NEWS & VIEWS – 18th July 2022
The Difficulties Facing Hospitality
A couple of stories about the difficulties facing hospitality, firstly the Office for National Statistics reports that even whilst the GDP as a whole grew 0.5% in May, hospitality declined 0.2%.
A couple of stories about the difficulties facing hospitality, firstly the Office for National Statistics reports that even whilst the GDP as a whole grew 0.5% in May, hospitality declined 0.2%.
Wetherspoons Expect a £30M loss
Meanwhile, Wetherspoons this week warned of an expected £30M loss this year, due largely to a decline of 8% in sales of draft beers and lagers, along with a reluctance for older customers to return to the pub, post lock-down
Meanwhile, Wetherspoons this week warned of an expected £30M loss this year, due largely to a decline of 8% in sales of draft beers and lagers, along with a reluctance for older customers to return to the pub, post lock-down
The Novelty Curve
Jeff has a great article this week about how hard it is for Craft Breweries to stay “cool” for long periods of time, due to the impact of what he calls “The Novelty Curve”.
Jeff has a great article this week about how hard it is for Craft Breweries to stay “cool” for long periods of time, due to the impact of what he calls “The Novelty Curve”.
Craft Hop Growing in the US
Finally, here is an interesting article about the smaller US craft hop growers, who are distributed right across the country
Finally, here is an interesting article about the smaller US craft hop growers, who are distributed right across the country
