Even more frightening statistics that show that the pub trade is still not showing any signs of real recovery.
“There are various reasons for this says a high profile publican (who wants to remain anonymous) but the main reason is that so many pub tenants have locked horns with their landlords, the breweries, over rents and the price they pay for beers etc.”
It's not just the smoking ban, the weather, the economic situation and the supermarkets that are affecting trade. Just being a publican today is a tough, tough business especially when your overheads are artificially high”.
So who’s making the money then? Not the publicans?
If you’re worried about your situation and maybe would like to conversation about your financial situation, why not talk to Reviva UK. Would it surprise you to know that we are currently in discussion with numerous other publicans who are in the same situation as you?