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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Sep- 2022 -1 September
BrewDog to close six sites due to rising costs
BrewDog CEO James Watt has announced it is set to close six of its sites amid rising costs and has called on the government to “get a grip” and provide assistance to the sector. In a LinkedIn post, Watt said that there has been “no prospect of any help” from…
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Aug- 2022 -30 August
Pubs and brewers warn of closures amid energy price cap rise
Business leaders from across the brewing and pub industry have signed an open letter to the Government and leadership candidates warning small businesses will close and jobs will be lost if immediate action isn’t taken on energy bills for businesses. The most recent letter, sent on 26 August, signed by…
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30 August
The Cocktail Club heads to Canary Wharf
The Cocktail Club has chosen Canary Wharf for its newest opening as the brand continues its regional expansion. The new site marks the brand’s seventeenth site overall and eleventh in the capital, set to open in October. The bar will be located at 9 Cabot Square, and will have a…
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26 August
White Brasserie to open first new site post-pandemic
The White Brasserie Company has announced it will be opening a new venue, The Britannia, in Parkstone, Poole, marking its first new site to open post-pandemic. The Britannia is set to open on 17 October following an extensive refurbishment, and will bring 55 new jobs to the area with roles…
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26 August
Trust Inns acquires The Punch Bowl Inn in Lincolnshire
The Punch Bowl Inn, a gastro pub-restaurant in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire has been acquired for the first time in 34 years by the Lancashire-based pub company, Trust Inns for an undisclosed sum. Located in a north east Lincolnshire seaside town, the pub is in the town’s North Promenade with a 120-cover…
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25 August
BBPA issues warning as high gas prices shut down CO2 plant
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has warned there are “serious concerns” surrounding the closure of a CO2 manufacturing plant as it will impact the supply of CO2 to the brewing and pub industry. CF Fertilisers UK, a subsidiary of CF Industries Holdings, announced yesterday (24 August) its intention…
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24 August
Trust Inns FY profits hit £5.6m
The northwestern pub operator, Trust Inns, has announced that the group’s pre-tax profits hit £5.6m in the year to 31 March 2022, compared to a loss of £8.5m the year before. The results show that the group’s pre-tax profits increased by £14.7m from the loss of £9.1m in the prior…
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24 August
Rekom to open UK’s first Proud Mary Pub
Rekom, a pub and bar operator, has begun work on the former Yard Bar, St Mary’s Street in Cardiff which will see it become the UK’s first Proud Mary Pub. Operating over two floors, with a 950 capacity, Proud Mary Pub will be a “relaxed, party pub with the blended…
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22 August
Cocktail Club to open ‘World’s smallest Cocktail Bar’ pop-up ahead of Birmingham launch
Ahead of its September launch, The Cocktail Club has announced it will open ‘The World’s Smallest Cocktail Bar’ as a pop-up, inside Temple Phone Box on Temple Row in Birmingham. The pop-up will run from 1 – 3 September to mark the fact that The Cocktail Club will be launching…
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22 August
Barrio to open largest site in Covent Garden
Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia group of bars, has announced the opening of a Tequila-focussed bar, the first new site for its Barrio brand following the acquisition of the Barrio Familia Group in November 2021. The latest lease signing at…
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