Pub

Lost Boys Chicken relaunches pub residency after closing Brighton restaurant

23-Jul-2024 By James McAllister

Brighton-based fried chicken brand Lost Boys has returned to its roots and relaunched its original pub residency at The Joker near Preston Circus following the closure of its only restaurant.

Jeremy Clarkson buys Cotswolds pub

01-Jul-2024 By James McAllister

Jeremy Clarkson is to launch his own pub after acquiring The Windmill, a former wedding and banqueting venue set in five acres of countryside near Burford, Oxfordshire.

Latest opening: The Tartan Fox

14-Jun-2024 By James McAllister

Chef restaurateur Adam Handling has launched his second outpost in Cornwall, a modern British pub underpinned by the philosophy of 'sustainable, local luxury'.

The Pelican’s Phil Winser and James Gummer to launch second London gastropub

29-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

The team behind Notting Hill gastropub The Pelican are to launch their second site in the capital later this spring having taken over The Hero pub in Maida Vale.

Wetherspoon partners with Haven

11-Jan-2024 By Finn Scott-Delany

Holiday park operator Haven has announced an exclusive agreement with JD Wetherspoon to open pubs at its locations.

Tom Kerridge's Butcher's Tap & Grill to open in Chelsea

21-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

Tom Kerridge has confirmed he will be opening a second site under his Butcher’s Tap & Grill brand later this year in London’s Chelsea.

Tommy Banks Group’s new pub with rooms to launch next month

25-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

The Tommy Banks Group is to launch its latest venture, a pub with rooms in north Yorkshire, next month.

Tommy Banks to launch pub with rooms in north Yorkshire

10-Mar-2023 By James McAllister

The Tommy Banks Group is to launch a pub with rooms in north Yorkshire later this spring.

Lucky Saint to open first pub

24-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Low-to-no beer brand Lucky Saint will open its first pub in March in London's Marylebone, which will serve both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

Halo effect: How Michael Wignall breathed new life into the UK’s first gastropub

01-Aug-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Yorkshire’s The Angel at Hetton is ascending once again thanks to its chef patron’s (relatively) down-to-earth approach and unquestionable skill in the kitchen.

Big dog: Brewdog to launch UK's largest pub next month

05-Jul-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Craft beer brewer and operator Brewdog will open its biggest ever venue next month.

TRG reports robust trading across Wagamama and pubs business

24-May-2022 By Finn Scott-Delany

The Restaurant Group (TRG) has reported strong consumer demand for its brands as it continues to outperform the market.

Flash-grilled: Sean Garrett

13-May-2022 By James McAllister

The head chef at The Pig & Butcher pub in Islington on where to get the best chicken wings in west London, and a dangerous scuba diving escapade in Mexico.

Flash-grilled: Ami Ellis

28-Jan-2022 By James McAllister

The co-chef proprietor of The Bailiwick Free House in Egham, Surrey, on the industry friends that inspire her and why she'd choose fish and chips as her last meal.

Johnson confirms reopening of outdoor hospitality on 12 April

06-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Boris Johnson has confirmed that outdoor hospitality settings in England will be able to unlock next Monday (12 April).

Rooney Anand pub company RedCat poised for maiden acquisition

30-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

RedCat, the new investment vehicle founded by former Greene King chief executive Rooney Anand, is set to secure its first acquisition.

Government extends al fresco planning exemptions

08-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

The Government is to extend planning exemptions designed to make it easier for hospitality businesses to set up al fresco dining areas by another year.

Conservative MPs call for beer duty cut

26-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

A group of Conservative MPs have called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to cut beer duty in his Budget next week to help the ailing pub sector.

Optimism in sector grows but one in ten hospitality businesses face closure without more support

25-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

One in ten hospitality businesses will not survive if no additional support is announced in the Chancellor’s Budget next week, according to CGA’s Business Leaders’ Survey 2021.

'We're paying for the Government's mistakes' - frustration as hospitality forced to remain closed until May

23-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality businesses have said they are 'paying the price for the Government's mistakes' after it was announced that much of the sector would remain closed until the middle of May.

PM unveils roadmap out of lockdown with much of hospitality set to remain closed until May

22-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality venues in England will have to wait until at least the middle of May to reopen for indoor service under the Prime Minister's plan to ease lockdown in England.

Jodie Kidd pleas to Chancellor to cut beer duty in the upcoming budget

17-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

Model and publican Jodie Kidd has made a plea to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to cut beer duty in the upcoming March Budget.

Scottish trade bodies slam 'alarmist and wholly inaccurate' report questioning Covid safety in pubs

16-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

Trade bodies in Scotland have slammed a report published by the University of Stirling that questions whether pub operators can effectively and consistently prevent Covid-19 transmission.

JD Wetherspoon's Tim Martin calls for pubs to reopen at the same time as non-essential retail

15-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has called on the Government to reopen pubs at the same time as non-essential retail shops.

Alistair Darby steps down as Brains CEO

08-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

SA Brain chief executive Alistair Darby has stepped down from the company after the completion of a deal that sees Marston’s take over the running of its pubs.

