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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Jun- 2020 -4 June
BBPA launches cross-industry platform to destroy spoilt beer
The British Beer and Pub Association has launched a cross-industry platform to enable participating brewers to manage the safe destruction of their brands in pubs and for the millions of pounds in excise duty from unsalable beer to be reclaimed and the appropriate and agreed recompense passed back to licensees.…
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4 June
Young’s plans reopening amid ‘impacted’ sales
Young’s saw its profit slump 11.3% in the year ended 30 March 2020, after the pandemic had a “significant impact” on its full-year results. The pub operator said that lockdown had a “disproportionate” impact on profits, estimated to be £7.7m due to the “limited opportunity” for mitigating actions. In addition,…
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1 June
Fuller’s secures £100m loan
Fuller’s has announced its board has approved the issue of commercial paper under the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) for an initial loan of £100m. The move comes as the group said its management has taken additional precautionary measures to ensure it is “in the best possible financial position”, with…
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1 June
All pubs will need to be open for tapered furlough to work, says BBPA
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed some aspects of the new furlough scheme announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, including the additional flexibility and gradual tapering from August. However, the trade association has warned that for the tapered support to work, all pubs need to be open and…
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May- 2020 -29 May
Hospitality sector urges Sunak to maintain furlough scheme at 80% til October
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality (UKH) have called on the chancellor to extend the Job Retention Scheme to October and increase its flexibility for the pub and hospitality sectors. In a letter to Rishi Sunak, the trade bodies have urged the…
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28 May
CAMRA calls for greater financial support to see pubs through lockdown
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called on the government for greater financial support to see pubs through Covid-19 pandemic and post-lockdown. CAMRA national chairman Nik Antona said that the forced lockdown of the nation’s pubs could have a “devastating impact” on the industry, with estimates that up to…
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26 May
UK’s 27,000 pubs with beer gardens should be amongst first to re-open, says BBPA
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), the trade body representing the UK’s brewers and pubs, has said that those pubs with beer gardens should be amongst the first to re-open after lockdown. It says that pubs with beer gardens or outside terraces should be best placed to meet social…
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20 May
BBPA welcomes expanded CBILS loan amount but calls for further SME support
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the extension of the maximum loan size available through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CIBLS) from £50m to £200m. The expanded loans will be available from 26 May to large firms who do not qualify for the Bank of England’s…
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18 May
33 South Main reveals £450,000 renovation
Pub and eatery 33 South Main in Naas Co. Kildare has unveiled a new £500,000 renovation and extension project which has created a new event space. Hospitality artisan Andy Hogan acquired the property in June 2017 and completely gutted, renovated and rebranded the establishment as ‘33 South Main’. Under Hogan’s…
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15 May
Stonegate Pub Company announces multi-million pound support package
Stonegate Pub Company has announced a multi-million support package for publicans within the recently acquired Ei Publican Partnerships leased and tenanted business. Ensuring a “fair balance of support and assistance” across the estate, all tied publicans operating on substantive agreements that are not in receipt of Government grants will receive…
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