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Shep’s cask club returns
Shepherd Neame has announced the return next month of its popular real ale initiative Cask Club next month, kicking off with Maverick (3.4 per cent)....
Thousands of breweries and pubs face closure
There are growing fears that 2023 could see a wave of company collapses as the cost of living crisis continues. New data published by accountants Begb...
Pubco cautiously optimistic about finances as it fights for tax equality
Pub group JD Wetherspoon said it was “cautiously optimistic” about the current financial year after its 25-week sales results, which includes Christma...
Rail strikes hit pubco’s festive sales
Pub group Fuller, Smith & Turner says it has lost ÂŁ4m in sales and will miss its profit targets this year due to the impact of rail strikes, inflation...
CAMRA calls for probe into energy companies’ treatment of pubs
Consumers, brewers and pub companies have joined forces and called for an urgent government inquiry into the energy sector and its treatment of pubs a...
French beer competition gets seal of approval
The annual France Bière Challenge has secured approval from the European Beer Consumers Union. The competition sees the best French beers competing fo...
Brewing giant pins hopes for success on smaller casks
Greene King is rolling out cask pins — a four-and-a-half-gallon cask ale container — this summer following a seven-figure investment. In recent years...
Threat to Scottish beer choice remains despite deposit scheme updates
There was good and bad news for Scottish beer and cider drinkers as updates to the Deporit Return Scheme have been released.Â
ÂŁ20 pint warning
Pub customers could soon be charged ÂŁ20 a pint unless pubs are given support for their energy bills. Pubs and breweries will face major financial loss...
Rising costs put pubs at risk
Twin crises are endangering pubs and breweries. Pubs face escalating costs that send the price of beer rocketing and lead to a loss of customers. The...
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