More than 10m pints poured on ‘Mad Friday’
A total of 10.9m pints were sold on ‘Mad Friday’ as consumers started their Christmas celebrations.
Archives for December 23, 2024
Admiral ploughs almost £800k into Proper Pubs estate
Admiral Taverns has injected almost £800k into its estate.
Wave of refurbs at Joseph Holt pubs to end 2024
Family brewer and pub operator Joseph Holt has ended the year with a flurry of redevelopments across its estate – bucking bleak news of pub closures across the hospitality industry.
JW Lees pledges to grow estate and take on Gov over BPR
JW Lees boss William Lees-Jones has vowed to continue growing its pub estate while calling out the Government over its proposals to change business property relief (BPR) regulations, as it posted its annual results.
Introducing the Code Compliance Officer
What is a Code Compliance Officer and what do they do?
Revised GDP figures show economy is in a ‘fragile place’
The revised GDP figures from ONS show the “fragile” state of the economy as business confidence continued to “plummet”, trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has said.
OPINION
OPINION: We’re in the business of fun - don’t forget that
Well that’s almost a wrap for 2024 and just the last few days of the festive period to max out – it’s been quite the ride.
Pint prices rise 2.5%
Draught lager prices rose by 2.5% in 12 months to November, the latest official figures have revealed.
Brewers may be ‘forced to quit glass bottle market’
Some brewers could be forced to quit using glass bottles over the estimated costs for packaging materials in the Government’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme.
Chestnut grows revenues to almost £30m
Chestnut Group, which operates 17 pubs, has achieved a 33.6% rise in revenue to £29.1m in its 2024 financial year (FY24).
New legislation allows digital IDs in pubs
New legislation allowing customers to use digital IDs to purchase alcohol in pubs, clubs and shops is set to be introduced next year.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Hickory’s boss: ‘The high street isn’t for us'
“The high street isn’t for us”, Hickory’s Smokehouse managing director John Welsh told The Morning Advertiser (The MA) as the firm looks to expand its reach nationwide.