Grape and the good
02-Apr-2001
Despite a strong resurgence of wine, publicans are still not doing enough to fulfil the sector's potential in the on-trade. Ben McFarland reports.Few...
Operations award approaches finale
02-Apr-2001
ALMR award celebrates excellence at a key level of management.One of the biggest challenges for an operations manager is tackling underage drinking,...
Up the PECing order
02-Apr-2001
Look through the literature for The Pub Estate Company, and one name is notable by its absence - its owner.The company was formed six years ago with...
Wine packaging is boxing clever
02-Apr-2001
Wine boxes give great flexibility with the prospect of guaranteed quality, minimum wastage and best use of space. We investigate.No doubt about it,...
Extended hours for Queen's Golden Jubilee
02-Apr-2001
The government has decided to commemorate Her Majesty the Queen's succession to the throne with a public bank holiday and relaxation of the permitted...
Viva Las Vegas - how does trade differ across the Atlantic?
02-Apr-2001
America is vast - it's bold and brash, loud and cheerful, wild and wacky but bigger and better? Lorna Harrison gives a personal view on how trade...
Youngsters targeted by guide advising on dangers of alcohol
02-Apr-2001
A new guide for young people called Drunk in Charge of a Body? has been produced by Alcohol Concern and the Brook pregnancy advice service.The guide...
Troubled publican set to lead Pubwatch scheme
02-Apr-2001
A licensee who faced losing his public entertainment licence because of late-night brawls outside his pub is to lead a new Pubwatch scheme in his...
New Bacardi Breezer flavour, cranberry, released into market
30-Mar-2001
The premium packaged spirit market leader, Bacardi Breezer, has expanded its range of flavours with the addition of a new cranberry flavour.The...
Löwenbräu relaunched to compete in growing speciality imported lager market
30-Mar-2001
Löwenbräu, the sleeping giant of premium lager, has been relaunched as a speciality imported beer to compete with the likes of Hoegaarden, Budvar...
Limited choice of beers hits consumers
30-Mar-2001
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has accused the big pub companies of failing to meet the needs of consumers by limiting the choice of beers...
Brakspear breaks sales record
29-Mar-2001
Regional brewer WH Brakspear is celebrating its best results for 220 years, including a continuing increase in sales of cask beer.The Oxfordshire...
Late licence milestone as venue is granted 12.30am Sunday extension
29-Mar-2001
Bakersfield Entertainment's Mood Café and Bistro in Carlisle has become one of the first venues to be given one of the government's new Special...
Health and safety schemes launched to combat onfusion over regulations
29-Mar-2001
Confusion among licensees over the number of health and safety regulations has led to the launch of two new initiatives aimed at helping small...
Morrells admits recruitment ad was shot in New Zealand
29-Mar-2001
Morrells of Oxford has admitted using a picture of a New Zealand pub on adverts for new recruits to its Oxfordshire estate.The photograph was...
Duty free ale a hit
29-Mar-2001
The Budget may be over but East Midlands-based independent pub operator Tynemill has kept the issue of beer duty in the spotlight.Tynemill...
New boss arrives after Whitbread deal
29-Mar-2001
The new boss of Whitbread's 3,000 pubs and bars has arrived to look after the estate's handover to Morgan Grenfell Private Equity.Ian Payne...
Maxxium becomes world's third biggest drinks supplier
28-Mar-2001
Maxxium, the marketing and distribution company has taken on board a fourth partner, Sweden's Vin & Sprit (V&S), to become the world's third...
New line-up of directors at Interbrew
27-Mar-2001
Interbrew has aimed for continuity in its new line-up of directors heading its UK brewing arm.A revamped 10-strong team, including new managing...
Cutting the mustard: Mustard Entertainment Restaurants
26-Mar-2001
Mustard Entertainment is focusing on building its recently acquired Brannigans chainAddress: 200 Broad Street, Birmingham, B15 1AYTelephone: 0121 643...
Latino cuisine: not just tortillas and fajitas
26-Mar-2001
The popularity of Latino cuisine has, over the past five years, increased at a phenomenal rate. We take a look and offer two recipe ideas.The...
Brands change hands after acquisition of Seagram Drinks
26-Mar-2001
Drinks brands are changing hands as the dust settles from Pernod Ricard and Diageo's acquisition of Seagram Drinks.Pernod Ricard and Diageo said they...
