Be sure to mark your calendar as the dates for the seventeenth annual British Sausage Week have been set! Running from 3 – 9 November, the seven-days of sausage celebrations will provide the perfect platform for pubs and restaurants to raise awareness of quality assured sausages and benefit from increased sales. With a high profile PR campaign fronted by a British Sausage … [Read more...]
Sales growth slows for pubs and restaurants in May
Britain's managed pub and restaurant operators saw sales growth slow in May after a strong start to 2014, with collective like-for-like sales up just 0.2% compared to the same month last year. It follows a 4.4% increase in April and a 4.6% advance in March. The latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show that year-on-year same-store trading is still running at … [Read more...]
World Cup week 1: beer boosted in store
Every 4 years the nation is gripped by the FIFA World Cup - so how does success or failure on the pitch by England (and the other teams) impact the behaviour of British consumers? In store performance is shown below: we await figures from the pub sector with interest, despite England’s on pitch results! For each week of the World Cup, WDR is sharing a few highlights from the … [Read more...]
£27 million for The Black Lion!
Spirit has completed the disposal of its freehold pub, the Black Lion, on Bayswater Road in central London, to 123 Bayswater Road Limited for a total cash consideration of £27.0m, which it is intended will be re-invested in the retained Spirit business. Spirit has also entered into an agreement with 123 Bayswater Road Limited to continue to run the pub for an agreed … [Read more...]
Mixed trading for wine and spirit sector
The latest WSTA market report reveals a mixed trading period for the wine and spirit sector with volume growth stagnant across the on and off trade, although value growth was largely positive. Sales of wine in shops and supermarkets fell by -3% over the latest 12 months while sales of wine and spirits in pubs, bars and restaurants were flat. The result was a +3% increase … [Read more...]