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PUB & BAR – DECEMBER 2020 / ISSUE 189 ISSUE NORTHERN PLANTING ONE FOR POWERHOUSE IDEAS THE ROAD William Lees-Jones How vegan food Pub & Bar samples talks through current can help with your some standout DECEMBER 2020 / ISSUE 189 / pubandbar.com / £4.10 life at JW Lees New Year sales London takeaways The pie’s the limit What constitutes a bar snack? We speak to Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars about light bites and quick pub food WELCOME TRISTAN O’HANA Editor [email protected] / 01474 520247 / @TrisOHana TIERS THE SEASON TO BE… …Angry? Restricted? Optimistic? I’m sure there are a fair few is on the horizon, people), but also to turn some of the pandemic’s adjectives pub and bar operators would like to insert in place of the silver linings into great big shining prospects. For example, when customary ‘jolly’, but, alas, this magazine isn’t the place to host such takeaway goes back to being an additional revenue stream, as profanities (as much as I’d like to offer some creative suggestions of opposed to a venue’s only option, think how far the on-trade will my own). have come in delivering such a service (page 38). And how about For the truth is, as I sit here writing the morning after England’s William Lees-Jones’ thoughts on enforced table service? “It meant tier allocations were announced, there’s not a lot of jolliness out the quality of service went up and staff were running around giving there. According to UKHospitality, 98% of the UK’s hospitality trade amazing hospitality, rather than looking at their phones and texting will now take place in tier two and three regions and, should the their mates. And then they were getting great tips as a result. restrictions last the entire month of December, an estimated £7.8bn Everybody wins.” You can read our lead interview with the JW Lees worth of trading is set to be wiped out, compared to 2019. managing director on page 18. The British Beer & Pub Association said that the tiers will impact Whichever tier your venues are placed in this month, Pub & Bar over 30,000 pubs, with 16,454 pubs being forced to close within tier is with you every step of the way. We wish the entire UK on-trade three regions. Of the 21,091 pubs that are in regions classified as tier every bit of luck over the coming weeks and very much look forward two, 13,920 pubs will either remain closed because they don’t serve to seeing you all on the other side. substantial meals or will be financially unviable due to the impact on revenue of the additional restrictions, including no household mixing Tristan O’Hana - Editor and only serving alcohol with meals. Merry Christmas, everyone. With this sobering reality concluding what has already been, for the most part, a joyless year, what could Pub & Bar’s December 2020 issue possibly include to offer operators even the smallest tidings of comfort and joy? Well, hopefully the next 50 pages can act Whichever tier your venues are as stimulus, inspiration and, most importantly, a reminder of what placed in this month, Pub & Bar this industry can deliver… once it is permitted to do so. is with you every step of the way Throughout this edition, we’ve done what we can to not only present some ideas around future trading opportunities (Veganuary ROSANNA SPENCE GEMMA BRADISH JAMIE ROBBINS ANDY GIBB Deputy Editor Features Editor Managing Director Divisional Director - Hospitality [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 07789 818660 01474 520263 01474 520261 EMMA DORAN ABBIE GEORGE SUE STUNT Key Account Director Business Development Manager Products and Services Manager [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 01474 520258 01474 520251 01474 520243 The paper used within this publication [email protected] has been sourced from Chain-of-Custody CIRCULATION: certified manufacturers, operating within international STUDIO MANAGER: Marc Ayres PRODUCTION: Hannah Broad DESIGN: Stine Arnulf environmental standards, to ensure sustainable sourcing of PUBLISHED BY: H2O Publishing, Media House, 3 Topley Dr, Rochester, ME3 8PZ TEL: 0345 500 6008 the raw materials, sustainable production and to minimise our PRINTED BY: Buxton Press carbon footprint. