All Pubs articles – Page 7
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OpinionA pound off a pint is fantasy economics
Nigel Farage reckons Reform UK’s tax cutting pubs plan will see the cost of a pint fall by a whole pound, but it doesn’t take much scrutiny for these claims to look as wobbly as an old barstool
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InterviewsMcMullen’s: ‘Loss of business property relief was seismic game-changer’
While it had toyed with the idea of disposing of its leased and tenanted business in the past, the impact of the last two Budgets was the clincher for the pub and brewing business, MD Heydon Mizon told MCA.
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OpinionJamie Oliver: ‘We are in the throes of a culinary brain drain’
The celebrity chef and restaurateur has warned the hospitality sector is being crushed by a combination of astronomical business rates, a rigid VAT system and a mountain of bureaucracy
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NewsCamerons Brewery to dispose of four sites
The Northeast operator is marketing two Head of Steam venues as well as The Wheelhouse in Washington and The Mitre in Bishop Auckland after a strategic review of its estate
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NewsLaine MD Russell Danks steps down
Previosuly marketing and strategy director at sister company Punch Pubs & Co, Danks took leadership of the Laine when co-founder Gavin George stepped down as CEO in September 2024
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NewsStar Pubs sees L&T applicants rise 10% in January
The uplift comes against a backdrop of continued cost inflation and ongoing pub closures in parts of the L&T market
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NewsBuzzworks reports ‘resilient year’ of trading and investment
The Scottish hospitality operator saw revenue rise, but underlying EBITDA fall slightly against a ‘tough operating backdrop’
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NewsElite Pubs celebrates strong full-year performance
The Kent-based gastro pub and restaurant group grew revenue by 12% in the year to 31 March 2025, with net profit up 22%, in a year “packed with opportunities and positive improvements”
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NewsUrban Pubs & Bars EBITDA up 50%
The London based operator reported EBITDA after central costs of £17m - an increase of £5m versus reported EBITDA of £12.3m for the financial year ended 27 April 2025
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Analysis & InsightHospitality liquidations remain higher than pre-Covid levels
Research from Begbies Traynor shows the hospitality industry reported some of the highest levels of serious financial distress in Q4 2025 with hotels, bars and restaurants facing the most risk
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NewsFarage sets out populist pubs plan
Reform UK has said it will scrap business rates for pubs as well as National Insurance increases for hospitality businesses and reduce VAT to 10%, funded by reinstating the two-child benefit cap
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NewsPunch acquires 30 pubs from McMullen’s
The acquisition was described as a ‘small but strategically important’ addition to Punch’s estate, with the pubs located predominantly across Hertfordshire and Essex
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NewsPub investment market remains attractive for quality assets
The pub investment market remains attractive for high-quality, freehold-backed assets despite the challenges facing the rest of the market, according to Fleurets’ latest Survey of Pub Prices report.
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NewsNew MD appointed at Okell’s Inns
Heron & Brearley has appointed Ollie Neale as managing director at its Okell’s Inns business, in a move which will also see the Isle of Man business bring its brewing, wholesale and pub arms together
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InterviewsFreight Island: ‘We really want to be adding to a city if we open there’
Managing director Dan Morris tells MCA about the group’s plans to quadruple the size of its estate over the next 18 months with openings in London, Newcastle and Leeds
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NewsUrban Pubs & Bars ‘highly profitable and well-funded’
The fast-growing London-based operator reported sales growth of 32.6% last year, ahead of a number of new acquisitions
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Weekend Press‘We create social cohesion’: the rise of the West Midlands’ Desi pubs
With sizzling mixed grills and bhangra playing, Desi pub owners are transforming places of exclusion into new community hubs, The Guardian writes
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Weekend Press‘It’s ridiculous’: publicans bemused by rise of single-file queues to get served
Bar owners say they struggle to dissuade people from forming a line as behavioural experts point to post-pandemic ‘new norms’, The Guardian reports
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Weekend PressTaxes on pubs rise again today. This is where every penny of your pint goes
Landlords reveal how Rachel Reeves’s rise in alcohol duty will drain their profits to just 28p a pint, The Telegraph reports
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Weekend PressTim Martin: Wetherspoons is paying £1m tax per pub
Britain’s landlord-in-chief is making money but still thinks the odds favour the supermarkets. He also discusses succession and what he’d say to Donald Trump, with The Sunday Times