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Mocktails leading low and no sales growth

Alcohol-free cocktails are fuelling the growth in low and no sales in pubs and bars, according to new research. The findings, which come...

Market Taverns promotes Slade to CEO

Market Taverns has announced the promotion of Miles Slade to chief executive officer, as the London pub group prepares to accelerate investment ...

Star collabs with 30 brewers on cask training

Star Pubs has collaborated with 30 brewers from around the UK to create a free cask ale training playbook. The initiative is designed to...

Punch announces L&T leadership changes

Punch Pubs & Co has announced two senior leadership changes within its Leased & Tenanted (L&T) division. Henry Fairbanks joi...

LaCage to bring 'sports dining' to London

A new 'sports dining' experience will arrive in London this month, as LaCage opens its first UK restaurant on Kensington High Stree...

Brakspear sees 16% growth in turnover

Henley-based pub operator Brakspear has reported turnover of £47.9m for the year ended 28 December 2025. The numbers mean an ...

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Features

Preview: National Restaurant, Pub & Bar Show 2026

The National Restaurant, Pub & Bar Show 2026 returns to London in September. This year, The National Restaurant, Pub & Bar will...

Pub review: The Gunton Arms, Norfolk

Awards season is a busy one for us. Those who have attended the National Pub & Bar Awards will have heard me say how the whole project lasts...

Operator profile: Crafted

When setting up this interview with Chris King, founder of Crafted, the brilliant new hotel and members club in East Sussex, I mentioned to him ...

Interview: Sam Hagger, Beautiful Pubs Collective

P&B: Hi Sam. Can you start off with telling us a little bit about Beautiful Pubs Collective? SH: It’s an interesting business, becaus...

Pub review: The Lamb, Hindon

I knew the name Hindon rang a bell, but I couldn’t recall why. When the team from Young’s got in touch about their One More Sleep of...

Interview: Adam Mayers, Hydes Brewery

P&B: Thanks for talking with us, Adam. Let’s kick things off with a broad question – how’s business? AM: Our financial ye...

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People

Market Taverns promotes Slade to CEO

Market Taverns has announced the promotion of Miles Slade to chief executive officer, as the London pub group prepares to accelerate investment ...

Punch announces L&T leadership changes

Punch Pubs & Co has announced two senior leadership changes within its Leased & Tenanted (L&T) division. Henry Fairbanks joi...

Shurvinton leaves Greene King for GDK

Wayne Shurvinton has left pub operator and brewer Greene King to joining premium kebab brand German Doner Kebab (GDK). Shurvinton was managin...

Tom Kerridge partners with Wetherspoon

Michelin-starred chef and television presenter Tom Kerridge has partnered with J D Wetherspoon on the ever-growing #VATsTheProblem campaign. ...

Hero's Return reveals leadership team

The Hero's Return, the new pub and dining room opening this autumn at Battersea Power Station, has announced its new senior leadership team....

Long-serving publicans retire after 35 years

Two publicans are retiring from The Safe Harbour in Fowey, after decades of service running pubs with St Austell Brewery. Graham Allen is cal...

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Venues

LaCage to bring 'sports dining' to London

A new 'sports dining' experience will arrive in London this month, as LaCage opens its first UK restaurant on Kensington High Stree...

Vulcan Inn celebrates its reopening

Popular community pub the Vulcan Inn in Walkden has officially reopened, following an investment of £170,000 from its ...

Shepherd Neame readies Jamaica Clubhouse

Work has begun to create a new venue beneath one of the City of London’s most historic pubs, the Jamaica Wine House. The project by bre...

NQ64 readies biggest ever site in Soho

NQ64, the retro arcade bar group, is expanding its London presence with its biggest venue yet, opening at Orange Yard on Manette Street in Soho....

Islington pub doubles down on £6 pints

A pub in Islington is refusing to charge its guests more than £6 for a pint. The Compton Arms has spent the last year opting ...

Vagabond secures new Brighton location

Vagabond has chosen Brighton as the location for its first new bar outside of London for five years. The brand, which is know...

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