All Pubs articles – Page 4

  • Lorry park
    News

    Changes likely to testing process to help ease driver shortage

    2021-09-09T07:56:00Z

    With supply chain issues still causing major issues for the hospitality sector, the Government is set to announce changes to the HGV driver testing process in an attempt to alleviate high levels of driver vacancies.

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    Hospitality tops environmental sustainability poll

    2021-09-09T07:55:00Z

    Hospitality and leisure tops the list of industries most concerned about the importance of environmental sustainability according to latest research from Barclays, with 70% of hospitality and leisure respondents rated it as ‘extremely important’. The sector is said to be “achieving a strong balance between investing in environmental sustainability while continuing to maximise financial performance.”

  • Liberation
    News

    Liberation achieves strong like-for-like UK sales growth

    2021-09-09T07:54:00Z

    Liberation Group, which operates more than 120 managed and tenanted pubs and inns in the UK and the Channel Islands, has reported that it has “traded extremely strongly” across all channels to market and all geographies over the 13 weeks to 28 August, with like-for-like managed sales in the UK up +26%.

  • Farringdon Club
    News

    Pubs, bars and clubs see surge in spending

    2021-09-07T07:37:00Z

    Data from Barclaycard shows spending at pubs, bars and clubs reached its highest growth for over 17 months during August, and restaurant spend broke into positive growth for first time since the pandemic hit, with expectations that spending will continue to grow further as workers return to the office.

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    News

    Pubs turn to tech, IPOs and acquisitions to grow

    2021-09-07T07:37:00Z

    Data from Lumina’s Operator Data Index highlights the collapse in pub turnover between 2019 and 2021, with pub groups increasingly focused on tech, IPOs and acquisitions to help ‘right size’ estates and grow sales.

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    News

    Staff optimism dips amid shortages

    2021-08-31T07:37:00Z

    The twin challenges around staff shortages and lingering concerns about staff safety have added to the pressure felt by staff in the hospitality sector, leading to a decline in the number seeing the sector as a viable long-term career according to the latest CGA and CPL Learning survey of hospitality staff. Hospitality teams generally feel safe in the venues they work in, but the reduction of Covid-19 restrictions has increased safety concerns for some.

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    News

    Easing of restrictions increases consumer spending

    2021-08-31T07:35:00Z

    Over half of the UK adult population had an eating or drinking out occasion as restrictions eased across the UK during July. According to data from Lumina Intelligence, the proportion of UK consumers who had an eating out occasion increased to a peak of 52.2% over the 12 weeks to the 11 July, with frequency of visit and average spend also increasing.

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    ONS data points to a possible recovery plateau

    2021-08-27T07:46:00Z

    Hospitality could be experiencing a slowing in the recovery of consumer activity, weekly data compiled by the ONS has suggested.

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    News

    Hawthorn launches Proper Pubs platform

    2021-08-25T10:02:00Z

    Hawthorn has announced the creation of a new operator managed platform called Proper Pubs. Proper Pubs will represent about 20% of the Hawthorn estate. Proper Pubs is run by director of managed operations, Mark Brooke, who joined Hawthorn last year. Admiral Taverns completed the acquisition of Hawthorn for £222.3m last week.

  • Delivery
    Analysis & Insight

    Growth in delivery and takeaway sales begins to stabilise

    2021-08-24T07:28:00Z

    Growth in delivery and takeaway sales began to stabilise in July as hospitality fully reopened and consumers returned to eating out, with July’s delivery and takeaway sales 206% higher than the 2019 equivalent. But data from CGA’s Hospitality at Home Tracker indicates that delivery and takeaways accounted for over a third of restaurant and pub groups’ sales in July, with delivery representing one in five sales. 

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    On premise drinks continue to recover

    2021-08-23T07:45:00Z

    CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker has highlighted continuing improvements in on premise drinks sales following the reopening of late-night hospitality. During the week ending 14 August, sales were just -5% behind the same week in 2019, having been as wide as -27% during the week that included the 19 July reopening in England.

