Publican Awards 2021
Who are the finalists at the 2021 Publican Awards?
The Publican Awards finalists have been revealed as the spotlight is turned on some of the best operations in the business.
Archives for January 26, 2021
Opinion
How do pubs code rights apply when a pub is sold?
The pandemic is having an effect on many lives and businesses across the whole pub trade – one outcome of this could be pub acquisitions by investors with long-term confidence in the recovery of the sector.
Chancellor implored to act to save pub jobs
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been pressed to extend vital support for hospitality, after figures reveal the sector as the hardest hit by job losses once more.
Pub market recovery from 'seismic shock' will not be uniform
Christie & Co’s annual business outlook report forecasts that the pub market’s recovery from Covid-19 in 2021 will be ‘pretty quick’ but varied as one-in-three operators plan pub sales.
No pub additions to Michelin star list but trio awarded Bib Gourmands
There were no new Michelin stars awarded to pubs in the latest guide however, three were given Bib Gourmands.
Oxford's Lamb & Flag to close as 'not currently financially viable'
A historic pub is to close after four centuries after the pressures of the pandemic rendered it unable to break even.
City Pub Group chiefs defer 25% of salary until pubs reopen
The operator of 48 pubs across southern England and Wales reported that revenue for the 52 weeks to 27 December plummeted from £60m to £25.7m – a 57% dive.
Opinion
Forcing pubs to reopen with restrictions undermines ‘slim’ chances of recovery
The whole industry has been led into viewing restrictions and changes from a purely fiscal perspective. In doing so we are missing the long-term devastation being wrought on the trade.
Big interview
'False dawn' pub reopenings would be absolutely catastrophic
Like everyone else in the on-trade, Stuart Bateman of Lincolnshire-based Batemans wants to see pubs open ‘as soon as possible’ – however the Salem Bridge brewer isn’t buying into the idea of a Government witch hunt.