The Green Earth Appeal helps to deliver new diners as well as increasing the frequency of regular diners to restaurants. This is achieved at guaranteed zero cost to the restaurant. Green Earth Appeal are working with many high profile restaurateurs who are making this work for their restaurants very effectively. 111 Just think about what 50 trees looks … [Read more...]
Spirit Pub Company reports on first 8 weeks
Unsurprisingly, Spirit’s trading has been impacted by the adverse weather this January and February – as reported by its peers. However, it is pressing ahead with the formation of its Local Pubs division within its Managed estate, continuing to invest in its Leased estate and to dispose of the pubs that it perceives have limited potential and, overall, remains ‘confident of … [Read more...]
5 million each week use pub WiFi for work purposes
Britain’s pubs have become our “second office”, with 1.6 million more hours spent on WiFi for work reasons in pubs than in coffee shops, according to a report by The Cloud, the biggest high street WiFi provider in the UK. Multiple work – and other! - uses An estimated 5m people each week use the WiFi available in pubs for work purposes, sending an average of 25 work … [Read more...]
Wetherspoon’s operating margin squeezed
Wetherspoon’s interim results for the 26 weeks ended 27 January 2013, saw like-for-like sales increased by 6.9%, with total sales, including new pubs, increasing by 10.0% to £626.4 million (2012: £569.4 million). Like-for-like bar sales increased by 4.1% (2012: 3.4%), like-for-like food sales were up 13.4% (2012: 0.1%) and machine sales increased by 4.4% (2012: decreased by … [Read more...]
Labour might keep Duty Escalator
In an admission unlikely to endear him or his party to many voters, Shadow Small Business Minister Toby Perkins MP admitted to brewers at SIBA BeerX in Sheffield that Labour might have to retain the Beer Duty Escalator if it is in government after the next election. Pressed by delegates for a commitment to end the escalator, the MP for Chesterfield said he “recognised” the … [Read more...]