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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Dec- 2024 -9 December
Drinks sales return to growth during last week of November
UK drinks sales edged back into growth by 1% in the last week of November, according to CGA’s and NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker. It is a welcome upswing after a “tricky” previous week and fluctuations throughout the autumn and early winter. Drinks sales were up year-on-year on five of the…
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9 December
Stonegate Group officially opens Rita’s Beerhall and Ballroom
Stonegate Group has officially opened its new concept, Rita’s Beerhall and Ballroom, in Leeds, following a £1m investment to transform the city centre location into a “beerhall for cocktail lovers”. The pub company’s aim is that the new venue will become “famous for its seven day a week programme of…
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6 December
Christmas pub bookings up 14% YOY
Christmas bookings are already 14% higher than December last year, according to data from MiXR. MiXR is predicting that 14 December will be the busiest day of the year for pubs across the country. This follows 16 December being the busiest day in 2023 with MiXR selling 2.08m total drinks…
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6 December
Shepherd Neame’s The White Horse at Boughton-under-Blean reopens
Shepherd Neame’s 600-year-old country inn The White Horse at Boughton-under-Blean has officially reopened its doors after experienced licensees, the Thompson family, restored and refurbished the property. With more than 40 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, Sharon and Gordon Thompson, along with all their grown-up children, already run They run…
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5 December
Urban Pubs and Bars saves George and Dragon pub in Wanstead
The historic George and Dragon pub in Wanstead is set to reopen in the new year after being saved from closure by Urban Pubs and Bars. The pub, originally named The George and Dragon but recently trading as The George, faced a permanent shutdown when its previous operators closed the…
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5 December
Essi announces kitchen residency at London’s The Adam and Eve pub
Essi, the Greek-Australian kitchen, has announced that it now holds a long term residency at The Adam and Eve pub in Homerton, east London. The dining room has had a “stylish” transformation, accentuating the pub’s original features. Tucked away behind the bar and away from the hubbub, the dining area…
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3 December
Marston’s PBT up 64.5% to £42.1m
Marston’s has revealed that its underlying profit before tax rose 64.5% to £42.1m for the year ended 28 September 2024. Moreover, the company’s pub operating profit was up 17.9% to £147.2m compared with a figure of £124.8m in the same period last year. Alongside this, its revenues were up 3.0%…
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Nov- 2024 -27 November
Mitchells and Butlers swings to FY profit as sales hit £2.6bn
Mitchells and Butlers has risen to a profit of £19m in its full-year results, up from a previous loss of £13m, following a strong trading performance over the year. It comes as total revenues hit £2.6bn in the year ended 28 September, up from £2.5bn the prior year, with like-for-like…
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27 November
Award-winning licensee takes on second Shepherd Neame pub
Award-winning licensee Amy Glenie has just taken on her second Shepherd Neame pub, The Royal Sovereign in Bexhill-on-Sea. Glenie, 40, took on The Blue Anchor in Crowborough with the Faversham-based independent family brewer and pub company in 2018. It was her first time as a licensee, after managing a pub…
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26 November
CAMRA criticises CMBC’s plans to delist 11 beers from pubs
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has reported that pubs will soon be unable to stock 11 beers, including Banks’s Mild, following the Carlsberg buy-out of the last of Marston’s UK brewing operations. CAMRA has expressed concern that powerful global brewers could “hugely reduce consumer choice in the UK” as…
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