Pubs & Bars
Omicron hit hospitality spend in December and London hotel occupancy
Consumer card spending increased 12.2% in December compared to the same period in 2019, however the impact of restrictions and fears over the Omicron variant hit the hospitality sector.
Adventure Bar Group to open new site in Cardiff
Adventure Bar Group is set to open a new Tonight Josephine cocktail and wine bar in Cardiff’s St Mary Street in March 2022, with an unrestricted capacity of 294.
Pubs, bars and restaurants lost an average of £10,335 during Christmas week
Hospitality free to host new year celebrations in England
Inglenook Inns & Taverns acquires seven more pubs for Christmas
More than 400 pubs closed in England and Wales in 2021
LGBTQ+ bar Common Counter to open in London’s Brick Lane
Common Counter bar is set to launch in London’s Brick Lane in late January, described as[...]
New World Trading Company to open 'between five and eight' sites annually from 2022
New World Trading Company (NWTC) plans to open between five and eight sites a year from[...]
Wetherspoon appoints four employee directors
Pub group JD Wetherspoon has appointed four employee directors – two with full director status and[...]
Fuller’s temporarily closes most of its City pubs as falling customer numbers make them ‘unviable’
Fuller’s has closed most of its pubs in the City of London as chief executive Simon[...]
Hall & Woodhouse buys 10 pubs as part of estate expansion
Independent family brewer Hall & Woodhouse has purchased 10 pubs and revealed additional plans “to grow [its] existing estate”."
Oakman plans to open 70 sites by June 2026
Pub group Oakman has announced plans to have 70 sites open by June 2026.
Sacha Lord launches Axe the Red Wall Tax campaign to reverse VAT rise
Sacha Lord has launched a campaign to reverse the hospitality VAT increase in light of the move to Plan B restrictions and the slew of cancellations suffered by pubs, restaurants and hotels.
Roof of Cambridgeshire pub collapses in major fire
A 17th century family-run pub in South Cambridgeshire was hit by a major fire last night[...]
Guinness ‘lights up the local’ for Christmas
Guinness has donated £30m towards keeping pubs, bars and restaurants supported and open during the 2021[...]
Carlsberg closes London Fields Brewery with plans to sell
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company has closed London Fields Brewery with the intention of selling the business[...]
Landlords still chasing hospitality tenants for unpaid pandemic rent
Landlords are still pursuing County Court Judgments (CCJs) demanding rent from hospitality tenants for the periods[...]
Harbour Brewing reopens St Tudy Inn
Harbour Brewing has officially reopened the St Tudy Inn in Bodwin, Cornwall, on 4 December, after acquiring the property over the summer."
Marston’s losses widen but Christmas bookings ‘encouraging’
Pub group Marston’s pre-tax losses widened from £22m to £100m due to pandemic restrictions, but Christmas bookings were “encouraging and in line with 2019” following strong sales since reopening.
Wetherspoon accuses major investor of breaching Corporate Governance Code
Pub group JD Wetherspoon has accused one of its major investors of paying “lip service” to the 2018 Corporate Governance Code by using a "box-ticking" approach to its guidelines while breaking the code itself.
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