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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Oct- 2024 -4 October
Wetherspoon PBT jumps 73% to £73.9m
Wetherspoon has revealed that it has posted a profit-before-tax of £73.9m for the year ended 28 July 2024, up from £42.6m in the previous year. Alongside this, the company saw its revenues top £2bn in the period, up from £1.9bn in the same period last year. Furthermore, the company’s like-for-like…
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2 October
Shepherd Neame FY revenues rise 3.6% to ‘record’ £172.3m
Shepherd Neame has revealed that revenues rose by 3.6% to a “record” £172.3m for the year ended 29 June, following strong performances in London and its tenanted pubs division. It comes as divisional revenues in tenanted pubs grew by 5.1% to £35.6m during the year, with divisional underlying operating profits…
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1 October
Admiral Taverns unveils The Goodrest Tavern refurb
Admiral Taverns has unveiled its £178,000 refurbishment of The Goodrest Tavern in Worcester. As part of the investment, the pub has revamped its games offering by updating the dartboards, pool tables and skittle alley for customers to enjoy. In addition the outside of the pub now features a spacious beer…
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1 October
Punch Pubs and Co acquires The Straw Bear, Peterborough
Punch Pubs and Co has announced the acquisition of The Straw Bear pub in the Peterborough suburb of Whittlesey for an undisclosed sum. The traditional wet-led pub dates back to the mid-20th Century, located in the market town of Whittlesey just six miles east of Peterborough. It will sit within…
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Sep- 2024 -27 September
Polygon Public House to open The Ox in October
Family-owned pub company, Polygon Public House, will open its second gastropub The Ox in October following on from the Rose and Crown in Clapham. Located on Clapham High Street, the site, previously The Saxon, was acquired from the East London Pub Co, and is undergoing extensive refurbishment, opening on 14…
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26 September
Mitchells and Butlers sees LFL sales rise by 5.2%
Mitchells and Butlers has reported a 5.3% like-for-like sales growth for the 51 weeks ended 21 September 2024 and a 5.9% increase in total sales in the year to date. The group’s food sales were up 5.3% for the year to date, while its drink sales increased by 4.9%. Like…
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26 September
Scotland’s Strone Inn hits the market
The Strone Inn in Dunoon, Scotland, has hit the market with an asking price of £275,000. The inn is a “picturesque” village pub boasting views over the bay, situated in a setting that “perfectly captures the charm of Scottish hospitality”. On the ground floor, the Inn features a Pub Bistro…
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25 September
Drinks sales drop 5%
Drinks sales in the UK’s managed venues have dropped 5% for the week ended 14 September 2024, far less than the 12% decrease seen the week before. Trading was negative on all seven days of the week, though Saturday fared slightly better than the rest with a decrease of just…
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24 September
50 pubs a month ‘vanished’ during H1 2024
50 pubs a month have “vanished” for good from the English and Welsh communities calling last orders for the final time during the first six months of 2024, according to analysis of official government data by the commercial real estate intelligence firm Altus Group. The overall number of pubs in…
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23 September
RedCat Pub Company to invest £8m in portfolio
The RedCat Pub Company has revealed that it is set to invest £8m in its portfolio of pubs and coaching inns across the next six-12 months. The company has stated that it is set to invest in 18 RedCat pubs and 6 Coaching Inns across the UK. The programme will…
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