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The trade is set to lose sales worth 12m pints and 3.6m meals, a total of £86m, due to lockdown restrictions being in place for Mother’s Day, one trade body has estimated.
This is the second Mothering Sunday many pubs have missed out on as Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the public to avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other social venues on 16 March 2020, before announcing the first full national lockdown just a few days afterwards (23 March).
The millions of pounds worth of trade the industry will miss out on was calculated by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and the trade association also emphasised the importance the Government follow the roadmap, allowing pubs to trade fully from 21 June.
People moves: the latest news on people moves, jobs and training from across the pub sector This week’s round-up includes news that Marston’s CEO Ralph Findlay is to leave his role after 20 years, City Pub Group has hired a former Walmart boss, and the founder of Seafood Pub Company is to lead a new Oakman division.
Marston’s CEO Ralph Findlay to step down
The CEO of Wolverhampton-based pub operator Marston’s, Ralph Findlay, will step down from his role at the end of the current financial year on 30 September 2021.
Findlay has been CEO of Marston’s since 2001 and has overseen recent developments including the launch of the Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company joint venture with Carlsberg UK and a deal to operate SA Brain’s pub estate in Wales.
Six former Seafood Pub Company sites have been acquired from administrators by the Oakman Group, with its founder Joycelyn Neve joining Oakman to oversee a new Seafood Pub division.