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- 2022 -8 June
Inn Collection Group reopens former police station as pub with rooms
The Inn Collection Group has reopened a former police station in North Yorkshire as a 30-bedroom pub with rooms, following a multi-million pound redevelopment turning the site into a new food-driven pub with accommodation. The northern pubco purchased the former Northallerton police station in 2020, and the internal spaces of…
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8 June
City Pub Group sales surpass pre-pandemic levels
The City Pub Group has announced its like-for-like (LFL) sales for the month of May have beaten expectations, with sales growing 5% compared to the same period in FY19. Particularly, last week’s trade, which included the Jubilee Bank Holiday celebrations, saw LFL sales increase 20% compared to FY19, as customers…
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7 June
Liberation Group profits hit £9.5m
The Liberation Group has reported its underlying EBITDA hit £9.53m, compared to a loss of £795m in 2021 for the 52 week period ended 29 January 2022, despite another year of disruption due to Covid. Group operating profit also increased from a loss of £9.38m to £2.52m, with group turnover…
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6 June
Pubs and bars see 74.2% surge in Jubilee spending
The hospitality sector has witnessed a “spending boom” during the Platinum Jubilee long weekend (2-5 June) as Brits celebrated, with UK pubs, bars and nightclubs seeing a 74.2% rise in spending compared to the same period last year (3-6 June 2021). According to Barclaycard Payments, which processes nearly £1 in…
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6 June
Revolution Bars Group to open first new sites in four years
Revolution Bars Group, the operator of Revolution, Revolución de Cuba, Playhouse and Founders and Co, has announced it is to open new sites for the first time in four years. The two new sites, based in Exeter and Preston, take the group’s total number of venues to 69, with Revolution…
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1 June
RedCat Pub Company acquires 2 new hotels
RedCat, an investment vehicle founded and chaired by Rooney Anand to invest in the UK pub sector, has acquired The Pheasant Hotel and Blakeney Manor Hotel on the North Norfolk Coast. These are the ninth and tenth acquisitions by The Coaching Inn Group under RedCat ownership since August 2021 and…
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1 June
Brewdog losses narrow as revenues hit £286m
Brewdog has reported its revenues surged 21% year-on-year from £238m to £286m in the year ended 31 December 2021, amid growing UK sales and market share growth despite pandemic restrictions being in place for much of the year. Operating losses for the Scottish brewer and bar operator also narrowed to…
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May- 2022 -30 May
House of Gods opens new bar concept Lilith’s Lounge
The House of Gods Hotel in Edinburgh officially opened a new nightlife concept, Lilith’s Lounge, last Friday (27 May). Drinks and cocktails at the bar are all selected from specially-designed tarot cards, and there is reportedly the option of selecting a wildcard option. Lilith’s Lounge holds a 3am licence, allowing…
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30 May
Platinum Jubilee weekend to bring £1.2bn economic boost
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is estimated to bring a £1.2bn boost to the economy as 5.3 million Brits are planning an overnight holiday break in the UK during the extended bank holiday weekend. According to a VisitEngland survey, well over a third of Brits (19 million) are planning to take…
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25 May
Food and drink sales in major cities return to growth
Restaurants, pubs and bars in Britain’s major city centres are achieving solid growth in sales from pre-Covid levels, according to new research from CGA and Wireless Social shows. The joint ‘Top Cities’ report combines CGA’s sales data with device log-in data from Wireless Social, to provide a ‘vibrancy’ ranking of…
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