Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 62
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NewsRobinsons announces boardroom shake-up
North west-based pubco Robinsons has announced a raft of changes to its board of directors.
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NewsBurnham makes peace with pubs with appeal to public
Pub operators and Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham have released a joint statement calling on the public to “accept their role” in abiding by local lockdown measures in Greater Manchester. Signed by Admiral Taverns, Greene King, Hydes, Joseph Holt Brewery, JW Lees, Marston’s, Punch Pubs & Co., Robinsons Brewery, Star Pubs ...
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NewsTim Martin: Virus debate hampered by ‘lack of reliable information’
Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has re-entered the debate on coronavirus suppression, arguing much of the science supporting lockdown is inconclusive, and lauding the “cool as ice” Swedish approach.
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NewsBrewhouse & Kitchen attributes 115% sales growth to EOHO scheme
Brewhouse & Kitchen has seen 115% sales growth in the first six days of the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
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NewsGreene King rolls out takeaway to entire managed estate
Greene King has introduced food and drink takeaway across its entire food-led managed estate, making it the largest pub takeaway business in the UK.
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NewsHawthorn Leisure reports solid restart, LFLS down 15%
Hawthorn Leisure, the New River-backed pubco, has reported a “solid” start to its post-lockdown trading.
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NewsAdnams reports H1 losses as coronavirus has 'serious impact' on the business
Suffolk-based pubco and retailer Adnams has reported a sizable loss in its half year accounts to 30 June 2020, with trade considerably affected by the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsLoungers chairman Alex Reilley: ‘Hospitality has finally got the respect it deserves’
Loungers chairman and co-founder Alex Reilley says that the pandemic has brought about a welcome shift in how the hospitality sector is viewed by both the Government and the public.
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NewsSky investigation ‘not representative’ and ‘agenda building’
Pub sector leaders have expressed their disappointment at a Sky News investigation that claimed pubs and bars in England are “ignoring” coronavirus guidance and “potentially putting public health at risk.”
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NewsHall & Woodhouse appoints new FD
Dorset-based pubco Hall & Woodhouse has appointed Paul Barnett as its new group financial director.
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NewsStar invests a further £4m in rent reductions
Star Pubs & Bars is to invest a further £4m in rent reductions for its leased and tenanted pubs in September and October.
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NewsAlixPartners MD Graeme Smith: Local lockdowns a ‘big worry’ for sector investors
One of the biggest concerns for investors looking to support the sector is the risk of continued local lockdowns, and the impact they could have on business recovery, AlixPartners MD Graeme Smith has said.
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NewsSky investigation finds Manchester pubs flouting coronavirus guidance
Some pubs and bars in Manchester have been accused of flouting the coronavirus guidance, and not taking customer contact details, a Sky News investigation has claimed.
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NewsJ. W. Lees MD William Lees-Jones: Andy Burnham ‘completely wrong’ on pub transmission
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham’s singling out of the pub trade is “completely wrong, according to J W Lees managing director William Lees-Jones.
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NewsTim Martin: Scientists should publish evidence of transmission in pubs - if it exists
Government policy in the four UK parliaments, and in the Republic of Ireland, is implicitly based on the assumption that there is a high level of Covid-19 transmission in pubs.
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NewsStonegate bonds dip amid continuing speculation of schools over pubs ‘trade-off’
Speculation that pubs and bars may close in a ‘trade off’ with the reopening of schools has caused Stonegate bonds to dip just two weeks after their sale, the Financial Times reports.
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NewsWetherspoon to cut over 100 head office staff
JD Wetherspoon has warned that over 100 head office roles could be at risk as it looks to scale back its operation.
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NewsGreene King Premium, Urban and Venture Brands MD Karen Bosher: ‘It’s not our job to lecture people on healthy eating’
Although the Government may be adopting a nanny-state approach in its Obesity Strategy, it is not the responsibility of hospitality operators to determine the public’s eating habits, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsOne in three pubs unable to break even a month after reopening
Over a third of pubs in the UK can’t break even one month after reopening, according to the British Beer and Pub Association.
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NewsBBPA calls for VAT cut on beer as European Commission gives green light
The British Beer and Pub Association has called on Government to include beer in its VAT cut for pubs.