Spice up your (pub) life
Like accidentally biting on a cardamom pod, ‘Desi Pubs’ has exploded on our complacent palates and spiced up the way we think about the great British pub.
Archives for June 30, 2023
Brewery sector balanced by ‘optimism and concern’
The UK brewery sector is fighting a “toxic cocktail” of soaring costs, business rates, high taxation and Covid-ramifications, but there are silver linings, with many reporting better trade than expected.
The Cask Project
Extending the life of cask beer
One of the biggest challenges around delivering an epic cask offer remains shelf life, so the ability to extend the lifespan of what is a quintessentially British product could be just the silver bullet the category needs.
Drinks sales up, inflation rises, calls to scrap duty hikes
June saw a variety of ups and downs for the sector, from year-on-year growth in drinks sales to rising food inflation, to DRS delay's and pleas to scrap alcohol duty hikes and pubcos "named and shamed".
Poll: should pubs charge customers for electricity?
Despite pressure surrounding energy costs in the on-trade, allowing customers to charge phones at pubs should be a “value added service” and charging them to do so would be “counterproductive”, according to operators from across the sector.
Greene King launches gender identity policy
Greene King has launched its new Gender Identity Policy, which offers support for LGBTQ+ team members who are transitioning at work, or who identify as a different identity to that which they were born.
SLTA: Gov move is ‘really good news’ for on-trade
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) has welcomed the Scottish government’s move to take action on non-domestic rates, foster closer collaboration with businesses and set up a review board in its New Deal for Business Group.
Review of the Week
Inflation 'is a bit of a worry'
The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington caught up with Oisín Rogers who's about to open the Devonshire Soho, to get his views on the week's news.
Red Oak Taverns adds 2 pubs to growing estate
Multi-site operator Red Oak Taverns has exchanged contracts on the Croft in Wednesbury, West Midlands and the Bulls Head in Clipston, near Market Harborough, Northamptonshire from Everards.
Urban Pubs & Bars to reach 41 sites with Waterloo opening
Publican Awards winner Urban Pubs & Bars is set to launch a site at Waterloo station with an opening date of mid-September.