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Closures and conversions: CAMRA urges Whitbread to reconsider decision (Credit:Getty/JuergenBosse)

CAMRA urges Whitbread to reconsider closures

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has urged Whitbread to “reconsider” its decision to close or convert more than 100 pubs as part of its growth strategy.

Price fluctuations: Foodservice Price Index shows food inflation has fallen for 12 consecutive months (Credit:Getty/Photo_Concepts)

Foodservice price inflation falls for 12 months in a row

Foodservice price inflation dropped to 3.6% in the year to June 2024, marking 12 months in a row of falling rates.

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Isn’t it time you reconsidered a classic?

If you Google sherry, pretty much every article starts with a tired line of an elderly English lady or vicar with a tipple of sherry. It’s a cliché that it is hard to retire.

Entertainment rules: operators can have live amplified music until 11pm, Poppleston Allen advises (image: Getty/edelmar)

Legal Q&A: the rules around live music outside

In this week's licensing column, legal experts Poppleston Allen answered a question around live music in external areas.

Critical reform: BBPA urges Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) to reduce cost of doing business (Credit: UK Parliament)

BBPA: 'we need to see a reduction in the cost of doing business'

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called for Labour to confirm vital measures for the hospitality sector in the upcoming Budget.

Magnificent area: the George at Burpham is located in the spectacular South Downs

MY PUB: The George at Burpham, West Sussex

The scenic South Downs is home to the George at Burpham in a rural location three miles from Arundel – famed for its amazing castle in West Sussex.

St Austell launches Summer Sun cask beer to help RNLI

St Austell launches Summer Sun ale to support RNLI

South-west England brewer and pub operator St Austell Brewery has joined forces with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in its 200th anniversary year to launch a cask beer.

Income generation: the Old Abbey Taphouse is hosting a festival across the August bank holiday weekend to raise much-needed funds

Old Abbey Taphouse hosting festival to avoid closure

The Old Abbey Taphouse in Hulme, which is a former Great British Pub Award winner, will be hosting a three-day festival from the 24 to 26 August in order to secure enough funds to stay open.

Building momentum: drinks sales see strongest week of the summer so far (Credit:Getty/charmedlightph)

Drinks sales return to year-on-year growth

Drinks sales in pubs see strongest trading week of the summer so far thanks to warmer weather after slumping into negative numbers.

Data drop: the number of UK breweries has fallen to 1,748 (image: Getty/Rouzes)

Brewery numbers continue to drop despite strong sales

The total number of breweries has continued to decline despite strong sales being reported by the sector, new data has found.

Company update: M&B has completed 139 conversions and remodels in the period (image: Mitchells & Butlers)

M&B ‘well positioned to grow profitability’

Pubs, bars and restaurants operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) reported a rise in sales, in a recent trading update.

Pull in the crowds: adding extras on a football day can increase dwell times and sales (credit: Getty/gorodenkoff)

FEATURE: Be a winner as football stars return to Premier League

It might not be coming home just yet but, as Euro 2024 proved, there’s nothing quite like live football to get people out of the house and into the on-trade.

Future plans: Christmas bookings for the 2024 festive period are already looking positive (image: Getty/Napoletana)

Xmas bookings already up 54%

Christmas bookings for the 2024 festive period are already up by more than half (54%) compared to last year, new insight has found.

Portfolio growth: Punch has acquired the White Swan in Market Rasen

Punch adds to town pub to its growing portfolio

Punch Pubs & Co has acquired a traditional town pub, which will form part of the group’s leased and tenanted estate.

Scheme return: the Beer Sommelier programme has been relaunched

Cask Marque relaunches Beer Sommelier programme

With support from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and Institute of Brewers and Distillers (IBD), Cask Marque has relaunched the Beer Sommelier programme.

Closing doors: more than 80 sites were lost in the five-week period (image: Getty/ claudiodivizia)

More than 2 sites lost a day in 5-week period

Some 84 outlets were lost in the hospitality sector from 1 June to 6 July, with suburban and urban areas hit the hardest, according to new data.

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