Operations

GBPA Greene King Pub of the Year: The Rose and Crown

29-Sep-2021 By Ed Bedington

A Surrey-based pub was celebrating after being named the Greene King Pub of the Year fighting off competition from across the country.

GBPA Hawthorn Pub of the Year: The Robin Hood

29-Sep-2021 By Ed Bedington

The coronavirus crisis has revealed how important community pubs are to the people that depend on them, and they don’t come more special than the Robin Hood in Overseal.

GBPA Admiral Pub of the Year: The Red Lion

29-Sep-2021 By Ed Bedington

An eclectic pub, the Red Lion in Chobham is set to put itself on the map after being declared a winner in the Great British Pub Awards 2021.

GBPA Punch Pub of the Year: The Wise Man Inn

29-Sep-2021 By Ed Bedington

Set in stunning surroundings, the Wise Man Inn was celebrating after taking home the title of Punch Pub of the Year in the Great British Pub Awards 2021.

GBPA Best Pub Garden: The Brisley Bell

29-Sep-2021 By Ed Bedington

There’s been a lot of change at The Bell in the north west Norfolk village of Brisley since co-owners Amelia Nicholson and Marcus Seaman came on board, and that has netted them the title of Best Pub Garden in the Great British Pub Awards.

GBPA Best Pub for Rooms: The Knife & Cleaver

29-Sep-2021 By Ed Bedington

Recent investment by Copper Birch Inns to transform the Knife & Cleaver has seen a struggling site more than triple its turnover and net it the title of Best Pub for Rooms in the Great British Pub Awards 2021.

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Great British Pub Awards 2021: where in the UK are the winners?

29-Sep-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Last night (Tuesday 28 September) saw the winners in each category of this year’s Great British Pub Awards revealed.

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Having a blast on social media

29-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The Morning Advertiser looks at the social media activity of those involved in the Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) after the event and category winners were announced.

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Best of the best celebrate in Great British Pub Awards 2021

28-Sep-2021 By Ed Bedington

Pubs across the UK have been celebrating after being named as winners in the industry’s leading pub award scheme.

Consumers increasingly use digital tools to choose a venue

28-Sep-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Digital reputation plays a central role in the customer journey for out-of-home leisure activities such as eating and drinking at pubs and bars, an exclusive study by CGA commissioned in partnership with Reputation, the reputation experience management...

BII unveils semi-finalists for this year’s Licensee of the Year

20-Sep-2021 By Michelle Perrett

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has unveiled the semi-finalists for this year’s Licensee of the Year competition.

Industry event raises more than £20k for homeless charity

20-Sep-2021 By Michelle Perrett

More than £21,000 has been raised by the hospitality sector to support the industry charity Only A Pavement Away (OAPA).

Masterclass learning for GBPA garden finalists

17-Sep-2021 By Ed Bedington

A day of training and fun was on the cards for the finalists of the Great British Pub Awards Pub Garden category, courtesy of category sponsor Diageo.

'The public now recognise that pubs are not only in the community but are the community'

16-Sep-2021 By Greg Mangham, founder & CEO of Only A Pavement Away

Greg Mangham, founder & and CEO of Only A Pavement Away, explains how the hospitality industry is helping homeless people, prison leavers and veterans, into employment.

Recruiters concerned labour shortages are putting economic recovery at risk

16-Sep-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Nine in 10 recruiters (88%) say that labour shortages are one of their biggest concerns for the remainder of 2021, while skills shortages are a major concern for two in three (65%).

Top 50 Boutique Hotels to launch later this year

14-Sep-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

Following huge success in highlighting and promoting the best in the business when it comes to gastropubs and cocktail bars, the Top 50 brand is now expanding further into hospitality with the launch of the definitive guide to boutique hotels.

Hospitality job vacancies soar by 75%

14-Sep-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Job vacancies in the sector increased by 57,600 in the period of June to August 2021, according to official figures.

Sports pubs urged to back first net-zero carbon football match

13-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

With the growing emphasis on tackling climate change, sports-focused pubs are being urged to lend their support to the first ever net-zero carbon football match.

Changes at the top

10-Sep-2021 By Ed Bedington

In a management reshuffle at William Reed, Lorraine Hendle, managing director for retail and manufacturing which includes several brands including The Grocer, will now welcome The Morning Advertiser and Big Hospitality brands into the division.

Pubs urged to celebrate Cask Ale Week

07-Sep-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Pubs are being urged to celebrate Cask Beer Week, which runs from 23 September to 3 October, to help boost trade in the wake of the pandemic.

Average eating-out spend increases at pubs as restrictions ease

02-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The average spend per customer on eating out as restrictions have eased has increased by 3.9%, according to the Lumina Intelligence UK Eating Out Market Report 2021.

Real Living Wage: Best operators have ‘little to fear'

27-Aug-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Increasing pressure on hospitality operators to pay the Real Living Wage (RLW) is likely to prove to be an irresistible force for those who want to employ the best staff, workforce management specialist Bizimply has predicted.

Westons Cider enters partnership to offer discounted Sky Sports subscription

24-Aug-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Westons Cider, the Herefordshire-based cider maker, is partnering with Molson Coors and Sky Sports to offer pubs savings of up to 50% on their Sky Sports subscription.

117,000 job vacancies in hospitality sector

18-Aug-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

There are currently 117,000 vacancies in the accommodation and food service sector – up from 16,000 for the same period (May to July) in 2020, according to official figures.

