Pubs and Bars
The Pubs and Bars section on Catering Today covers the business developments, market trends, and operational challenges shaping the UK’s pub and bar sector. It reports on acquisitions, brand expansions, drinks innovation, and regulatory updates, alongside insights into staffing, sustainability, and consumer behaviour. With expert commentary and commercial analysis, Catering Today provides industry professionals with the intelligence needed to navigate a competitive and fast-evolving on-trade environment.
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Nov- 2025 -21 November
Wetherspoon to open first overseas pub with Alicante site
J D Wetherspoon is set to open its first pub outside of the UK, with a new site at Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport in Spain. The pub, which will be named Castell de Santa Bàrbera, is set to open at the end of January 2026. It will be located in…
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20 November
Proper Pubs invests over £1m in three community pubs
Three pubs across Bournemouth, Uttoxeter and Pontefract have reopened following a combined investment of more than £1m by Proper Pubs, the community-led division of Admiral Taverns. The Athelstan Arms, the Steeplechase and the Travellers Rest relaunched between 30 October and 7 November after extensive refurbishment work that aimed to modernise facilities…
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20 November
Redcat like-for-like Q2 sales jump 4.3%
Redcat Hospitality Group has revealed that its total like-for-like sales rose 4.3% for the three months ended 30 September 2025. It said that the Coaching Inn Group saw like-for-like sales increase 5.4%, while its RedCat Independent Pubs business saw its like-for-like sales rise 2.5%. Meanwhile, it posted total sales of…
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19 November
Hospitality trading flatlines in October as restaurant and bar sales slip
Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups recorded flat trading in October, with like-for-like sales edging up 0.1%, according to the latest Hospitality Business Tracker from CGA by NIQ and RSM.It was the third month of only marginal growth and follows a year in which like-for-like increases have topped 1%…
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18 November
Evolv Collection to open new taverns in London and New York
The Evolv Collection has announced two new openings as part of its Chop House and Tavern rollout, with a London site launching today (18 November) and a New York venue due early next year. The move follows the September opening of the Liverpool Street Chop House and Tavern, which the…
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17 November
Stonegate considers £1bn sale of 1,000 pubs
Stonegate Group is reportedly accelerating plans to sell more than 1,000 pubs in a process that could raise up to £1bn, as Britain’s biggest pub operator works to reduce debts of more than £3bn, according to the Times. Senior executives at the Slug and Lettuce and Be At One owner…
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17 November
Young’s launches £10m share buyback programme
Young’s has launched a share buyback programme worth up to £10m as part of plans to reduce its share capital. The programme starts today (17 November) and will run no later than 30 September 2026, or the business day before the company’s 2026 annual meeting. The programme will focus mainly…
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14 November
Bull Inn in West Tanfield taken on by new operators
The leasehold of the Bull Inn in West Tanfield has been sold to new operators after 13 years under the previous team. Former operators Gil Richardson and Phil Spellacy chose to step back from running the business to retire. Richardson said: “We always had a brilliant bunch of locals, and…
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13 November
Young’s welcomes ‘record’ half-year as sales rise 5.4%
Young’s has reported a “record” half-year performance, as sales rose by 5.4% to £263.6m while adjusted EBITDA rose 5.9% to £62.5m. In the period ended 29 September 2025, 5.7% like-for-like sales rose from a combination of Young’s “well-invested, premium estate and the excellent weather during late spring and early summer”,…
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12 November
Fuller’s half-year profits soar 28% to £22.5m
Fuller’s has seen pre-tax profits rise by 28% to £22.5m, down from £17.6m the prior year, in its half-year results. It comes as half-year revenues rose to £207.5m, up from £194.1m, as its “industry leading” sales growth was bolstered by a “premium and resilient customer base”. For the period ended 27…
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