Beer
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2 days agoUK pubs making just 3p profit per 1 as rising costs squeeze margins
UK pubs are facing a profitability crisis, with operators left with only 3p profit for every £1 spent on a pint.
If you're headed to Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026, you're probably excited to root for your favorite team, enjoy the halftime show, and, hopefully, have a fun night of celebrating the win. To make the experience that much more memorable, you can't go wrong by hitting up the concessions stand for a bite and drink at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
Whether it's clinking steins of pilsner at Oktoberfest in Germany, lingering over a Guinness Extra Stout in a Dublin pub, or washing down seafood with a lager at a Goan shack, beer is often the most democratic of drinks. Affordable, easy on the palate, and effortlessly social, it's a longstanding favorite around the world. But in our global economy, beer is cheaper or more expensive depending on where you are and what exactly it is that you're drinking.
The 190th outing of the Oktoberfest is being held on Munich's Theresienwiese from September 20 to October 5, 2025. Set-up has been underway since the end of June, and now just days before the world's largest folk festival kicks off preparations are complete. To get the festival started, the Mayor of Munich traditionally taps the first barrel with a cry of "O'zapft is!." Over the next two-and-a-half weeks, it's estimated that six to seven million visitors will attend the Oktoberfest.