Pub & bar - Hospitality

Former Hill & Szrok GM and partner to launch London bottle shop and wine bar

29-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Former Hill & Szrok general manager and partner Jimmy Stephenson is to launch a bottle shop and wine bar in London Hackney's De Beauvoir neighbourhood.

Provincial Hotels & Inns calls in administrators

29-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Lancashire-based pub and restaurant group Provincial Hotels & Inns has entered administration, with five sites at risk of closure.

Kricket duo to open standalone bar SOMA in Soho this autumn

25-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

Kricket founders Will Bowlby and Rik Campbell will open their first standalone bar in Soho this September.

Callooh Callay founder to open The Duchess of Dalston next month

25-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

The team behind popular Shoreditch bar Callooh Callay is opening a second bar in Dalston next month.

Scottish pubs allowed to stay open beyond curfew if Euro matches run late

24-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Scottish pubs in council areas under Level 2 and Level 1 lockdown will be able to stay open later to show European Championship matches that go to extra-time.

Nightclubs 'turning into pubs' to show England football games to survive extended lockdown

17-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

Nightclubs are being forced to follow the approach of pubs and show England football games in order to survive the extended lockdown.

Lunar Pub Company to open Ganymede in South Kensington in September

15-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

Lunar Pub Company, which owns The Hunter’s Moon pub in South Kensington, has confirmed that it will open its second London location in September.

Prospect Pubs & Bars takes on The Royal Oak in Marlow

15-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

Prospect Pubs & Bars has taken on its fourth site, The Royal Oak in Marlow, as its expansion drive continues.

Number of pub workers still furloughed 'considerably higher' than across other sectors

09-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Some 55% of pub and bar workers remained on furlough at the start of May, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal.

MPs call on Government to cut beer duty in order for pubs to 'survive and thrive'

02-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

A cross-parliamentary group of MPs has called on the Government to reduce tax burdens on brewers and pubs through lower duty, VAT or business rates.

BigHospitality is changing

02-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

Like many of the biggest media websites that have put journalism at the forefront of their strategy, we are implementing something called metered access – meaning users will be asked to register after consuming a certain number of articles within 30 days.

Igniting Hospitality launches first pub

28-May-2021 By James McAllister

A new hospitality group led by former Gordon Ramsay Restaurants and JKS operations director Simon King has launched its first pub location in Oxshott, Surrey.

Pubs to serve '21 million fewer pints' this bank holiday

28-May-2021 By James McAllister

Pubs will miss out on £80m worth of pint sales over the bank holiday weekend due to ongoing Coronavirus restrictions, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has warned.

Only two in five hospitality businesses are currently turning a profit, research shows

24-May-2021 By Restaurant

Only two in five hospitality businesses are currently trading at a profit but confidence about future trading is on the rise, a new survey from CGA and Fourth has revealed.

Northern Ireland hospitality gets go ahead to reopen for indoor service

21-May-2021 By James McAllister

Restaurants and pubs in Northern Ireland will be able to reopen for indoor service on Monday (24 May) for the first time since before Christmas.

First-day sales up 25% for returning pubs, bars and restaurants

20-May-2021 By James McAllister

Sales at Britain’s restaurants, pubs and bars were up by a quarter on pre-Covid levels as consumers returned for the first day of indoor service on Monday (17 May).

Young's mulls sale of tenanted estate

20-May-2021 By James McAllister

Pub group Young's has confirmed it is considering a potential sale of its tenanted estate.

ETM founders to raise £4.3m for new London-based bar and restaurant venture

17-May-2021 By Restaurant

The founders of ETM Group are raising £4.3m to fund a new venture that will open a range of new bars in the capital as it comes out of lockdown.

Nearly a tenth of Britain's restaurants lost during pandemic

17-May-2021 By James McAllister

As indoor hospitality across much of the UK finally reopens, data from CGA and AlixPartners has revealed that more than 8,000 licensed premises have closed across Britain since March 2020.

Drake & Morgan to enter a Company Voluntary Arrangement

13-May-2021 By Restaurant

Bar and restaurant group Drake & Morgan is to enter a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) in order to help it recover from prolonged closures due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

How I Got Here: Margriet Vandezande-Crump

12-May-2021 By James McAllister

The Belgium co-owner of The Greyhound in Beaconsfield, which was recently named ‘One to Watch’ at the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs, reflects on her career to date.

