M&B pub wins battle for fruit machines after failing tests
A Mitchells & Butlers pub has won an appeal to keep its gaming machine permit after failing two undercover purchase tests.
Archives for January 29, 2020
‘Drinkers love being able to enjoy a beer in the room it was brewed in’
There are many challenges and opportunities for those who run brewpubs. We look at what’s at stake and what can be gained from brewing close to home.
Tenanted estate remains Robinsons’ ‘bedrock’ despite managed business growth
Notwithstanding a recent acquisition boosting its managed estate by almost 50%, William Robinson, managing director of the pubs division at Robinsons, stresses that the operator is pursuing a ‘twin-track approach’.
Wells & Co turnover increases to £53m amid ‘ongoing investment’
Fifth-generation family brewer and pub operator Wells & Co has revealed a £10m year-on-year increase in turnover from the £43m recorded in 2018.
Spotlight
What did the pub sector say about Brexit in 2019?
Hot or not? We look back on some of 2019’s biggest Brexit takes and weigh up whether or not publicans need to batten down the hatches during the imminent transition period
Plain sailing for eight-month-old gastropub winner
After just eight months, the Mariners has scooped the “mind-blowing” Newcomer of the Year award at Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs.
Aiden Byrne to open large restaurant and pub
Well-known chef Aiden Byrne, who was the youngest British cook to win a Michelin star, has announced plans to open a large pub and restaurant.
Readers' Choice Awards
Which suppliers topped the MA Readers’ Choice Awards 2020?
When it comes to your business, it can be make or break depending on great-quality suppliers – and few are better than those in the hospitality trade to help you decide who you can trust.
Migrant minimum salary threshold ‘should be dropped’
Pub trade groups have welcomed an advisory body’s recommendations that the salary threshold for workers from overseas be lowered.