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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May- 2022 -3 May
Greene King returns to profitability amid expansion plans
Greene King has reported an adjusted operating profit of £18.6m (loss of £186.9m) for the year ending 2 January 2022, with statutory operating profit of £63.8m (loss of £433m), after being “significantly impacted by Covid-19”. It comes as the group celebrated a strong second half with group revenue rising 41.6%…
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Apr- 2022 -29 April
Nightcap Q3 sales jump 52% on 2019 levels
Nightcap has announced its unaudited group sales for Q3 2022 were £9.6m, which represents a 52.7% net sales increase compared to the same period in 2019. It takes the total sales in the first three quarters of FY2022 to £25.2m, a 48.6% increase on 2019, after £7.6m in Q1 and…
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28 April
BBPA calls on election candidates to support local pubs
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is calling on local candidates to back calls for fairer business rates and protect their local pubs ahead of next week’s election. The association said that with rates collected by local authorities, one of the “single biggest ways” councillors could help save pubs…
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28 April
GMB warns of ‘summer beer drought’ as brewery workers support strike
The GMB trade union has warned of a “summer beer drought” after brewery workers voted in favour of strike action. Some 225 GMB members working at BBG’s Samlesbury site which brews Budweiser, Stella Artois, Becks, Boddingtons and Export Pale Ale, will start an overtime time ban, not engage in training…
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26 April
Loungers hails ‘record’ sales and openings in FY22
Loungers has welcomed a year of “record” sales and openings ahead of its results for the year ended 17 April, 2022, after it maintained a “significant outperformance” of the market despite the effects of the pandemic. Whilst trading in December was subdued in light of Omicron, the operator of 164…
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26 April
Buzzworks Holdings acquires Herringbone
Scottish independent bar and restaurant operators, Buzzworks Holdings, has announced the acquisition of independent hospitality business, Herringbone. Herringbone currently has two venues, located within Edinburgh’s Goldenacre and by the coast in North Berwick, already operating and a third on the way in Edinburgh. With construction currently underway on 3 Royal…
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25 April
Margot Henderson to open her first pub in Somerset
Chef Margot Henderson is set to open her very first pub with lodgings, The Three Horseshoes, in Somerset this November. Originally from New Zealand, Henderson trained in her home country before moving to London to work at The French House in Soho, where she met her husband, Fergus Henderson, founder…
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25 April
The Inn Hospitality Group continues expansion with three acquisitions
North East hospitality organisation, The Inn Hospitality Group is continuing its expansion programme with three new acquisitions, The Derwent Arms at Edmundbyers, which has also undergone a £100k upgrade, The Anglers Arms at Longframlington and The Olde Ship at Seahouses. The group – set up by events company owner Oliver…
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21 April
Young’s launches new flexi-work platform for employees
Young’s has announced the launch of a new flexi-work platform, The Ram Agency, which aims to give employees the “power to pick their working hours” as part of its recruitment drive. The internal platform is designed to offer workers the option to choose their own working hours across Young’s pubs,…
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19 April
Hall & Woodhouse returns to profit in FY22
Hall and Woodhouse (H&W) has welcomed a return to profitability, with an underlying profit before tax of £1.6m in FY22, down from a loss of £10.5m in FY21, despite a “challenging” financial year and ongoing disruption amid the pandemic. The brewery said its team, led by managing director Matt Kearsey,…
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