Beer Day Britain returns for 2022
Beer Day Britain is returning after a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid pandemic, with Brits encouraged to partake in the event at the pub.
Archives for May 24, 2022
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Revs bar, Hydes pub and Timothy Taylor's pubs undergo revamps, J&S takes on fifth Star venue
Plenty of pubs are set for six-figure glow-ups just in time for summer, while J&S takes on its fifth Star venue and Little Door & Co plans to open a Soho site.
Great British Pub Awards
£10k up for grabs for GBPA category
Entrants to the Community Hero category in this year’s Great British Pub Awards are again in with a chance of winning £10,000 to donate to a good cause, courtesy of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.
Greene King hiking prices by more than 4%
Greene King Pub Partners is set to increase prices of beer and cider to its tenants in less than a month.
Hydes reopens one of oldest pubs after £400k makeover
Manchester-based Hydes Brewery has relaunched one of the oldest pubs in its estate, the Jolly Thresher in Lymm, Cheshire, following an extensive £400,000 refurbishment.
Vodka sales nearly a quarter ahead of pre-covid levels
Vodka sales were 24% higher during the first quarter of this year versus the same period in 2019, totalling £516m, the latest CGA On Premise Measurement service has revealed.
J&S takes on 5th Star site
North Yorkshire multiple operator, J&S Pub Company, has taken on its fifth Star Pubs & Bars pub, Mist in Scarborough, north Yorkshire, bringing its pub estate to seven.
Budweiser workers to strike in June
More than 200 Budweiser workers are set to conduct a series of strikes this summer, after a dispute over pay.
Simon Bonwick sells the Crown to Dominic Chapman
Chef Simon Bonwick and his family have sold their Michelin-starred Berkshire pub-restaurant the Crown to the Beehive chef Dominic Chapman.
Sector set to celebrate Pub Pride
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is calling on people to celebrate Pub Pride on 27 May as part of its Summer of Pub campaign to encourage pub-going over the summer months.
BBPA calls for flexibility within PRN scheme
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called for greater flexibility and transparency within the Packaging Waste Recycling Note (PRN) scheme to reduce volatility in the market and welcomed many of the proposed measures to help achieve this.
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