All Pubs articles – Page 3
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Analysis & InsightMarston’s targets expansion of 'sports lover's dream' Grandstand concept
CEO Justin Platt says the pub group’s five new concepts, each one targeted at a different core consumer demographic, present a ‘real growth opportunity’ going into the new financial year
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NewsNational living wage rises to cost sector £1.4bn
Combined with a higher-than-expected 8.5% uplift in the wage rate for 18-20-year-olds, UKHospitality said the increases represent a total £1.4bn in additional cost for businesses
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NewsRedCat sells L&T division to Admiral Taverns
Following the deal, RedCat Hospitality will focus on its managed business and pubs-with-rooms model, where it see “strong and sustained customer demand”
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NewsNTIA: ‘Brits still want to go out’
Data from the Night Time Industries Association shows that more than three quarters of UK consumers believe they are being priced out of the night-time economy due to rising costs
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NewsGLP-1s to wipe out $53bn in F&B sales
Snacks, baked goods and confectionary are set to be the biggest losers, alongside alcohol, as more people turn to weight-loss drugs, research from Bloomberg Intelligence shows
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Weekend PressGood things will come from Guinness v Murphy’s price war
Guinness now faces a mounting battle with its rival Heineken, which is hoping to steal a march with its own Irish stout, Murphy’s, The Times reports
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Weekend PressBusinesses braced for Budget tax bloodbath
As business brace for a battering in this week’s budget, Emma McClarkin at the British Beer and Pub Association has warned a repeat of last year’s tax-raising would ‘bury’ the hospitality sector, the Daily Mail reports
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NewsWetherspoon to make overseas debut in Alicante
The pubco will open at the Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport in Spain in January next year, offering Wetherspoon favourites as well as local dishes
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NewsAccommodation sales drive strong second quarter for RedCat Hospitality
The pub group has reported total sales of £34.6m in Q2 2025, supported by strategic investment and accommodation sales contributing £10.7m
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NewsBrewDog calls for ‘meaningful action’ to support sector in pre-budget warning
The bar operator and brewer has calculated businesses must sell an extra 950,000 pints every hour to recoup cost surges from energy bills, labour costs and tax hikes
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OpinionPub titans of years gone by: where are they now?
MCA columnist Dominic Walsh looks back at the talented, forward-thinking and controversial pub operators of his 28 year journalism career, and checks in on the likes of Ted Tuppen, Giles Thorley, Adam Fowle and Tim Clarke
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NewsHospitality insolvencies flat ahead of budget
A further 265 accommodation and food service businesses collapsed in September this year, with RSM UK warning the future of many more will be dependent on the upcoming budget
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OpinionSimon Emeny: ‘Chancellor needs to find ambitious and innovative ways to drive growth’
The country “cannot tax our way to victory – there must be an alternative approach and that needs new ideas and new thinking”, the Fuller’s CEO writes in The Standard.
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EventsMCA Hospitality Awards: finalists announced
Voting is now open for the prestigious annual celebration of hospitality excellence, with finalists including Azzurri Group’s Dave’s Hot Chicken, Arc Inspirations’ BOX, Flat Iron and WatchHouse Coffee
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NewsYoung’s launches share buyback programme
The pubco has launched a share buyback programme to reduce the company’s share capital, following its trading update last week
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NewsShepherd Neame calls on government to back businesses
Speaking to The Sunday Times, CEO Jonathan Neame said the rise in employment costs had curtailed growth and forced price increases, while making new entrants to the job market less appealing to hire
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NewsStonegate eyes £1bn sale of 1,000 sites
The group has held talks with advisers about calling time on prime freehold properties as it battles to bring down debts of more than £3bn
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NewsWetherspoon braces for fruit machine tax raid hit
Sir Tim Martin’s pub group finds itself in the middle of a stand-off between Rachel Reeves and the gambling industry
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new details on Hawksmoor’s upcoming martini bar, the revival of Simpson’s Tavern, and a new experiential football concept
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InterviewsYoung’s: ‘You can still have a great hospitality business’
CEO Simon Dodd speaks to MCA about defying the downturn, returning to the acquisition trail, and making sure Young’s pubs are “as good as they can be”