Craft Union donates £37,000 to local projects
Craft Union Pub Company, part of Stonegate’s managed pubs division, has donated more than £37,000 to local projects as part of its ‘Love your Local’ campaign.
Archives for October 19, 2022
Pubs opting to host 'blackout' nights
A number of pubs across the country have started hosting ‘blackout’ nights in response to the energy crisis and consumer demands for “quirky” experiences when visiting the on-trade.
Blackouts pose health and safety risks
Pubs are navigating health and safety risks to prepare for potentially “devastating” weekday evening blackouts.
Inflation leaving sector on 'cliff edge'
Soaring food inflation has left many hospitality businesses facing a “cliffs-edge” as food costs push inflation up 10.1% in the 12 months to September 2022.
£25bn business rates hike warning
Pubs are facing a £25bn rise in business rates over the next five years after today’s double digit headline rate of inflation was announced, according to experts.
Fuller’s bid to get older people back to work
London-based pubs and hotels operator Fuller, Turner & Smith (Fuller’s) has launched an initiative to get older people back into the workplace.
Revolution turns £26m profit loss into £2m gain
Revolution Bars Group has return to profitability having turned a £26.3m loss before tax in 2021 into a positive £2.1m gain, according to its preliminary results for the 52 weeks ended 2 July 2022.
Like-for-like sales slump by 3%
Like-for-like sales of Britain’s top managed pub, bar and restaurant groups were 3.0% behind the levels of September 2021, the latest edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker has revealed.
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Talking to the industry
In my role as pubs code adjudicator (PCA), I meet with a whole range of people across the industry to promote the pubs code and deliver my message of compliance, whether that is talking with tied tenants, with the regulated pub companies, or with others...
BBG worker strikes spark Xmas beer drought fears
A number of Budweiser Brewing Group (BBG) workers are on strike again following the collapse of talks.
Peach Pubs sold to Revolution
Revolution Bars Group has acquired The Peach Pub Company for a consideration of £16.5m in a bid to accelerate and diversify Revolution’s growth strategy.