'Substantial meal' rule to be scrapped when pubs reopen

05-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

Rules demanding pubs in England only be allowed to open if they serve a 'substantial meal' are set to be scrapped as and when the sector is able to unlock.

Hostech: Order and Pay technology

How mobile ordering and payment systems are putting power in the right hands

01-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

Order and pay technology will help revolutionise a post-pandemic restaurant sector.

'Three-stage' plan to end lockdown sees hospitality remain closed until May

28-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

A 'three-stage' plan to gradually ease lockdown restrictions in England will see pubs and restaurants remaining closed until May.

Pub sector veterans seek backing for acquisitions

25-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Two veterans of the pub and bar industry are looking to raise funds to finance a wave of mergers and acquisitions across the sector

Fears grow of a protracted lockdown as scientist suggests hospitality should stay shut until May

22-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Fears are growing that the hospitality sector could be forced to remain closed for much of the spring, after a scientist warned against opening pubs and restaurants before May.

Rooney Anand raises £200m to invest in pub sector

20-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Former Greene King chief executive Rooney Anand has raised £200m to invest in Britain’s pub industry, betting on the prospects of a post-pandemic recovery for the sector.

Wetherspoon eyes London expansion after raising £93.7m in new equity

20-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

JD Wetherspoon has raised £93.7m investment following a share placing to help see it through a predicted period of low sales upon reopening and drive further acquisitions in London.

Three quarters of pubs yet to receive their Christmas grant

19-Jan-2021 By Restaurant

Three quarters of pubs are yet to receive the Christmas grant promised to them by the Government at the beginning of December 2020, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Hospitality sees 660,000 job losses in 2020

15-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

There were 660,000 job losses across the hospitality sector over the course of the 2020, the latest figures from Fourth reveal.

Year-on-year drink sales quartered over Christmas

11-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Drinks sales for outlets still able to trade in the run-up to Christmas collapsed to barely a quarter of 2019’s levels, CGA’s trading data shows.

37 pubs a month 'vanished' in England and Wales last year

11-Jan-2021 By Restaurant

Around 37 pubs in England and Wales ‘vanished’ from their communities each month of 2020, new figures have shown.

Pubs and restaurants in England ‘may not open until May’

11-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality venues in England may be forced to remain closed for five months, with the early May bank holiday being touted as a 'realistic' reopening date.

Mitchells & Butlers explores equity capital raise to ease cash burn as third lockdown bites

07-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Harvester and All Bar One operator Mitchells & Butlers is exploring an equity capital raise to increase its 'financial and operational flexibility' in the face of significant lockdown cash burn.

Brains brewery may be relocated to England

06-Jan-2021 By Restaurant

Brains beer may be relocated to England due to a failure to find a buyer for the iconic Welsh brewery business.

Takeaway alcohol ban 'a death knell' for hospitality businesses

06-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Banning hospitality businesses in England from selling takeaway alcoholic drinks during the third national lockdown will be 'a death knell' for many, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has warned.

Takeaway pints banned as England heads back into lockdown

05-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality venues across England will once again be banned from selling takeaway alcoholic drinks under new national lockdown measures.

A bleak midwinter - pubs to serve five million fewer Christmas dinners this year

24-Dec-2020 By James McAllister

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) says it is expecting the quietest Christmas on record this year for pubs, as they struggle to remain open over festive period.

Leicestershire County Council pledge to top-up pub grants

21-Dec-2020 By James McAllister

Leicestershire County Council has launched a new scheme that offers a one-off payment of £1,000 to small village pubs unable to open their doors over the festive period.

UK pub and bar sector to miss out on £2.6bn of sales over Christmas period

17-Dec-2020 By Restaurant

The pub and bar sector collectively faces lost food and drink sales of at least £2.6bn compared to last year’s December trading, according to new data.

"It makes no sense" - thousands of hospitality venues set to shut again as London moves to Tier 3

14-Dec-2020 By James McAllister

Hospitality venues across London and large swathes of the south east will be forced to close yet again from Wednesday (16 December) as those areas move to Tier 3.

Oakman looks to accelerate growth through share offer

11-Dec-2020 By James McAllister

The Oakman Group says it is looking to capitalise on the post-pandemic market conditions to accelerate growth and double the size of its estate by 2026.

Northern Ireland restaurants get green light to reopen while wet-led pubs forced to remain closed

07-Dec-2020 By James McAllister

Restaurants in Northern Ireland will be able to reopen from Friday (11 December) following an eight-week lockdown of the country's hospitality sector.

Hospitality's confidence shattered as sector continues to reel from impact of Covid

04-Dec-2020 By James McAllister

The pandemic has wrecked confidence across hospitality, with less than a fifth of business leaders in the sector optimistic about the market’s prospects over the next 12 months.

Just 27% of Britain’s pubs reopen under new tier restrictions

03-Dec-2020 By James McAllister

Just 27% of pubs in Britain reopened yesterday (2 December), with many suggesting they could close again in less than a week if they are unviable under Tier 2 restrictions.

Hot 4 U scores permanent residency in Hackney

02-Dec-2020 By James McAllister

Sustainably-minded kitchen concept Hot 4 U has secured its first permanent residency, taking over the stoves at at The Plough in London's Hackney.