Ahead of a major summer of sport, KAM and Sky have partnered to gain insight around the value of live sport to pubs, the opportunities available to them by showing it, and...
Sport in pubs: what customers are looking for
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Business Focus Articles
The world after Covid: challenges and opportunities for pubs
New research has found that pub customer confidence is firmly back at pre-pandemic levels and that pubs are now more important than ever to Brits. Some 56% of pub-goers say...
Profits improving, but hospitality’s recovery could still stall
Pub, bar and restaurant leaders are increasingly optimistic about prospects for 2022, CGA and Fourth’s Business Leaders’ Survey reveals. The exclusive poll of multi-site...
Costs are rising, but staffing issues are just as important
The impact of spiralling costs may be in danger of diverting hospitality operators from the longer-term challenge of employee recruitment and retention. That's the warning...
Pubs feel pressure from inflation, VAT, and business rates
James Anderson, a partner at licensing lawyers Poppleston Allen, on the future of pubs in 2022 the impact of inflation and where they can expect to make gains. Q&A...
The rising popularity of no- and low-alcohol beers
It's Dry January, and there has never been more interest in low- and no-alcohol beer. We asked Honest Brew chief executive Michael Alcock about this trend. How have sales of...
How hospitality must adapt to a post-covid world
By Nicky Chenery, General Manager, EMEA, SafetyCulture In late December, the UK government promised hospitality businesses £683m in grants to tackle the impact of the...
On-trade: drinks sales down 18% as year gets under way
Covid concerns and trading restrictions made it a tough first week of 2022 for Britain’s on-trade. Average drinks sales were 18% down compared to the same period in 2020....
Plan B appears to have huge impact on beer and cider sales
Britain’s on-trade drinks sales fell over Christmas as consumers reined in celebrations in pubs, bars, and restaurants, CGA data shows. The Drinks Recovery Tracker shows...