DRINKS MASTERCLASS
How to make a Kiwi Gimlet cocktail
This week’s Drinks Masterclass showcases a Kiwi Gimlet cocktail (19% ABV) from award-winning sustainable bar Little Mercies in Crouch End, North London.
Archives for April 11, 2023
Drinks sales show 'fragility' of year-on-year growth
Drinks sales in the on-trade were down by 3% in the seven days to Saturday 25 March, the latest Drinks Recovery Tracker from CGA by NIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed.
8% of Brits planning to celebrate coronation in on-trade
Fewer than one in 10 (8%) of consumers are planning to spend money on drinks out in pubs and bars during the coronation bank holiday weekend, new research has revealed.
Cost of living catches up with late-night spending
The cost-of-living crisis means more than three quarters of Brits are going on fewer late nights out, according to recent research by Rekom UK.
More than 150 pubs lost so far this year
More than 150 pubs disappeared from English and Welsh communities during the first three months of 2023, new figures from real estate intelligence firm Altus Group have revealed.
Black Sheep Brewery considers sale as it appoints financial adviser
Masham-based brewer and pub operator Black Sheep Brewery has appointed a financial adviser with a sale of the business being an option.
INTERVIEW
Consumers looking for 'discovery' and 'storytelling' from craft beer
Consumers are looking for “discovery” and “storytelling” from craft beer in pubs, according to Warwickshire-based licensees.
PUBLICAN AWARDS 2023
Best Sustainable Pub Company winner, sponsored by Sky: Mitchells & Butlers
With great scale comes great responsibility and as the UK’s second largest pub operator, with 1,660 sites, Mitchells & Butlers’ (M&B) size is both its biggest strength and greatest challenge when it comes to reducing its impact on the planet.
PUBLICAN AWARDS 2023
Best Tenanted/Leased Pub Company (up to 500 sites) winner: Fuller's
The tenanted and leased categories are always closely fought affairs, and the under 500 sector is certainly a competitive space.
PUBLICAN AWARDS 2023
Best Tenanted/Leased Pub Company (501+ sites) winner, sponsored by CMBC: Greene King
Under new ownership, new leadership and emerging from the long shadow of the pandemic, Greene King put themselves in pole position to take the title of large Tenanted & Leased Pub Company of the Year, and take it they did.