Coca-Cola community cash for Great British Pub Awards category
Pubs entering the Great British Pub Awards Community Hero category are in with the chance of scooping a £10,000 bonus for a registered charity or good cause of their choice.
Archives for June 11, 2021
Opinion – Pride 2021
‘The role of LGBTQ venues within the community is more important than ever’
I first paid a visit to an LGBTQ pub when I was 18 – I’d just moved to Birmingham to start university and I was introduced to the Village Inn, a central hub of Birmingham’s gay quarter.
MA’s review of the week
Hospitality staff losses ‘a lot greater’ than figures suggest
The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington speaks with Bear Inns director, Woody Barlow, to reflect on some of the week's biggest headlines.
Tribunal orders PCA to release withheld pubco letters and meeting notes
A spokesperson for the office of the pubs code adjudicator (PCA) has said the regulator is ‘considering next steps’ after a tribunal ordered it to release previously withheld pubco letters.
Delivery driver shortage now at ‘catastrophic proportions’
A national lack of HGV drivers due to the coronavirus pandemic is now being hit further by the reopening of shops and the hospitality sector, causing concerns about costs.
Pubs to miss out on £3m worth of sales during England v Croatia
Football fans in England will buy 3m pints this weekend during England’s first game in the UEFA Euro 2020 against Croatia, it has been estimated.
Opinion
Post-lockdown pub sector presents ‘once in a decade opportunity’
The hospitality sector is on tenterhooks over the Government’s proposed roadmap out of lockdown on 21 June – dubbed ‘Freedom Day’ – according to Nigel Parson director, research, at strategic advisory and capital raising service provider Finncap.
New product round-up
Guinness unveils MicroDraught, charity brews for India’s Covid effort and police officers
On top of Guinness launching what it claims to be its biggest brand development since 1988, 16 brewers have joined forces to raise funds for India’s Covid effort.