Stonegate Pub Company, the UK's largest pub company, has reported a loss before tax of £746m for the full year to 27 September 2020 as a result of the pandemic.
Bar operator London Cocktail Club (LCC) is currently in talks to acquire a number new locations across the UK as it looks to quadruple the size of its estate.
Star Pubs & Bars is to extend its 90% rent reduction for pubs on core leased & tenanted agreements until mid May, before easing the concessions as the sector unlocks.
Around 2,000 pubs are estimated to have closed permanently and £8.2bn in value wiped from the sector in beer sales alone in the past 12 months, figures from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) show.
MPs have put their weight behind a campaign calling for the takeaway alcohol ban currently in place at English pubs to be lifted ahead of beer gardens reopening next month.
Nearly 60,00 hospitality and tourism jobs are at risk in Scotland because of the economic downturn as a result of Coronavirus, according to a new report.
