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse on Tuesday 17 September to celebrate the best in the industry at the 2024 Great British Pub Awards (GBPA).

Future fears: Hamish Stoddart says it’s scary to have both climate change and the biodiversity crisis heading our way

OPINION

OPINION: The pub’s future through biodiversity

By Hamish Stoddart, founder of Peach Pubs and coach, strategic adviser and non-exec to other smaller businesses

I am no scientist. I am an enthusiast for leaving the planet in the same or better state than it is now.

Greene King survey shows cask not for old men only

THE CASK PROJECT

Greene King: cask is not an ‘old man’s drink’

By Gary Lloyd

Research from Greene King has shown seven in 10 (72%) people’s perceptions of cask beer has improved over time – and half believe the idea of it being a drink for old men as a false image.

GBPA 2024: social media highlights

GBPA 2024

GBPA 2024 social media highlights

By Felicity Giles

Operators from across the sector shared their wins and excitement on social media after a night of celebrating at the Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) 2024.

GBPA 2024 party pictures

GBPA 2024

GBPA party pics: were you papped?

By Gary Lloyd

The best in the business when it comes to running a pub gathered at the O2 Victoria Warehouse on Tuesday (17 September) to celebrate at the Great British Pub Awards.

Salary breakdown: we've looked at wages in a range of different roles across the sector (Image: Getty/sturti)

Average salaries across sector revealed

By Felicity Giles

The Morning Advertiser looks at a breakdown of average salary status throughout the hospitality industry, with recent recorded wages per annum throughout 2023, and 2024 provided by Access hospitality, Indeed UK and Reed recruitment agency.

Top of her game: The Morning Advertiser opinion writer Ayesha Kalaji is vying to be best chef

Third annual BIH Awards finalists announced

By Gary Lloyd

Not-for-profit organisation Be Inclusive Hospitality has announced its BIH Spotlight Awards finalists that include four pubs vying for the best pub/bar title.

Significant value: Stonegate's MiXR app hits 1m downloads

Stonegate MiXR app hits 1m downloads

By Rebecca Weller

Stonegate’s MiXR app has hit 1m downloads and seen £1.8m in points redeemed since it was launched just nine months ago.

Jobs market: there are now 98,000 vacancies in the sector, official figures show (image: Getty/andresr)

Vacancies drop to under 100k

By Nikkie Thatcher

The number of job vacancies in the food service and accommodation sector has fallen to below 100,000 for the first time since the pandemic, according to official figures.

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