All Pubs articles – Page 8
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NewsStar Pubs fined £2m over repeated pub code breaches
Pubs Code Adjudicator Fiona Dickie has fined Star Pubs and Bars £2m for “repeated offences” in breaching the code.
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InterviewsGraffiti Spirits' Matt Farell: ‘Liverpool has too much to lose, we’ve come too far’
Graffiti Spirits Group co-founder Matt Farrell told MCA of his devastation and surprise at Liverpool being placed into the harshest tier three coronavirus restrictions.
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NewsCMA approves Marston’s/Carlsberg JV
The Competition and Markets Authority has cleared the proposed £780m merger of Marston’s and Carlsberg’s brewing operations.
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NewsOakman Group sees highest sales quarter in history
The Oakman Group, comprised of Oakman Inns and Ashmore Inns, has significantly outperformed the market in the past few months, seeing its highest ever sales quarter in Q1 2020.
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NewsBBPA: Northern lockdown could destroy pubs and livelihoods
The introduction of a local lockdown in northern England could destroy pubs and livelihoods in the region, the British Beer & Pub Association has warned.
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NewsGreene King to cut 800 jobs and close 80 sites
Greene King is planning to cut around 800 jobs and shut dozens of pubs following a drop off in trade as a result of the 10pm curfew.
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NewsHawthorn’s David Lockhart dies
David Lockhart, co-founder of NewRiver and non-executive chairman of pubco Hawthorn Leisure has passed away. During his career, Lockhart set up three successful business – co-founding Hawthorn and NewRiver with Allan Lockhard and Mark Davies in 2009. He played a key part in developing the group – which now has a portfolio valued at £1.2b – before stepping down as chief executive in 2018.
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NewsFuller’s to lay off 10% of staff
Fuller’s has said government advice to work from home means the pub company will have to lay off “at least” 10% of its staff, around 500 people.
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NewsStonegate CEO Simon Longbottom: Curfew a ‘perilous turning point’
Stonegate CEO Simon Longbottom has told MCA the 10pm curfew is a “devastating blow” to the hospitality sector and a “perilous turning point”.
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InterviewsArc Inspirations CEO Martin Wolstencroft: ‘Tech will drive the future of our business’
The role of technology in data handling, ordering and payment will drive the future of hospitality, Arc Inspirations CEO Martin Wolstencroft has said.
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NewsEclectic Bars secures £1.8m CBILS
Eclectic Bars, the late-night division of the Luke Johnson-backed Brighton Pier Group, has secured £1.8m, via the Government’s Coronavirus Business Interruptions Loan Scheme (CBILS).
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NewsFirst night of curfew passes ‘largely without incident’
The first night of the 10pm hospitality curfew in England and Wales has passed “largely without incident,” according to Sky News. As part of an investigation into how the curfew was handled in London and Birmingham, Sky reported overall compliance, streets adorned with “fluorescent vests and jackets of enforcement officials” and “eerily quiet” streets at 10pm.
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Analysis & InsightSunak’s winter plan ‘nowhere near enough’
The Chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan has been met with dismay from the industry, with proposals of a 33% wage subsidy and two-month VAT cut extension a far cry from the levels of support needed to see businesses survive.
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NewsWetherspoon proposes 450 airport job cuts
Wetherspoon has announced that 400-450 jobs at its airport pubs are at risk of redundancy.
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NewsBBPA: North East curfew a significant blow to pub sector
The latest lockdown restrictions in parts of the North East are a “significant blow” to the sector, the British Beer and Pub Association has said.
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NewsSeafood Pub Co portfolio up for sale
Ten pubs formerly operated by Seafood Pub Company have been brought to market after the business went into administration.
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NewsWetherspoon to develop £6.6m new-build pubs
Wetherspoon is to start development work on two new pubs in the coming weeks.
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Analysis & InsightOne in four operators remain closed post-lockdown
Nearly a quarter of the UK’s licensed premises were yet to reopen by the end of August, with the London market particularly slow to recover, according to CGA and AlixPartner’s latest Market Recovery Monitor.
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NewsWetherspoon infection rate ‘proves pubs risk is low’
Pub company Wetherspoon reports that it has had approximately 32m customer visits to its 861 pubs since reopening, with 66 positive tests for covid-19 among its 41,564 employees.
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Analysis & InsightEat Out sees sector lfls bounce back to 2019 levels
Managed pub, restaurant and bar groups saw collective like-for-like sales bounce back to 2019 levels because of the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, according to the latest Coffer Peach Tracker from CGA.