Pubs report mixed results for bank holiday
More than 50m pints were estimated to have been pulled across the May Day bank holiday (3 – 6 May), though sales were down against 2023 as pubs report mixed trading results.
Archives for May 7, 2024
Most sports fans watch pay-per-view boxing in pubs
Some 93% of sports fans said they go to a pub specifically to watch a top tier pay-per-view boxing event, research has found.
OPINION
OPINION: What do recent trends in pub ownership models tell us about the UK pub market?
Since its humble beginnings as a place of rest for weary travellers, for centuries the great British pub has remained a cornerstone of our culture and local communities.
THE CASK PROJECT
Greene King releases new seasonal cask with Wolfpack
Grene King has launched a new seasonal cask beer in partnership with London-based brewery Wolfpack.
JDW to invest £5m into opening first Newcastle hotel
Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced it will invest £5m into redeveloping one if its sites in Newcastle and open its first hotel in the city.
CMBC announces update about Union Sets
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) and Thornbridge have teamed up to establish a Burton Union System at Thornbridge’s Riverside brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire using Union Sets from Marston’s Brewery.
Deadline for 2024 GBPA extended
Pubs up and down the country now have more time to enter this year’s Great British Pub Awards as the deadline has been extended.
Spending up more than 4%
The hospitality and leisure sector saw a rise in consumer spending of 4.1% in April, according to new figures.
MY PUB
My Pub: Blue Ball Inn, Worrall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
As a vital pub in a village less than five miles from the centre of Sheffield, the Blue Ball Inn has plenty going on.