Coffee shops squeezing out pubs on the high street
Coffee shops are squeezing out pubs on the high street according to new figures from the Local Data Company and the PwC.
Archives for October 14, 2015
Wetherspoons boss says AB InBev takeover of SAB Miller could be bad news for pubs
Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has slammed AB InBev’s £70 billion takeover of SAB Miller, and warned that the industry could be hit with price hikes.
Booker interim results: high aspirations for 2016
Booker expects to see continually strong performance in the pub sector in 2016, it said, after posting its interim results this morning.
How posh is your pint? Ten top lagers ranked by class preference
Peroni is the poshest lager in the UK while Carlsberg and Carling have a lower proportion of upper-middle and middle-classed customers, new research has revealed.
Cider
Cider 'explosion': Aston Manor drives on-trade ambitions with Marston's deal
Major cider maker Aston Manor has signalled intent to cash-in on an 'explosion' in the cider industry after completing an on-trade deal with Marston’s. The PMA gives an insight into the ambitious company that takes a third of the off-trade cider market...
BBPA chair: accept living wage - or face intervention
Jonathan Neame, the chairman of the British Beer and Pub Association, has urged the sector to embrace the challenges of the national living wage or face further legislation.