Pubs code: a year on

It is now a year since the pubs code was introduced but neither the trade, nor consultants and legal advisers negotiating deals between breweries and pubs, or pressure groups, seem…

Opening of the week: Pascere

Craft Beer Rising announces 2018 festival dates

The dates for London’s Craft Beer Rising festival for 2018 have been revealed. 

Hawthorn Leisure reveals 'strong' third year results

Hawthorn Leisure, the Avenue Capital-backed pub operator, saw group EBITDA increase 10.1% to £9m in the year to 25 December 2016, its third year of “significant growth” since its creation…

New study reveals 'ongoing importance of pubs' to the UK

More than half of all pubgoers champion their local pub as the place for food and drink, with one in five visiting between once and three times a week, a study has…

Parliamentary Pub Chef of the Year Competition returns

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) Parliamentary Pub Chef of the Year Competition is back, following its success in 2016.

SIBA independent brewery logo to be used at Great British Beer Festival

Drinkers will be able to identify beers produced by independent breweries at this year’s Great British Beer Festival (GBBF), thanks to a partnership between the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA)…

Jean-Georges at The Connaught will offer takeaway pizza

There’s been plenty written about the rise of gourmet takeaway food in recent years, and now one of London’s luxury hotels is getting in on the act.

The Lowdown: Ready-made soft boiled eggs

Special feature: The lessons of Upton Park

East End pubs around the Boleyn Ground in Upton Park, lived and died by their claret and blue credentials, so it’s little wonder a year after West Ham upped sticks…

Niche sports can create 'something magical' in pubs

If pubs get behind niche sports such as handball, wrestling, netball and NBA basketball, it can “really add to their business”, according to leading managers in the trade.

Wendy's returns to the UK

US burger giant Wendy’s is hosting a one-day UK pop-up today in an apparent sign that it is reigniting its interest in the UK.