Last week, EP was delighted to host an interesting session with a mix of operators and consultants to discuss tendering, processes, and the relationships across the sector.

Pubs are closing at an alarming rate in the UK, with recent findings from the Insolvency Service revealing that UK pub closures in 2022 were at the highest level in a decade. More than 500 pubs folded last year as they struggled with the rising cost of living.

“In the beginners mind there are many possibilities in the experts there are few” so says Shunryu Suzuki, arguably the most influential Zen Buddhist teacher of the twentieth century.