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publishers. pubandbar.com / DECEMBER 20202019 / Pub & Bar / 03 CONTENTS DECEMBER 2020 06 NEWS 24 14 LEGAL BAR SNACKS AND QUICK 48 NEW PRODUCTS PUB FOOD 51 EVENTS 16 Small and speedy SPORT The Premier League games are stacking up 18JW LEES William Lees-Jones on operating life in 32 VEGAN the north west How The Harwood Arms caters to plant- based diners 38 40 PUB PRODUCTS REVIEWS IN REVIEW Three takeaways A look back on this from south east year’s launches London @PubandBarMag Pub & Bar online - pubandbar.com pubandbar.com / DECEMBER 2020 / Pub & Bar / 05 NEWS WHERE WE’VE BEEN @PubandBarMag VENUES POISED FOR NATIONAL PUB & BAR AWARDS LIMELIGHT Entries for the 2021 National Pub & Bar Awards will open at the beginning of next month, as the annual celebration gears up to deliver what could be its most important year yet. The event, which aims to showcase the UK’s finest pubs and bars on a national scale, will once again be crowning the best venues within 94 counties across England, Wales, We’re loving the look of @adamhandling’s pre- Scotland and Northern Ireland. batched bottled cocktail range, launched from his zero-waste bar @evebarldn in London’s Covent In what could be described as a rollover year, entries for the 2021 National Pub & Bar Garden. Awards will combine with those received for the 2020 event, which was unable to take place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Pub and bar operators can submit their entries on- line from Monday 4 January. “As always, it’s our mission to recognise and reward the incredible work of these hos- pitality operators through the National Pub & Bar Awards,” says Tristan O’Hana, editor of Pub & Bar, which hosts the event. “Now more than ever, pubs and bars need as much sup- port and promotion as they can get – we will do all we can to ensure that every National Pub & Bar Awards winner gets the attention and praise they deserve. Summer trading in 2021 could be the most pivotal occasion the industry has ever encountered, and an award win at that time could make a massive difference to footfall.” For more information and to submit your entry, visit nationalpubandbarawards.co.uk DELIVERY MARKET COULD HIT We’re loving what the clever folks at @yummypubco are doing with their new £7.1M THIS YEAR cocktail takeaways. The team from Yummy’s @thewiremill have packed up some classics. New research has revealed that the food delivery market in the UK could be worth £7.1bn by the end of 2020. The data, shared by The NPD Group, compares the period from January to October this year with the same period in 2019. It shows that delivery is up 14% in visit terms (to 804m) and has seen a 40% increase in spend to £5.7bn. Although delivery has met consumer needs during the pandemic, the positive news for pubs and bars is that consumers still value eating out and many plan to do so as soon as they are able. The NPD Group says delivery could finish 2020 with visits up 16% to break the 1bn bar- rier, with spend projected to be up by 42% at £7.1bn. That would be the equivalent of a 12m monthly increase in visits versus 2019, and a £177m monthly boost to spend. In terms of what’s being ordered, figures show that pizzas, chips and burgers have been the nation’s top food delivery choices during the examined period. “Delivery is the silver lining in the otherwise very black cloud that hangs over Britain’s foodservice sector and has been the standout performer in 2020,” comments Dominic All- port, insights director (foodservice) at The NPD Group. “Delivery spend peaked in July at 51% above pre-Covid levels, but this trailed off as foodservice operators reopened and with the Before November’s lockdown, we paid one final August Eat Out to Help Out scheme. It’s now rising again amid the return to stricter lockdown visit to our locals, one of which being the always rules and we expect it to see further success in the colder winter months and on into 2021.” wonderful @thegreyhoundsydenham. 06 / Pub & Bar / DECEMBER 2020 / pubandbar.com ADAM HANDLING’S EVE BAR LAUNCHES BOTTLED COCKTAILS BBPA SUMS UP TIER LOSSES AFTER THE Chef and restaurateur Adam Handling has launched a pre-batched bottled cocktail range from his zero-waste bar Eve in London’s Covent Garden. CHANCELLOR’S BUDGET Available nationwide, the specially curated ‘prepared by us and poured by The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed that you’ menu allows customers to enjoy some of Eve’s cocktails from the comfort the new tier system introduced by Boris Johnson will cost of their own home. wet-let pubs £47,000 each for the month of December alone. Eve’s signature cocktails include the likes of the No ‘X’ in Espresso coffee According to the trade association, if all wet-led pubs martini and Pandan Old Fashioned, which are available alongside some brand in the UK were to be subject to the restrictions in tiers two new concoctions, such as the Lemon BonBon and the Eve ‘Grounded’ Negroni. and three, this would cost the sector £1.5bn (or £47,000 for The bar, situated beneath Handling’s Frog restaurant, is also offering a Ma- each wet-led pub in the UK).

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