Wet weather dampens drinks sales
Widespread wet weather has pushed drinks sales in pubs back into negative year-on-year numbers, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker has revealed.
Archives for October 4, 2024
Punch opens three pubs in one week
Punch Pubs has opened three pubs within its leased and tenanted estate in the space of one week.
Inception Group predicts record-breaking 2024
Inception Group, which operates brands including Mr Fogg’s, Cahoots and Bunga Bunga, expects to deliver record-breaking revenues of £29m for 2024 if forecasts bear out.
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Comfort key in pub design
Comfort should be at the front and centre of pub design, one expert has advised operators.
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Allergen advice from Poppleston Allen
A recently publicised incident in a Nottingham café has served as a useful reminder to operators of the need to be on top of their communications with customers in terms of allergens.
Craft brewer Fourpure appoints administrators
Former south London-based craft beer brewer Fourpure Brewing Co has entered voluntary administration just a short time after relocating its operation to West Yorkshire.
Potential smoking ban ‘extremely concerning’ for northern pubs
Joseph Holt CEO Richard Kershaw has said rumours of a potential smoking ban outside pubs is causing “extreme concern” for independent brewers and pubcos.
Stonegate rebrands pubs to Social Pub & Kitchen estate
Stonegate Group, the UK’s largest pubco, has launched a new brand to customers through its pub estate called Social Pub & Kitchen.
JDW sales up 5.7% to £2bn in FY24
Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon (JDW) saw total sales soar to £2bn in the FY24, an increase of 5.7% compared with the previous 12 months.
Pub charges people for extreme food waste
The Star Inn at Vogue in Cornwall has enforced stricter rules on customers leaving food during its Sunday carvery and has now begun charging people for leaving food on plates, according to reports.
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‘Four-fold business rates rise enormous’
Business rates could quadruple for a number of operators when relief ends next year, one trade body boss has warned.
NEW PRODUCTS ROUND-UP
Adnams unveils 'most exciting' launch of 2024
This month's round-up includes new products from Adnams, Greene King, Sipsmith, Woodforde's and more.