‘Great news’ for sector as international tourists flock to pubs
Stay in a Pub, the UK’s leading pub accommodation booking platform, has announced 44% of all April and May bookings were made overseas.
Archives for May 25, 2022
Greene King launches 9th Hive Pub after £320k investment
Greene King Pub Partners has transformed the Globe in Chelmsford, Essex into a Hive Pub following a £320,000 investment.
Rail strikes will jeopardise hospitality’s recovery warn trade bodies
UKHospitality (UKH) has warned UK railway strikes, announced yesterday, will jeopardise the hospitality sector’s recovery from Covid, with the Night Time Trade Association stating the move sent a "shockwave" through the industry.
Domestic energy price cap increase will 'adversely affect pubs'
Further increases to the energy price cap will adversely affect pubs with operators feeling the Government has turned a “deaf ear to the industry” as consumers are left with less disposable income.
SA Brain sells 95 pubs to Song Capital
SA Brain has completed the sale of the freehold and leasehold investment of 95 pubs to Song Capital and partners.
Couple take on Shep Neame pub on weekend first baby is born
A couple who took on their first pub, the Bucks Head in Godden Green, Sevenoaks last week (Friday 20 May), celebrated the birth of their first child the very next day.
Call to Arms from pub chefs in Kent
Chefs Dan and Natasha Smith have overcome a pandemic and the ire of locals to establish a mini empire of Michelin-starred pubs in rural Kent
SmartDispense event to focus on sustainability
Heineken SmartDispense has announced it will host its inaugural Energy Well Spent Summit, which will take place on 12 July at Villa Park, Birmingham.
Food & drink sales in Britain’s cities back in growth
Pubs, bars and restaurants in Britain’s major city centres are achieving solid growth in sales from pre-Covid levels, new research from CGA and Wireless Social has revealed.
Oldest pub in Aylesford remains closed following fire
A pub claiming to be the oldest in Aylesford has remained closed after a fire engulfed the building in the early hours of Sunday (22 May) morning.