Nicholson’s relaunches annual GinFest
Customers will be introduced to a huge range of premium gins across Nicholson’s 78-strong estate from later this month (Monday 24 July) as it launches its second annual GinFest.
Archives for July 16, 2017
BT Sport keeps price rises below RPI inflation with increase of 3.5%
BT Sport has confirmed it will raise subscription prices for pubs by 3.5% from 1 September 2017, keeping it below the Retail Price Index (RPI) rate of inflation, which was 3.7% in May 2017.
How ‘understanding the sports fan’ can boost pub sales
What sports fans want from their pub experience is to be offered a mixture of sport, atmosphere, and something different to what they get at home, according to MatchPint’s co-founder Dominic Collingwood.
Thornbridge Brewery to build cask-only brew house
Thornbridge Brewery has announced plans to build a new cask-only brewhouse, following substantial investment at its brewery site last year.
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Stonegate attributes £500k worth of sales uplift to Lions tour
Stonegate Pub Company made half a million pounds by opening up early to show the British and Irish Lions tour, its chief executive has told The Morning Advertiser.
Spirit sales drive on-trade growth
Spirit sales accounted for over half (55%) of all growth in on-trade alcoholic drinks sales in the last year, according to new research by William Grant & Sons.
Pub kitchen chip pan blaze sparks advice from fire service
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has issued advice for operators to avoid chip pan fires in kitchens after a pub in the county was involved in an incident.
UK must uphold EU excise law post-Brexit, duty specialist warns
The UK’s departure from the European Union (EU) could lead to the ‘rolling back’ of excise duty and create further burdens on drinks producers, an excise duty specialist has warned.
New World beers to debut exclusively at GBBF
Beers from Australia, New Zealand and the USA will be exclusively showcased this summer at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) from 8 to 12 August.
Pubs in line to save £40m thanks to a business rates tax cut
Proposals to change the indexation for business rates calculations could save pubs and restaurants £40m in the first three years of the change, according to rates experts.