World Cup
Our World Cup coverage provides UK hospitality and foodservice professionals with practical insights on maximising trade during the tournament, including match-day promotions, themed menus, drinks stock planning, live screening setups, licensing considerations, and customer engagement strategies tailored to pubs, bars, restaurants, and catering operations aiming to boost footfall and profitability.
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Jun- 2018 -20 JuneAwards & Events
Welsh face beer and soft drinks shortage during World Cup
A beer and soft drinks shortage has hit the industry in Welsh pubs and shops this summer, just in time for massively increased demand during the World Cup. Drink-makers are concerned over CO2 supply, gas which carbonates beer and soft drinks, at the time when temperatures are rising. The cause…
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19 JunePubs and Bars
England flags discouraged at Wetherspoons over ‘inconsistency’
Wetherspoons has announced it will ask its managers not to fly England flags from its pubs during the world cup in order to keep “consistency” across all venues. The pub chain has sent out bunting featuring the flags of all 32 competing nations and will welcome customers wearing football shirts…
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18 JuneBusiness
Pubs fare well in May sunshine as restaurant sales suffer
Managed pubs saw collective like-for-likes jump 3.5% for May, with drink-led outlets doing best, according to new data. The Coffer Peach Business Tracker, produced by business insight consultancy CGA in partnership with Coffer Group and RSM, showed casual dining brands also saw like-for-like sales drop 2.1% against the same period…
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13 JuneAwards & Events
England fans to buy 14 million extra pints during World Cup
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has predicted that England fans will drink 14 million extra pints at the pub during the World Cup group stages, as the England team faces Tunisia, Panama and Belgium. The extra number of pints drunk during the World Cup group stages could provide…
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8 JuneAwards & Events
Pub still preferred place for Brits to watch England in World Cup
Research into consumers’ habits towards the World Cup revealed that more than half of British adults plan to watch an England game at a pub, according to research conducted by pub retailer and brewer Greene King. The research, which surveyed nearly 1,000 Brits, showed that of those who will watch…
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8 JuneAwards & Events
New pop-up bar and BBQ BRGR+BUBBLES opens for business
London’s newest pop-up bar and BBQ has opened its doors today (8 June) at Apex Temple Court Hotel. BRGR+BUBBLES will offer posh-dogs, tasty burgers, beers or bubbles, and ice cream from award-winning Jude’s Ice Cream Tricycle aiming to feature Britain’s natural-tasting ingredients. The pop-up bar and BBQ will be open seven…
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4 JunePubs and Bars
Greene King removes ‘inappropriate’ Saudi Arabia flags from World Cup bunting
Pub group Greene King has instructed its staff to remove the Saudi Arabia flag from hundreds of its pubs after it was deemed “inappropriate” by customers. The flag contains sacred Islamic text, or Shahada, which says: “There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger.” The group said…
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May- 2018 -31 MayAwards & Events
World Cup boost of £1.33bn awaits
The British economy is set to benefit from a £1.33bn boost if England make it through the second round of the 2018 World Cup, rising to £2.72bn if the team make it through to the final, according to figures from VoucherCodes and the Centre for Retail Research (CRR). Pubs, restaurants,…
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9 MayPubs and Bars
JD Wetherspoon Q3 sales grow 3.5%
JD Wetherspoon has reported a 3.5% sales increase in the 13 weeks up to 29 April 2018. The pub group’s like-for-like sales increased by 3.5% and total sales increased by 2.8%. Year-to-date like-for-like sales have increased by 5.2% and total sales have increased by 3.8%. The third quarter last year…
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