Operators encouraged to use TripAdvisor to reassure customers
TripAdvisor has said pub operators should use its platform to draw attention to their safety measures.
Archives for July 14, 2020
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How has lockdown changed pub menus and how are publicans going to start to grow their food business again?
The Morning Advertiser talks to Simon King, sales director at Booker and Makro to understand what trends the wholesaler has been seeing during lockdown and how this will help operators moving forward.
JDW hits back at ‘misleading customers about cheaper beer’ claims
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has responded to claims from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and the Society for Independent Brewers (SIBA) that the pub group’s marketing materials for its price cut could “potentially mislead customers”.
Smoking restrictions 'last thing pub trade needs'
Pub sector stakeholders have said the last thing the trade needs is further restriction in response to calls for the Government to make banning smoking a necessary condition for pub pavement licences.
Return of consumer confidence key to triggering investment in the hospitality sector
Restored consumer confidence is the key to boosting levels of investment in the hospitality sector after a 6% – roughly £800m – year-on-year hit according to OakNorth Bank’s senior debt finance director.
Beer is returning pub-goers' favourite drink but reopening weekend sales still down
Overall drinks sales across managed pubs and bars were 49% down on pre-lockdown levels on Saturday 4 July and 52% down on Sunday 5 July, new research has found.
The MA new product review
6 O'Clock Gin launches two new flavours
Craft gin producer 6 O'Clock Gin has launched a new series of ready-to-drink products to its range. Find out more by watching the latest MA New Products Review video
Punch boss cautiously optimistic, but calls for more support for wet pubs
Running a pub company when the pubs are closed was always going to be difficult, admits Punch Pubs & Co CEO Clive Chesser, who described the coronavirus crisis as the “most challenging period of my career to date”.