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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Nov- 2021 -30 November
Marston’s FY21 losses widen to £100m
Pub group Marston’s saw its pre-tax losses for the full-year ending 2 October widen to £100m, up from £22m the previous year. Revenues also dropped to £423.8m down from £821m in 2020 as sales continued to be impacted by the “significant” disruptions caused by the pandemic. However, since reopening outdoors…
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29 November
NTIA and Zapaygo launch safeguarding feature
The Night Time Industries Association and preferred partner Zapaygo, one of the UK’s leading order and pay apps, has launched its‘ Ask for Angela’ feature, to be available across all their venues as part of the broader safeguarding initiative available to businesses. They said that this initiative is one of…
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26 November
Star Pubs & Bars invests £700k into two Derby pubs
Heineken-owned Star Pubs and Bars has announced a £700,000 investment to refurbish the Corner Pin at Chellaston and The Dog and Moon on Sadler Gate, both of which are set to reopen in 2022. The Corner Pin has been closed since 2018, and The Dog and Moon shut its doors…
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25 November
Mitchells and Butlers losses narrow to £42m as sales recover
Mitchells and Butlers (M&B) has reported a pre-tax loss of £42m for-the 52 weeks ending 25 September 2021, compared with £123m a year earlier, as its sales recovery starts to take hold. M&B said it had returned to profitability in recent months and its like-for-like sales were 2.7% higher than…
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24 November
BBPA welcomes proposed changes to Pubs Code
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the Government’s proposed changes to the Pubs Code. In particular, it praised the Government’s decision to streamline the Market Rent Only (MRO) process, which both tenants and pub-owning companies called for. It also reiterated the “strength” of the leased and tenanted…
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22 November
Nightcap acquires Barrio Familia for £4.9m
Nightcap has announced that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Barrio Familia for total consideration of £4.9m. Through the acquisition, Nightcap has become the operator of an additional five bars, which comprises four Latin American-inspired, Tequila-led, cocktail bars in London. The consideration paid to the vendors featured…
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18 November
Fuller, Smith and Turner returns to profitability in H1
Fuller, Smith and Turner pub group has revealed that it has returned to profitability for the 26 week period ending 25 September 2021. Pre-tax profits rose to £10.6m from a previous year’s loss of £23m and was boosted by steady growth in Central London pubs. Revenue and other income also…
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17 November
Revolutions Bars Group to trial ‘competitive socialising’ concept
Revolution Group has announced the launch of a new competitive socialising concept to be trialled in November 2021. The brand has already launched Founders and Co earlier this year, which opened in the former Revolution site in Swansea. It revealed the brand is a “competitive socialising concept” with a “nostalgic…
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17 November
Farr Brew takes on third Star Pubs & Bars lease
Hertfordshire based brewer and multiple pub operator, Farr Brew, has taken on a substantive lease for The Eight Bells in Old Hatfield and is undertaking a joint £230,000 refurbishment with Star Pubs and Bars. The Eight Bells is the company’s third Star Pubs and Bars lease, with another pub on…
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16 November
Revolution Bars Group FY21 losses narrow to £26.3m
Revolution Bars Group has revealed its pre-tax losses have narrowed to £26.3m from £31.7m for the full-year ending 3 July 2021. Total Sales were 64.2% lower at £39.4m than £110.1m in 2020 as a result of the various Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions throughout the entirety of FY21, compared to just…
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