The Latest Breaking News from Nick Mackenzie

Hospitality VAT cut: can it help the sector and at what cost to UK taxpayer?

Drop to 10% for pubs and eateries would be in line with most of Europe, but critics say it favours multinationals

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30

Pub chain Greene King to sell 150 venues in major shake-up

The brewing and retail group will also close around 20 sites

Evening Standard · Mar 18

Budget threatens jobs and venues, pub bosses warn as business rates rise

Pubs, restaurants and small shops are all expected to see their property tax payments jump from the next financial year.

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025

Rise in national insurance to hit jobs and investment, high street bosses warn

The rate of employer national insurance contributions increases from 13.8% to 15% on Sunday April 6.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025

A bitter blow? British pubs, restaurants and hospitality firms brace for rise in NICs

An increase in national insurance and a rising living wage, is leading to predictions of a hiring freeze across the sector. But not every economist agrees

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2025

Cheers! The top five events that helped Greene King pubs serve millions of pints in 2023

Pubs giant and brewer Greene King has revealed the five leading events in 2023 that helped pull in customers and boost trade across its huge estate.

Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2023

Pubs eye coronation boost to ease ‘challenging’ 2023 – Greene King boss

The group expects to pour around 1.8 million pints across its pub estate over the bumper weekend.

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2023

Cost of living: Pubs and brewers warn over mass closures as energy bills leap 300%

Bosses of six of the UK’s biggest pub and brewing companies have signed an open letter to the Government urging it to act

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2022

Thousands of UK pubs ‘face closure’ without energy bills support

Government told mass job losses are inevitable in absence of help, with sector still battling back from Covid

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022

Pubs and breweries warn of mass closures as energy bills leap 300%

Bosses of six of the UK’s biggest pub and brewing companies urge government to act to avoid “real and serious irreversible” damage

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022