Pub drinks sales up 3.8% six months to September 2023
Drinks sales in the on-trade were up 3.8% overall during the last six months, though inflation, rail strikes and soaring costs make real terms growth "hard-won", CGA data has revealed.
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Drinks sales in the on-trade were up 3.8% overall during the last six months, though inflation, rail strikes and soaring costs make real terms growth "hard-won", CGA data has revealed.
On-trade drinks sales bounced back into year-on-year growth last week – ending a run of five weeks of negative numbers.
Scottish pub operator and brewer BrewDog has announced a “cost-saving initiative” to help customers keep cool during this week’s hot weather by reducing prices of its Cold Beer in line with temperatures rises.
Wet weather has ruined summer trade for more than 80% for operators, a recent survey by The Morning Advertiser has revealed.
Managed UK pubs recorded their worst weekly sales figures at the end of July versus last year as rain turned trade into a damp squib.