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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May- 2022 -9 May
BBPA joins Domestic Advisory Group to advise on EU trade deals
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has joined the Domestic Advisory Group to provide sector-specific expertise to inform the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). The Domestic Advisory Group consists of the UK’s leading trade bodies, associations, labour, and civil society organisations. It was established by the Government to…
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9 May
Drinks sales remain above pre-Covid levels for second week
On premise drinks sales held just above pre-Covid levels for the second week in a row in the seven days leading to last Saturday, 30 April, due to a “bright start” to the bank holiday weekend. According to CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker, “reasonable” weather at the start of the long…
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5 May
BBPA joins Domestic Advisory Group to advise on EU trade deals
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has been welcomed onto a Domestic Advisory Group to provide sector-specific expertise to inform the UK-EU trade and cooperation agreement (TCA). Made up of the UK’s leading trade bodies, associations, labour, and civil society organisations, the Domestic Advisory Group was established by the…
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4 May
JD Wetherspoon warns of ‘considerable’ cost pressures in Q3
JD Wetherspoon has seen its like-for-like sales slip by 4% in its third quarter of trading against the same period in 2019, with the group warning of “considerable” cost pressures for the industry. Sales for the group have slightly rebounded however. In its last interim statement, the pub chain indicated…
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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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