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- 2023 -13 June
NQ64 opens in Shoreditch
Arcade themed bar NQ64 has announced the opening of its latest site in Shoreditch, London. The new opening is the company’s largest to date at 9,000 sq ft and the first that serves food. NQ64 has teamed up with Manchester’s Burgerism, to offer a menu of premium smashed patty and…
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May- 2023 -26 May
The Tommy Banks Group opens the Abbey Inn
The Tommy Banks Group has opened The Abbey Inn, a pub with rooms in Byland Abbey, North Yorkshire. The Abbey Inn was built by monks in 1845 as a farmhouse, but by 1853 it was converted into a public house. The group converted the 19th-Century inn into a country pub,…
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25 May
Young’s revenues hit £369m in FY22
Young’s and Co total revenues reached £368.9m in the 53 weeks ended 3 April, showing an increase of 19.4% against the prior year, while managed pub like-for-like revenue increased 12.9% on a 52-week basis. Despite facing cost headwinds, the pub group’s adjusted profit before tax was 8.1% higher at £45.2m.…
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18 May
The Stables reopens after multi million-pound refurb
The Stables in Newcastle, has reopened its doors after completing a multi million-pound refurbishment. Bought by The Inn Collection Group in late 2020, the first phase of the refurbishment has seen the replacement of the original bar near the main entrance with a new installation, creating a near three-fold increase…
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17 May
The Felin Fach Griffin appoints new head chef
Eat Drink Sleep, a small group of family-owned inns has announced the appointment of Gwenann Davies to the role of head chef at its original pub with rooms in the Brecon Beacons, The Felin Fach Griffin. Davies, formerly in a senior role at the Tom Kerridge group, replaces Nick Evans,…
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17 May
Mitchell and Butlers revenues hit £1.2bn in H1
Mitchell and Butlers’ total revenues reached £1.2bn in the 28 weeks ended 8 April, compared with £1.1bn in the same period last year, as the group’s like-for-like sales grew 8.5%. However, the group’s operating profit reached £99m for the period compared with £121m in HY22 and its profit before tax…
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16 May
Drinks sales soar 41% on coronation weekend
Drinks sales in the UK increased 41% on the king’s coronation weekend, according to data from CGA Strategy. The Bank Holiday boost started on Friday when sales rose 23% compared with the average Friday of 2023 so far. Despite many people marking the Coronation at home and at street parties,…
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2 May
Greene King revenues surge to £2.18bn
Greene King has announced that its revenues grew 62% to £2.18bn for the 12 months ended 1 January 2023. Profit before tax rose to £66.9m from a loss before tax compared with the previous year which saw the closure of all pubs for the first 15 weeks of the financial…
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2 May
Liberation Group expands managed pubs portfolio in Q1
Pub operator Liberation Group has revealed that for the 12 weeks to 22 April, its portfolio of managed pubs increased by 4.7% like-for-like in the UK, while food and drink increased by 4.4% and 2.8% respectively. While accommodation saw a rise of 13.9% among the group’s managed pubs, its estate…
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Apr- 2023 -28 April
Stonegate Group’s biggest Accelerator cohort to date graduates
Stonegate Group’s leadership development scheme, Accelerator, has revealed that this year’s graduating cohort is the biggest to date at a total of 70 hospitality professionals from across the group’s pub and bar concepts. Structured around three in-depth workshops, the programme focuses on developing individuals within operations as leaders with their…
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