All Weekend Press articles – Page 6
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Weekend PressBrewDog founder could keep the ‘punks’ on board in takeover bid
James Watt is understood to have private equity backing for deal that would preserve stake held by retail investors who crowdfunded brewer’s expansion, The Sunday Times reports
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Weekend PressHow Britain became a fried chicken nation
Chicken shops are opening at a faster rate than all other fast food outlets on British high streets, but what does this trend mean for traditional takeaways, asks the BBC
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Weekend PressKate Nicholls: 'The help for pubs is a good start, but there’s so much more to be done'
Businesses in hospitality all benefit from one another — it is a virtuous circle. The Government must do more, writes the UKHospitality chair in The Standard
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Weekend PressSacha Lord: 'What Rachel Reeves must do now is offer hospitality a sector-specific VAT reduction'
VAT for restaurants and bars in Europe is around nine per cent. Why is it so much more here, asks Sacha Lord in The Standard
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Weekend PressIrn-Bru is so strong it’s buying up the posh health drinks
The Times examimes AG Barr’s recent acquistion of Fentimans
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Weekend PressAt last, Britain is turning its back on Dry January
I’m all for moderation, but there’s enough to be worrying about without torturing ourselves over the odd glass of red, writes The Telegraph’s Victoria Moore
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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 PressRecord number of breweries shut down across Britain
Industry bosses blame ‘suffocating taxation’ as beer duty set to rise again from Sunday, The Telegraph reports
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Weekend PressRobin Hutson, founder of Pig hotels: ‘There’s nothing like the feeling of earning your own money’
The hotelier advises aspiring entrepreneurs to look after the product and people, then profit will look after itself, he tells the FT
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Weekend PressUK restaurants offer deep discounts in ‘last resort’ to lure spend-shy diners
Discounting risks more damage to margins as sector struggles to emerge from pandemic slump, The FT reports
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Weekend PressSmall plates, bigger bills: how restaurants are slimming to survive
As higher costs weigh on their firms, restaurateurs are cutting hours, reducing menus and opting for ‘hyper-seasonal’ ingredients, The Sunday Times reports
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Weekend PressAshton Kutcher joins the board of Soho House as it goes private
Hollywood star invests in members’ club and joins consortium led by billionaire Ron Burkle as it completes $2.7 billion takeover of the London-based business, The Sunday Times 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
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Weekend Press‘We saved our local pub, now we can’t find anyone to run it’
The search for a landlord at The Fishers Arms in Horncliffe, Northumberland, comes as publicans grapple with a sharp increase in costs, The Telegraph reports
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Weekend PressUpmarket tastes leave UK high street coffee chains out in the cold
Innovative upstarts provide that special touch to draw in a younger, higher-spending crowd, the Financial Times reports
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Weekend PressBig chains accused of masquerading as independent restaurants on delivery apps
Chain restaurants including Pizza Hut, TGI Fridays, Frankie & Benny’s, Las Iguanas and Barburrito have brands on apps such as Deliveroo and Just Eat, giving them different names and the appearance of being small or independent businesses, the BBC reports
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Weekend PressBailout for pubs will put out one fire, but Reeves could still get burnt
Senior ministers have warned that the chancellor’s business rates bailout for pubs must be extended to other sectors to prevent the death of high streets, reports The Times
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Weekend PressStarmer stumbled into a battle with the British pub and lost
A grassroots campaign against business rates changes pushed the Labour party to change policy, highlighting Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s vulnerability, says Bloomberg