All Pubs articles
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NewsChicken shops drive fast food footfall as pub traffic decline continues
Chicken shops continued to perform well with 10.5% growth between January and June
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NewsWadworth puts shares up for sale on UK’s new Pisces private stock market
Wiltshire brewer Wadworth is set to auction shares through the new market, which allows private companies to sell shares into a wider pool of potential investors
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Analysis & FeaturesDo the numbers add up for Burnham’s business rates promises?
A question hangs over how much the funding plans can raise
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: dry spells, cold treats & the RTD gold rush
From crop stress to rocketing ice cream sales and a £11m RTD funding round, here’s what caught our eye this week
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Comment & OpinionAfter Andy Burnham’s quick wins, the real challenge begins
Burnham’s 10-year plan for Britain needs to extend to the far more complex challenge of fixing business rates and employment costs
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Analysis & FeaturesShopper spend: why coffee is the new posh meal out
Supermarkets are growing their Share of Stomach as diners eat out less
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NewsBurnham announces 20% business rates cut for pubs and music venues
The cut will be ‘fully funded’ by a tax clampdown on online marketplace sellers and businesses not making a ‘positive contribution’ such as vape shops
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NewsEngland World Cup quarter-final to drive consumer spending of £385m
UK consumers are forecast to spend an extra £280m at retailers ahead of England’s quarter-final clash against Norway
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NewsWaitrose expecting huge low & no sales for 1am England match
Pubs are also in line for a major boost after PM Keir Starmer announced yesterday that pubs would be allowed to stay open until 5am
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NewsTimothy Taylor’s defies ale malaise to post sales and profit growth
The topline increase was a marked slowdown from the year prior, however
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Comment & OpinionHospitality wants a VAT cut. But so does everyone else
Tom Kerridge is to spearhead #VATsTheProblem, a campaign calling on the government to halve the VAT rate on the food and drink served in eateries, boozers and the like
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NewsHospitality sales fall 18% from Tube strikes with pub revenue halved
On Tuesday 21 April alone, pubs saw revenues fall 46%, while cafés experienced a 26% drop
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NewsTube strikes to have ‘devastating impact’ on hospitality, trade body warns
Hospitality businesses could experience sales falling ‘by up to 40% on strike days’
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Comment & OpinionWomen don’t need new beer, they need new reasons to buy it
Beer marketing has historically been aimed at men, says Ruth Stubbs, EMEA CEO at Wavemaker. Here’s how to change that
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NewsBrewDog shuts bars ahead of sale completion
Brewers including C&C and Royal Unibrew are believed to be frontrunners to acquire the Scottish beer company
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News‘Urgent’ need for action on safety and inclusion across UK drinks, new survey finds
A fifth of all UK drinks workers report feeling unsafe at work
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Comment & OpinionHow To Drink For Free In London: YouTuber gets to the point for a pint
A beer in London now costs an average £6.75. YouTuber Thomas Pearson looks for loopholes
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NewsBRC and UKHospitality demand Reeves go further with rates reform
The Chancellor today granted pubs and music venues 15% business rates relief for 2026/27
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NewsChancellor expected to announce business rates support for pubs
Rachel Reeves’ announcement will follow a warning from UKHospitality that the average pub faces paying £7,000 extra in business rates by 2029
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NewsGovernment poised to backtrack on business rates hikes for pubs
Rachel Reeves is poised to offer relief to pubs facing the sharpest increases, according to a number of reports