Black Sheep Brewery campaign to entice younger people into cask ale
Black Sheep Brewery has launched a campaign to encourage younger drinkers to enjoy cask ale as the category goes through a difficult period.
Archives for February 25, 2022
MA Leaders Club
Consumer confidence has risen but inflation poses threat
Pubs are still standing and optimistic for the year ahead, but inflation and VAT rises alongside the staffing crisis pose big challenges for 2022, according to operators across the sector.
MA Leaders Club
‘We might have survived the black swan of Covid but still have grey rhinoceros of debt’
While the sector has battled the pandemic, it still has the debt as a result of the crisis, UKHospitality (UKH) chief executive Kate Nicholls has warned.
National Pubwatch Conference concludes working together key for sector’s recovery
Leading industry members stressed that working in partnership was the way forward in rebuilding pub sector, at the National Pubwatch Conference on Tuesday (22 February).
MA Leaders Club
Standard of food key as consumers return to the pub
Consumers admit Covid has altered the way they visit pubs but it is the expected standard of food that has proved the biggest talking point.
Gov urged to help firms move from single-use plastics
UKHospitality (UKH) has urged the Government to support hospitality businesses as they move away from single-use plastics, ahead of a proposed ban next year.
MA Leaders Club
Consumer confidence rises by 36 percentage points
Consumer confidence has risen 36 percentage points when compared with January 2021 with 70% now feeling ‘very’ or ‘quite confident visiting hospitality venues, according to CGA.
MA Leaders Club
How can pubs maximise using the apprenticeship levy?
Apprenticeships can help operators retain staff for longer, due to the high success rate of employees completing the training, one expert has stated.
The MA's Review of the Week
The economic impact of Ukraine invasion will be felt across the world
The MA's Ed Bedington catches up with Valiant Pub Co boss Gerry Carroll to get his take on the latest headlines hitting the industry, from managing the exit of restrictions through to the impact of war in Europe on the trade.
MA Leaders Club
Further lockdowns unlikely because Government ‘cannot afford it’
The possibility of further lockdowns is over according to Peter Hansen of Sapient Corporate Finance because the Government “cannot afford it”, he said while speaking at the MA Leaders Club conference at Fabric nightclub, in London, on Thursday 24 February.