MEATliquor's Scott Collins to take on The Dartmouth Arms in London’s Forest Hill

11-May-2021 By Restaurant

MEATliquor co-founder Scott Collins is making a return to his pub roots by taking on The Dartmouth Arms in London’s Forest Hill.

Welsh pubs and brewers demand clear roadmap out of restrictions

10-May-2021 By James McAllister

Companies representing hundreds of Welsh pubs and brewers have written to newly re-elected First Minister Mark Drakeford urging him to deliver grants for pubs and a roadmap for their reopening.

New World Trading Company to open Furnace in Sheffield this summer

07-May-2021 By Restaurant

New World Trading Company has confirmed it will open new brand The Furnace in Sheffield’s Heart of the City scheme this summer.

Prospect Pubs & Bars ramps up expansion with four new openings planned

28-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Former Redcomb Pubs owners Dan Shotton and Mark Draper have announced four new additions to their Prospect Pubs & Bars portfolio, with further expansion expected.

Hawthorn acquires 14-strong pub package

27-Apr-2021 By Stefan Chomka

Community pub group Hawthorn has bought 14 pubs from Everards of Leicestershire as part of its plans to expand its nationwide pub portfolio.

Oakman announces new acquisition as it reports 'excellent' first full week of trading

22-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

The Oakman Group has announced another addition to its ever-growing pub portfolio with the acquisition of The Grand Junction Arms near Tring from The Punch Pub Group.

Drink sales rocket on hospitality's first day of trading

14-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Like-for-like drink sales were up by more than 110% on hospitality's first day of trading (12 April) compared to the same day in 2019, according to CGA data.

Proposals to force calorie labelling on pub pints 'ludicrous'

14-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Leaked Government proposals that would force bigger pub chains to provide calorie labelling on pints of beer have been slammed by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) as 'ludicrous'.

Hawthorn plans IPO as standalone business

14-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Community pub operator Hawthorn has unveiled plans to list on the stock market as a standalone quoted business.

Adventure Bar Group builds Birmingham presence

13-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

London-based, late-night operator Adventure Bar Group is to take its cocktail bar brand Tonight Josephine to Birmingham for its first bricks and mortar opening outside of the capital.

Operators stung by inconsistent enforcement of outdoor trading rules

12-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Some local authorities appear to not be taking a consistent, light-touch approach to the enforcement of Coronavirus-related regulations requested by the Government as operators reopen for outdoor trading.

Bar Crispin to open in Soho

12-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

All-day restaurant Crispin in London's Spitalfields has secured a prime Soho spot from which it will launch a new bar concept this summer that focuses on natural wine.

Alfresco April – what are the rules for opening outdoors?

09-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

With outdoor hospitality finally able to open on Monday 12 April, we trawl through the Government’s guidance to tell you what the rules are and how to implement them safely.

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Pint After Midnight) - pubs plan early morning opening on 12 April

09-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

A handful of pubs in England with 24-hour licenses have announced that they plan to open as soon as Coronavirus restrictions on outdoor hospitality settings lift at midnight on Monday.

Papa John's begins franchising in pubs

07-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Papa John's has signed its first pub franchise and says it is looking to secure similar opportunities with other pubs in the future.

Majority of night-time economy businesses think vaccine passports would damage business

06-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Nearly 70% of night-time economy companies believe the introduction of Covid-status certification would have a negative impact on business, according to a study by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA).

Holyrood slammed for pulling support before most businesses can reopen

06-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Scottish Hospitality Group has attacked Holyrood’s decision to pull critical business support before the majority of restaurants and pubs are able to reopen.

Shoreditch's The Light to return as The Light Bar

01-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The former The Light venue within Shoreditch’s Great Eastern Light power station is to reopen after nearly a decade’s hiatus.

Publican Awards winners announced

31-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Pub operators including Stay Original Company, Hippo Inns, Brewhouse & Kitchen, BrewDog and Greene King have picked up gongs at Morning Advertiser’s 2021 Publican Awards.

Fuller's announces share placing as it prepares for reopening

31-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Fuller's is to raise around £53m through a share placing that it says will strengthen its balance sheet and liquidity position in preparation for a strong reopening.

RedCat secures first acquisition

31-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

RedCat, the investment vehicle founded by former Greene King chief executive Rooney Anand, is to buy 42 pub sites from Yates's and Slug & Lettuce operator Stonegate.