New Zeland. Cheap supermarket beer ‘doing harm’
Beer is often cheaper in supermarkets than it is for pubs to buy direct from breweries, MPs have been told. (more…)
Beer is often cheaper in supermarkets than it is for pubs to buy direct from breweries, MPs have been told. (more…)
A new report by leading economic experts Oxford Economics shows that 980,000 jobs in the UK depend on the beer and pub trade. (more…)
The Coffer Peach Business Tracker, which monitors sales performance across 18 major pub and restaurant operators, including Mitchells & Butlers, Whitbread, Pizza Hut, Punch Pub Co, Gondola and Tragus, reported like-for-like sales up 10.7% in January on last year. Total sales, including new openings, were up 11.4%. (more…)
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the government to freeze beer tax in next month’s budget to give the industry a boost. (more…)
Yes, we as licensees have all joked that life would be brilliant if it was not for customers. We all believe, we could find plenty to keep ourselves busy and fill our day, even without the inconvenience of customers actually turning up. (more…)
Starting in the beginning of February, Miller Brands’ new 4% Czech lager, Kozel, will be available exclusively to the on-trade following sole distribution with leading restaurant and pub company Mitchells & Butlers. (more…)
Greene King has bought the Cloverleaf Restaurants group in the UK for GBP55.8m (US$88.5m) as the brewer seeks to expand into pubs that serve food. (more…)
Antic, the London pub group that owns the Dogstar in Brixton, is set to expand from 16 to 24 sites. (more…)
London Pride brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner has reported improved demand for its beer over the last four months. (more…)
Strong demand for bottled ale has helped Marston’s to buck a further decline in the UK beer market in recent months. (more…)