Greene King launches campaign to reduce cask ale waste
Greene King has launched the ‘Magic Pints Initiative’, in partnership with wastage saving app Too Good To Go, in a bid to save thousands of surplus pints of cask ale from being wasted.
Archives for February 10, 2022
Theakston brings back a favourite, North Brewing’s new two
Theakston is bringing its XB beer back to its core range after a two-year absence, North Brewing Co has released two new brews and Macnair’s unveils a 10-year-old blended whisky.
Robinsons appoints GM from apprenticeship programme
Robinsons Brewery has appointed a new general manager (GM) from its apprenticeship programme, Aspire, to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week.
£5m Hospitality Rising campaign launches to tackle job crisis
Grass-roots campaign, Hospitality Rising, has secured about £350,000 in pre-launch seed funding in order to introduce a campaign of up to £5m to tackle the ongoing employment crisis within the hospitality sector.
Couple bring slice of Mediterranean to Shepherd Neame inn
A couple have scored success as customers take to their new Mediterranean food offering at the Canterbury-based White Hart Inn, after the pair honed a taste for Turkish cuisine in Istanbul.
Time to keep fighting
Pub operators could be forgiven for feeling a little like a punching bag of late. Fresh from being the main target when it comes to the Government’s ineffectual control of Covid, we’re now facing a tidal wave of cost when it comes to energy supply.
Oakman looks to increase estate size by 25%
Multiple operator the Oakman Group has secured what is directors believe to be its “strongest ever pipeline of new sites”, which would result in the business growing its estate by a quarter (25%).
Beavertown to reopen taproom after revamp
North London-based brewer and pub operator Beavertown Brewery is set to reopen its Tottenham Taproom on Saturday (12 February) after a huge renovation that includes an upstairs area that overlooks the workspace.
Kerridge: ‘I haven’t looked at TripAdvisor in 12 years’
Head chefs of Tom Kerridge’s pubs the Hand & Flowers and the Coach in Marlow, which ranked in the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub list 2022, discuss the inspiration behind dishes that have been slammed for their expensive prices.
Early end to restrictions 'welcome relief' for sector
Plans to scrap Covid restrictions before March have been lauded by the sector as changes would be a “welcome relief.”
Brasserie Bar Co: ‘The business has never been in better shape’
Brasserie Bar Co now has the firepower to accelerate its expansion plans and is keen to use new owner Alchemy’s experience as the backer of The Inn Collection to drive it forward, executive chairman Mark Derry told MCA.
Young’s to acquire almost all Lucky Onion sites
London-based pub operator Young’s is set to take ownership of six of the Lucky Onion group’s seven sites.