Pubs

The Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme comes to an end

Furlough scheme ends

By Joe Lutrario

The Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - better known as furlough - has come to an end.

Pubs to lose out on £9m during Euro final

Pubs to lose out on £9m during Euro final

By James McAllister

The boost to pubs fuelled by England reaching the UEFA Euro 2020 final will be 'greatly hindered' by trading restrictions, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has warned.

Racism in hospitality report released

Be Inclusive Hospitality calls for action on racism

By Joe Lutrario

Be Inclusive Hospitality has called for immediate action following the release of a report that found that more than half of all hospitality professionals from Black, Asian or Ethnic Minority backgrounds have experienced or witnessed racism in the workplace....

Kate Nicholls receives Live Your Life Award

Kate Nicholls receives Live Your Life Award

By Restaurant

The British Institute of Innkeeping has awarded CEO of UK Hospitality Kate Nicholls with the Franca Knowles Live Your Life Award, for 'devotion of energy, spirit and life to the hospitality sector’.

Number of UK breweries grew 7.5% in 2020 despite pandemic

Number of UK breweries grew 7.5% in 2020 despite pandemic

By Joe Lutrario

The Coronavirus’ devastating impact on pub, bar and restaurant beer sales hasn’t put entrepreneurs off launching new brewing businesses, with the total number of UK breweries increasing by 216 last year.

Hospitality jobs available after lockdown as bosses plan recruitment drive

Hospitality leaders plan recruitment drive

By Joe Lutrario

Three quarters of business leaders will be looking to recruit new staff members and grow their teams in 2021 as hospitality prepares for the easing of lockdown.

Night time economy at risk of ‘extinction’ without further support from Government

Night time economy at risk of ‘extinction’

By Joe Lutrario

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Night Time Economy has warned that the sector is at risk of ‘extinction’ unless the Government takes urgent action.

Business leaders press Government for pub reopening date soon after lockdown

Pub beer sales down nearly £8b in 2020

By Joe Lutrario

Beer and pub sector leaders are pressing the Government for a reopening date as data reveals that trading restrictions and lockdowns caused sales of beer to plummet by 56% in 2020.

Oakman Inns pub expansion 2021 Peter Borg-Neal

Oakman Inns strengthens pipeline for 2021

By Joe Lutrario

Oakman Inns has added a freehold site in Harpenden to its 2021 pipeline following an ‘excellent’ response to its recent equity fund raise.

Pub and restaurant property market report

Demand for rural and coastal pubs increases

By Georgi Gyton

Investor appetite for pubs remains healthy with many buyers undeterred by the impact of the pandemic, according to Christie & Co’s Outlook 2021 report.

6,000 pubs were lost for good last year because of Coronavirus

6,000 licensed premises lost for good last year

By Restaurant

Almost 6,000 licensed premises disappeared from Britain last year as the Cornavirus pandemic took its toll on the hospitality sector, according to latest industry figures.

What constitutes a substantial meal in a pub to be able to buy a pint scotch egg

The Lowdown: substantial meals

By James McAllister

Government restrictions demanding pubs operating in Tier 2 areas only open if they’re able to serve food has left minsters scrambling to explain what constitutes a ‘substantial meal’.

Tom Kerridge kids tasting menu Uber Eats

Tom Kerridge creates kids tasting menu with Uber Eats

By Joe Lutrario

Tom Kerridge has launched a kids tasting menu via Uber Eats designed to help parents develop their children’s taste buds and get them to try new flavours as the nation enters a second lockdown.