Is cashless culture 'killing tips'?

12-Aug-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

More than a third of Brits won't tip when paying on a card because they are unsure if it will go to the right person, a new report has found.

Amazon-style launch for pubs aims to disrupt traditional wholesale market

11-Aug-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

A new initiative has been launched which claims to be creating an Amazon-style service for free-of-tie pubs and aims to disrupt the traditional wholesale sector.

Spending in pubs up by almost a third compared to 2019

10-Aug-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubs, bars and clubs saw a rise of 30.5% in consumer spending in July 2021, compared to the same period two years, new research has found.

£750m insurance scheme for events revealed by Government

09-Aug-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government and Lloyds have teamed up to provide , which will see the Government act as a ‘reinsurer’.

Opinion

Stop blaming the industry for the hospitality staff crisis

04-Aug-2021 By Sarah John, director, Boss Brewing

Those of us within the hospitality industry are well aware that we face a staff crisis; there is no disputing that we are experiencing rising worker shortages, with job vacancies at higher-than-ever levels.

Recruitment continues to be top challenge for 2021

30-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The majority of operators have highlighted staffing issues as the number one issues over the next six months, a report has found.

Hospitality qualifications to be included in Lifetime Skills Guarantee

29-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Trade bodies have welcomed the announcement of catering and hospitality qualifications are set to be featured as part of the Lifetime Skills Guarantee.

Toolkit launched to help pubs aim for net zero emissions

28-Jul-2021 By Ed Bedington

Pubs are being urged to step up and help cut their carbon emissions with the launch of a new initiative aimed at hospitality.

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2021 Great British Pub Awards finalists revealed

28-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Following two rounds of rigorous judging, this year’s shortlist for the industry’s ‘pub Oscars’ - the Great British Pub Awards – has been announced.

Proportion of EU workers in hospitality sector falls as ‘potent combination’ of Brexit and Covid-19 hits

26-Jul-2021 By Michelle Perrett

The proportion of EU workers in the hospitality sector is at its lowest level since 2016 due to the “potent combination” of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic, new data from Fourth has revealed.

All hospitality firms looking for workers

22-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Every business in the hospitality sector has job roles to be filled currently, an industry-wide survey has revealed, with recruitment for front-of-house staff at the fore.

Opinion

Pub PR: how can operators reassure customers returning after 'Freedom Day'?

20-Jul-2021 By Sarah Murray, client director at PR and digital agency Edson Evers

For the hospitality industry, the road to ‘Freedom Day’ on 19 July was a bumpy and tumultuous journey.

Quarter of all furloughed employees were in hospitality

20-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 25% of all workers on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme amid the coronavirus pandemic were from the hospitality sector, a study has revealed.

‘We have a societal issue with racial inequality – hospitality is not exempt from that’

15-Jul-2021 By Stuart Stone

As Be Inclusive Hospitality – a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to accelerating racial equality in hospitality – turns one, founder Lorraine Copes reflects on moving the needle forwards and a sector-wide journey that's just beginning.

Opinion – Sober Inn Thoughts

Sober Inn Thoughts: Navigating pub life while ‘fully on the wagon’

15-Jul-2021 By Senior pub marketing and communications manager

I’ve come to the conclusion that I drink too much. Yes, I know loads of us think we drink too much but I really do.

Euros fans boost footfall at high street pubs by 129%

14-Jul-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Football fans eager to experience match fever together resulted in a huge boost to hospitality footfall on Sunday 11 July – the day England took on Italy in the Euros final.

Young people eager for clubbing return with 20% planning 'ASAP'

13-Jul-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Almost all young Brits (94.3%) plan to visit late-night venues once restrictions are completely lifted and nightclubs allowed to reopen, a survey has revealed.

'When likeminded women come together it is very powerful and supportive'

12-Jul-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

Members of the Brilliant Woman Boardroom 2019 programme from the pub sector – and the scheme’s founder Jackie Moody-McNamara – share their thoughts on the challenges facing women in the hospitality sector

National Hospitality Day launched to ‘celebrate brilliant industry’

07-Jul-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

Trade charity Hospitality Action has joined forces with a number of industry leaders to call on the country in supporting the sector by visiting their favourite venue on Saturday 18 September to celebrate National Hospitality Day.

Almost 7m pints to be sold during England v Denmark

07-Jul-2021 By Emily Hawkins

An estimated 6.8m pints will be sold in pubs tonight as England take on Denmark in the semi final of the Euros tournament.

Time at the bar?

02-Jul-2021 By David Hillier

The scrum at the bar is as much a British rite of passage for the cash-waving customer as it is for the freshly trained recruit charged with marshalling a four-deep crowd.

Pubs enjoy drinks sales boom during England v Germany

01-Jul-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Drink sales in pubs have shot up by 176% since last week thanks to football fans supporting their locals.

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Nordic Spirit transforms venue with £50,000 prize

29-Jun-2021 By Nordic Spirit

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Boosting wages not a 'fix' to staff shortage

28-Jun-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pub operators have said they are boosting wages in a bid to protect themselves against the sector’s staff shortage.

MA's review of the week

‘Retention of staff shouldn’t solely be about the pound, shilling and pence’

25-Jun-2021 By Ed Bedington

The big headlines this week focused on supplier issues alongside retention of staff and wages. The Morning Advertiser editor Ed Bedington dissects the latest news with Banwell House boss Toby Brett.