pubs
Stories tagged “pubs”
Amber Taverns opens its first Newcastle city-centre pub
The wet-led chain is putting £3m into The Gander, a sport-and-karaoke conversion in Newcastle's Haymarket, timed to open before the festive season.
Weight-loss jabs push Heineken to rethink pub menus
A Heineken presentation seen by Reuters tells UK hospitality customers to promote half-pints and low-alcohol drinks as GLP-1 use grows.
UK hospitality sales post best growth of 2026 in September
Pubs rose 3.8% and restaurant groups 2.6%, their best month since November 2024, but like-for-like growth still trails inflation a week before the Autumn Budget.
Stonegate pubs: Heineken in talks over a £300m deal
Star Pubs and Bars is reported to be negotiating for about 300 sites. Neither company will confirm it, and Stonegate says no decisions have been made.
Hospitality VAT cut: 800 businesses press Burnham on 10%
Chefs from Tom Kerridge to Heston Blumenthal and chains from Wagamama to Wetherspoon want the rate halved to 10%. The Treasury says any cut must be fully funded.
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