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Strategic opportunity: Fuller's agrees sales of 37 tenanted pubs to Admiral

Admiral procures 37 tenanted pubs from Fuller's for £18.3m

Admiral Taverns has reached an agreement to purchase 37 pubs from Fuller, Smith & Turner’ Tenanted Inns Division for £18.3m

Beer prices: Cost of a pint of lager jumps 4.6% in year to April 2024 (Credit:Getty/Henrik Sorensen)

Lager prices up 4.6% YOY

Pint prices in pubs increased 4.6% in the year to April 2024, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.

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Soak up summertime sales with Cruzcampo®

Warm weather gives people a reason to visit pubs and bars, so take the opportunity to ensure your range is ready for the summer and up to date with the latest beer trends. With the taste for Mediterranean lagers growing and new launches driving excitement...

Laura Willoughby exclusive article for Low & No Project

Laura Willoughby: Moderation has gone mainstream

Many people in the UK are drinking less alcohol than they used to. However, only a small number of these have become complete abstainers.

Bright spot: stout was a winner as sales and footfall dropped (credit: Getty/Alberto Marrupe Gutierrez)

Wet weather dashes trade for bank holiday weekend

Poor weather on the late May bank holiday weekend led to a 5.5% sales volume drop in UK pubs.

Looking back: Poppleston Allen celebrates 30 years of trading while reflecting on the changes to licensing during those years (image: Getty/andresr)

A look at licensing changes over 30 years as leading firm celebrates 3 decades

As leading licensing firm Poppleston Allen marks more than a quarter of a century in business, we've also taken a trip down memory lane to look at the changes that have taken place during these 30 years.

Britvic Soft Drinks Review 2024: Value rises across on-trade (Credit:Getty/AleksandarGeorgiev)

Soft drinks worth more than £7bn to on-trade

Soft drinks have fast become a multi-billion-pound revenue stream pubs can no longer ignore.

Good news: there is lots going on across the industry (image: Getty/Richard Drury)

The Good News: Young's exceeds fundraising target for children's charity

We acknowledge the sector is facing an extremely tough time with challenges left, right and centre.

Summer favourite: pubs such the New Inn in West Sussex are taking advantage of wine

FEATURE: Make your wine sales rise as weather improves

Gone are the days when anyone asking for a glass of ‘dry white’ in a pub would be faced with rolling eyes as the bar member scrambled through the back bar fridge to find a bottle that had likely been open for at least a week.

Full plate: a variety of wellbeing topics will be discussed at The Burnt Brunch events

The Burnt Brunch events to focus on wellbeing of sector employees

Wellbeing is being put to the top of the menu for The Burnt Chef Project’s new initiative – The Burnt Brunch.

Options for Revs: Revolution Bars Group has urged shareholders to vote for its current restructuring plan

Revolution rejects acquisition approach from Nightcap

Revolution Bars Group has rejected an acquisition approach from Nightcap, stating the proposal is “incapable of being delivered”.

The Low & No Project launches #LowNoProject

The Low & No Project launched by The MA

The Morning Advertiser is launching The Low & No Project in a bid to educate and inspire the opportunities in the low & no products on-trade category that are currently only being taken advantage of by a few operators.

Utility update: Nationwide Energy looks at what's going on with gas and electricity (image: Getty/primeimages)

'Future direction of utility costs remains uncertain'

In the past few weeks, we have seen a sharp rise in energy commodity costs, driven by tightening supply for several reasons.

The Morning Advertiser Lock In Podcast episode 79

Are you being served?

Customer service is key to making your business a success, in the season finale, the Lock In takes a closer look at a key aspect that can make or break a pub.

Number of women drinking beer in UK has decreased since 2018

Fewer women drinking beer than in 2018

Six years after research revealed the UK had the lowest percentage of beer drinkers in the world, new evidence has shown the figure has fallen further.

Test findings: the research shows seven in 10 beer and wine servings were short measures (image: Getty/ HRAUN)

‘In no way do pubs want to be accused of short serving’

Pubs don’t want to be accused of short serving their customers, one trade body has said in response to the results of research which claimed more than two thirds of beer and wine servings were short measured.

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Admiral procures 37 tenanted pubs from Fuller's for £18.3m

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M&B lfl sales up 7% and buys Pesto Restaurants

Sales slump by 1.7% thanks to April showers

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Kerridge urges pubs to 'dig deep and work hard' at Pub in the Park

Sport-filled bank holiday weekend set to drive sales

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