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Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced it is retiring the four remaining Union Sets at Marston’s Brewery in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire because using them as fermentation vessels is no longer viable, according to the company.
The burden of debt repayments alongside a plethora of ongoing challenges were cited as the reasons behind Leeds-based business North Brewing filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators, one of the co-founders told The Morning Advertiser.
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Interest rate rises, inflationary pressures and a continuously changing consumer environment are poised to make 2024 an “interesting” year for pubs and lenders.
Night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester Sacha Lord is “very hopeful” the hospitality sector will get support after the general election, which he predicts will take place on 14 November.
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The MA’s Nikkie Thatcher spoke with Admiral Taverns CEO Chris Jowsey to find out his thoughts on the news from this week.
A complaint in which a member of the public believed Asahi Super Dry beer communicated itself as a non-alcoholic drink has been thrown out by The Portman Group’s Independent Complaint Panel.
C&C Group, which owns Matthew Clark, Bibendum Wine and brands Tennent’s, Magners and Bulmers Ireland said it expects full-year operating profit for its 2024 financial year (FY24) to be in line with current market expectations.
BrewDog CEO and co-founder James Watt has blasted “completely false clickbait headlines” over the company’s decision to not retain the real living wage (RLW) status for bar staff.
The increase in national living wage (NLW) can help hospitality businesses thrive in the long-term, according to London’s night czar.
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While I do not profess to be any kind of expert on the behaviour of rodents, I have heard anecdotally that the various lockdowns which we have all experienced may have had a knock-on effect on the rodent population as well.