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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Feb- 2021 -4 February
BBPA relaunches beer destruction management platform
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has announced the relaunch of cross-industry platform which works to manage the destruction of beer and reclaim duty for out-of-date beer as a result of the third national lockdown. The returnyourbeer.co.uk site was used extensively following the first national lockdown, and its reopening…
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3 February
Pubs vital in battle against isolation
Pubs are key in tackling loneliness and provide a social value far beyond their economic contributions to society, according to research conducted by Loughborough University. The Open Arms report, which was conducted in tandem with Heineken UK and the Campaign to End Loneliness, found that institutions such as pubs are…
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2 February
When pubs close community suffers, new report reveals
86% of people believe that when a pub closes the local community suffers, a new report by The Campaign to End Loneliness reveals. The group which collaborated with Heineken for the research found that 76% of hospitality employees felt that the pub where they worked made a positive contribution to…
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1 February
Grimston pub listed as asset of community value
The Grimston-based Black Horse pub has been listed as an asset of community value (ACV) by Melton Borough Council. The Black Horse was nominated by Grimston, Saxelbye and Shoby Parish Council in February 2020. Melton Borough Council decided the property should be listed because it was considered an “important amenity…
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Jan- 2021 -28 January
Oakman Inns confident of £4.5m funding target
Oakman Inns chief executive officer, Steven Kenee has said he is “very confident” that the pub group will reach its £4.5m funding target – after it received applications for over £3.6m of shares. Before Christmas the company launched an equity fund raiser aimed at private individuals to support its growth…
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27 January
CAMRA: Forced hospitality closure until may will be ‘devastating’
Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has responded to the comments by Sage scientists that hospitality businesses should remain closed until May by suggesting that this would be a “devastating double whammy” for pubs and breweries. The organisation said it was “absolutely critical” for the government to intervene with further support…
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27 January
Tim Martin sells £50.3m of JD Wetherspoon shares
Chairman of JD Wheterspoon Tim Martin, has sold shares worth £50.3m to capitalise on the “significant buying interest” following the company placing last week. On 26 January, Martin announced that he sold 4,370,000 of the company’s ordinary shares at a price of £11.50 per share. Taking his holding in the…
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27 January
Red Mist pubs receives investor backing
Red Lion Holdings (RLH), a joint venture comprising industry investors David Ramsey, John Mayers, and private equity firm, Revcap, has acquired a majority stake in the pub company Red Mist Leisure. Established in 2004, Red Mist now operates a portfolio of ten gastropubs and inns across Surrey and Hampshire. The…
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26 January
City Pub Group positioned to ‘emerge strongly’
The City Pub Group has announced it is “well positioned to emerge strongly” once restrictions are lifted, having reduced cash burn to a minimum in the full-year ended 27 December 2020. In light of closures and ongoing restrictions, however, revenue plummeted 57% in the period, falling from £60m in 2019…
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25 January
The Lamb and Flag to shutter permanently
The Lamb and Flag pub in Oxford is set to permanently close after 400 years of trading. The pub which has been located on St Giles since 1613 is due to close on 31 January as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. According to St John’s College which operates the…
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