All news articles for March 2024

Decision time: Careful consideration is advised on potentially switching to a premises licence (credit: Getty/izusek)

LICENSING HUB - LEGAL WITH POPPLESTON ALLEN

Legal Q&A: Members’ clubs v pubs – what to consider

By Joe Harvey, associate solicitor, Poppleston Allen

In the latest Q&A with Poppleston Allen, Joe Harvey weighs up the pros and cons of ditching a club premises certificate for a premises licence.

Rally call: NTIA CEO Michael Kill has called for action on VAT from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt (right)

NTIA: 5,000+ call for VAT reduction to 12.5%

By Gary Lloyd

Calls for the Government to slash VAT down to 12.5% from its current 20% level in the Spring Budget have poured into MPs’ offices, according to the Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA).

Food pricing: Inflation drop a 'positive sign' but challenges ahead (Credit: Getty/ J Studios)

Food inflation falls to 12.6%

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index recorded year-on-year inflation of 12.6% in January – a drop of 1.2 percentage points from December’s rate of 13.8%.

Summer is on its way: apple and fruit variants are faring well (credit: Getty/ViewApart)

FEATURE – Cider

FEATURE: Boom period expected for cider

By Nigel Huddleston

The men’s football Euros and the Olympics, in Germany and Paris respectively, make the summer of 2024 potentially a boom period for pub cider sales.

How the revamped Proper Job IPA by St Austell looks

THE CASK PROJECT

St Austell rebrands flagship cask ale Proper Job

By Gary Lloyd

St Austell Brewery has unveiled a new look for its flagship IPA Proper Job (4.5% ABV), which will hit pubs and bars across the UK beginning this month (March 2024).