  • Adnams
    News

    Adnams reports strong returning demand

    2021-08-19T07:45:00Z

    Adnams has posted a loss of £3.1m for the six months to 30 June 2021, as it reports strong returning demand from customers in its East Anglia heartland. The brewery and pub operator reported a turnover of £20.5m, marginally less than the £20.6m it posted for the same period in ...

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    Analysis & Insight

    Supply chain fault lines

    2021-08-19T07:44:00Z

    Supply chain issues are currently hitting the headlines and affecting trade at operators such as KFC and Nando’s. In addition, beer deliveries could be affected by potential strike action by draymen towards the end of August. So, what are the key issues that are causing these supply chain shortages, is the situation likely to continue and what might ultimately be the consequences?

  • Lorries depot supply chain
    News

    Price inflation forecast to rise as supply disruptions hit reopening

    2021-08-18T07:34:00Z

    Food and drink supply markets have been hit by widespread distribution problems and a spike in demand following the reopening of hospitality, the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reveals. Year-on-year food inflation stood at 1.6% in June, having levelled off at a time of year when it typically falls. The remaining months of 2021 are likely to see further increases in the level of food inflation, as sector demand returns towards pre-pandemic normality and extra supply costs and wage inflation feed into price increases.

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    Push back on business rates consultation says Colliers

    2021-08-17T07:32:00Z

    Colliers is urging a push back on the Government’s proposals to move to three-yearly valuations on business rates as it is concerned about some of the detail included in the consultation. The property services firm has suggested that much of what is proposed will create difficulties rather than benefits for businesses appealing their business rates, while also adding costs and paperwork.

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    News

    Sales down 6% in July versus 2019 levels

    2021-08-17T07:28:00Z

    The easing of restrictions, good weather and staycations combined to help hospitality continue its recovery during July, with total sales -5.5% lower than the July 2019 equivalent according to the Coffer CGA business tracker. On a like-for-like basis, sales during July were -6% lower than the same month two years ago. The restaurant sector led performance during the month, while bars benefited from the reopening of the night time economy. However, on a 12 month rolling basis, overall sales remained 20% below the 12 months to July 2020.

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    Analysis & Insight

    93% of licensed venues trading in July

    2021-08-16T07:30:00Z

    According to CGA’s and AlixPartners Market Recovery Monitor, approximately 5,000 licensed premises reopened in July, meaning 93% of Britain’s pubs, bars, restaurants and other venues are now trading. There are variations by location and type of premise, with groups and food-led sites rebounding strongly. Independents, drinking venues and nightclubs are less likely to be trading. In all, over 98% of food-led premises have reopened. City centre sites are more likely to be trading once more compared to suburban and rural sites.

  • Dean Court
    News

    The Inn Collection buys York’s Dean Court Hotel

    2021-08-16T07:29:00Z

    The Inn Collection Group has secured historic York property The Dean Court Hotel as it continues to expand its pubs with rooms estate across the north of England. The 40-bedroom site will begin trading immediately under The Inn Collection Group’s flagship ‘Eat, Drink, Sleep and Explore’ trading brand. The undisclosed deal takes The Inn Collection Group’s total site count to 25 and is its fifth Yorkshire venue.

  • Rental Revolution
    News

    Rent collection improves during Q2

    2021-08-13T07:46:00Z

    According to data from Remit Consulting, the collection of rent from commercial property tenants has continued to improve. Remit’s data suggests the ‘leisure sector’ has seen a marked improvement in rent payments during Q2. A quarter of tenants were said to have paid on time and within 21 days of payment due date, 49.5% of rents had been collected. In the March quarter, the equivalent figure stood at 38.4%.

  • Casual Dining
    News

    Hospitality sector drives 40% of Q2 GDP growth

    2021-08-13T07:45:00Z

    The reopening of indoor dining helped underpin UK GDP growth during Q2 2021. Analysis from UKHospitality shows the hospitality sector was responsible for 40% of total economic growth from Q1 to Q2 2021, with Kate Nicholls calling on the Government for business rate reform and a permanently lowered rate of VAT.