Pubs and Bars
The latest news and updates on pubs and bars, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Aug- 2018 -30 August
Nine Lives launches sustainability-focused cocktail menu
Nine Lives, the neighbourhood bar in London Bridge founded by industry experts Allan Gage, Emma Hutchison and Tom Soden, has unveiled a new sustainability-focused cocktail menu. The menu is said to be dedicated to a reduced carbon footprint due to the source of the ingredients. In addition to the new…
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30 August
‘Beer Goggles’ ale pulled after Twitter outrage
A pub has been forced to remove an ale named Beer Goggles from sale after it sparked outrage with Twitter users describing the name as “sexist” and “outdated”. Elgood Brewery, the ale’s manufacturer have defended the product saying it was a “bit of fun”. The ale’s pump clip featured the…
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29 August
Hakkasan pays outgoing boss $50m golden goodbye sending it to $145m loss
Struggling restaurant and nightclub operator Hakkasan gave former boss Neil Moffitt a $50m (£39m) payout last year, despite deepening financial woes. The payout came following a difficult year for the company which saw losses of $145m in the 12 months to June 2017, the equivalent of half its annual turnover.…
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29 August
Bailiffs visited more than 200 firms daily over unpaid business rates
In the first year after the new business rates revaluation came into effect, councils sent bailiffs to more than 200 commercial properties everyday for unpaid rates. An investigation by real estate advisor Altus Group revealed that during 2017/18, over 81,000 business premises liable for rates were referred to bailiffs to…
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28 August
The Craft Beer Co selling £22.50 pint
The Craft Beer Co has begun selling a new craft beer for £22.50 per pint, with the high price attributed to expensive ingredients. Speedway Stout’s price makes it five times more expensive than the average UK pint, and makes it more expensive per millilitre than Belvedere vodka. The beer itself…
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28 August
Liquor Box and Pantry acquire second site as part of 10 pub plan
The father and son duo behind Liquor Box and Pantry, Simon and Dan Barton, have acquired their second pub as part of a plan to run 10 pubs in the Kent area. The White Horse pub in Sundridge will become the group’s first Star Pubs & Bars site, the pub…
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24 August
Greene King launches ‘industry first’ compostable straws
Pub group Greene King has announced it will introduce compostable PLA straws across its entire UK estate of 1,750 pubs, as part of its pledge to send zero waste to landfill by 2020. This move is set to remove over 30 million plastic straws from use every year. This follows…
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22 August
Restaurant launches crowdfunding campaign for ‘world-first’ gin and tea bar
East India Cafe, a Cheltenham-based Anglo-Indian restaurant, has launched a crowdfunding campaign for the opening of a new gin and tea bar. The restaurant owners claim the Memsahib Gin and Tea Bar is a ‘world-first’ and it is inspired by the British Raj period, in which many Anglo-Indian women settled…
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22 August
Restaurant offers free ‘Quarter Hounder’ to dogs
A London restaurant has began to offer a ‘Quarter Hounder’ burger to dogs alongside its human menu, with the burger available free of charge to customers’ dogs between 23 August and 29 August. The ‘Quarter Hounder’ was formulated as part of a collaboration between canine nutrition specialist David Jackson and…
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20 August
Wetherspoon’s Welwyn hotel and pub plans lead to over 100 objections
JD Wetherspoon’s plans for a 13-room hotel and bar in Welwyn Garden City have suffered a setback after its planning permission application saw over 100 objections. Locals are said to be unhappy with the chain’s insistence to build on the spot after plans for a pub in the location were…
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