{"id":179474,"date":"2023-08-03T11:27:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T11:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=179474"},"modified":"2023-08-03T11:27:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T11:27:39","slug":"price-of-beer-rockets-by-25p-to-7-10-at-some-wetherspoon-pubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/price-of-beer-rockets-by-25p-to-7-10-at-some-wetherspoon-pubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Price of beer rockets by 25p to \u00a37.10 at some Wetherspoon pubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Last orders at Spoons? Price of beer rockets by 25p to \u00a37.10 at some Wetherspoon pubs &#8211; is your pre-flight pint going up?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Corona, San Miguel and Stella Artois are also nearing the \u00a37 mark\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Holiday goers who are after an airport pint will have to pay a whopping \u00a37.10 at Wetherspoon&#8217;s branches, amid soaring inflation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A pre-holiday pint has become a tradition for many Brits but those travelling from Gatwick, Heathrow, Stanstead and Edinburgh airports could be in for a shock when they pay the bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Belgian beer Leffe has seen a price hike of 3.5 per cent at certain Wetherspoon pubs, with the cost rising from \u00a36.85 to \u00a37.10, The Sun reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many pints sold at the Wetherspoon chain are nearing \u00a37, including Corona, San Miguel and Stella Artois.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This follows a giant increase in the price of the pub&#8217;s food meal deals by up to 75p and its drinks by 25p.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/03\/11\/73918679-12368649-image-a-5_1691057476546.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Belgian beer Leffe has seen a price hike of 3.5 per cent at certain Wetherspoons pubs<\/p>\n<p>Aarin Chiekrie, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said the price hikes will leave a &#8216;bad taste&#8217; in the mouths of sun-seekers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Wetherspoons closes more pubs with dozens of boozers across Britain earmarked for closure..is YOUR local calling last orders?\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>He added: &#8216;Brits hoping to start their holidays with a relaxing pint in the airport will need deeper pockets this summer.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The chain has been trying to lure customers back in recent months, as sales remain below pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Tim Martin recently claimed supermarkets had taken up to half the industry&#8217;s trade as more people choose to drink at home to cut back on costs.<\/p>\n<p>He added that pubs including Wetherspoon were vulnerable to competition from shops as supermarkets do not pay VAT on food sales while bars and restaurants pay 20 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Martin said in a trading update in January: &#8216;We estimate that supermarkets have taken about half of the pub industry&#8217;s beer volumes since Wetherspoon started trading in 1979, a process that has likely accelerated following the pandemic.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The business, known for low-cost food and drink across its 843 UK pubs, has said prices could rise again if sales don&#8217;t improve.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/03\/11\/73918681-12368649-image-a-4_1691057473815.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wetherspoon at Gatwick Airport (pictured) where holiday goers can expect to pay \u00a37.10 for a pint of beer<\/p>\n<p>On March 24 it reported a pre-tax profit of \u00a34.6million for the 26 weeks to January 29, but this was 91 per cent down from \u00a350.3million pre-pandemic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Pub fans praise punter as he is spotted reading the Wetherspoon menu &#8216;for 15 minutes&#8217; while on the train<\/h3>\n<p>Wetherspoon has\u00a0closed 29 pubs this year with 22 more at risk of being axed\u00a0amid cost pressures.<\/p>\n<p>The hospitality company said &#8216;almost all&#8217; of the pubs facing closure were located nearby another.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the chain said prices are higher than average at airports.<\/p>\n<p>The cheapest pint of Carling in the country is reported to be on offer at The Wilfred Owen in Shropshire at just \u00a31.99.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The pub chain has opened three new venues this year and the chain is setting their sights ahead to the next financial year.<\/p>\n<p>In a pre-close trading update published in July, Tim Martin, said the following:<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The company expects profits in the current financial year to be in line with market expectations<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As a result of a continued improvement in sales and a slightly reduced expectation for cost increases, for example energy costs, the company anticipates an improved outcome for the next financial year.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12368649\/Last-orders-Spoons-Price-beer-rockets-25p-7-10-Wetherspoon-pubs-pre-flight-pint-going-up.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last orders at Spoons? 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