Inventive steps up Revolution roll-out with predictions of vodka salesgrowth
26-Mar-2001
Inventive Leisure is to step up expansion of its Revolution bars because it predicts further growth in the UK vodka market.It is about to open its...
Social clubs
23-Mar-2001
Q My local social club is at an NHS hospital and regularly sells alcohol. However, it does not appear to have any notices displayed regarding the...
Shepherd Neame makes most of 'Bottle of Britain' campaign
23-Mar-2001
Shepherd Neame is making the most of its controversial Spitfire Ale "Bottle of Britain" advertising campaign - by selling beach towels and posters...
Full-pint protesters head to Number 10
23-Mar-2001
McMullen's brewery takes the trade's fight to Downing StreetThe trade took its protests over plans for a compulsory 100 per cent liquid pint to the...
HTF to and confusion over staff training with launch of website
23-Mar-2001
The Hospitality Training Foundation (HTF) is hoping to end confusion over staff training through its new website.The site, at www.htf.org.uk,...
BII launches best practice certificate
23-Mar-2001
Qualification aims to improve standards in entertainment pubsA new qualification to encourage best practice among licensees running entertainment...
Rocketing pub prices
22-Mar-2001
Pub prices are set to continue their climb - despite the number of properties that are currently flooding the market.
Tips from the top for the best sandwich in town
22-Mar-2001
Tips for top sandwiches from Nellie Nichols, creative director of Hazlewood Foods and the original driving force behind some of Pret a Manger's wild...
The Big F: the man behind licensed propert agent Fleurets
22-Mar-2001
They call him The Big F. Barry Gillham is certainly spacious, as an estate agent might put it, and, over the past two decades, he has had a large...
Computerised accounts systems
22-Mar-2001
With the government offering 100 per cent tax relief on computers, it could be a good time to move your accounts from paper to screen. It should save...
Finding the best deal
22-Mar-2001
We take a llok at how to find the best the deal for you when financing your pub venture.Talk to anyone in the licensed property business these days...
Financial control: avoid going bust
22-Mar-2001
Taking note of the danger signs early enough can help you avoid going bust in a competitive market. We take a look at financial control.Independent...
What to do when bankruptcy seems inevitable
22-Mar-2001
On the way to the bankrupcy court, there is much that can be done to steer a business through a different course.One of the strategies promoted by...
Know your qualifications
22-Mar-2001
Today almost a million people are estimated to work in the licensed trade, the UK's largest employer. There is however a huge skills shortage and...
Marketing and technology fuse together in new spin on pub entertainment
22-Mar-2001
Flat hats and pints of Boddies are still visible in Bolton's Wine Lodge, but up the road at Yates Group's swish headquarters they are working on...
AEI Music introduces ProFusion - smart music for pubs
22-Mar-2001
Who's got the best job? On the shortlist must be AEI Music's nine UK programmers who spend all day, every day, making party tapes.These are perhaps...
Brulines launches EDIS Smart Door
22-Mar-2001
When Brulines launched its Electronic Draught Information System (EDIS) five years ago it was viewed with suspicion by licensees. It was Big Brother,...
Cask Marque: campaigning to improve cask ale quality
22-Mar-2001
Early in 2001, Cask Marque launched the latest phase of its campaign to return cask ale sales to growth. This plan of action should improve beer...
Noise restrictions faced by licensed property owners
22-Mar-2001
Mock rockers Spinal Tap proudly boasted, in the cult film of the same name, that the volume knobs on their amplifiers go up to 11. These days growing...
Venue Review: The Crab & Lobster, Asenby, North Yorkshire
22-Mar-2001
You could be forgiven for believing that you are a mere pebble throw from the beach when you set foot into the Crab & Lobster pub and cast an eye...
Health and Safety responsibilities for publicans
22-Mar-2001
Food safety continues to figure high on a licensees list of responsibilities. Recurrent food scares have not only brought a tough response from the...
How to cope with a visit from the Environmental Health Officer
22-Mar-2001
Licensees these days have to be experts in many areas, and food safety is certainly one of them. Staying within the law - and keeping your customers...
Floors TOO clean?
22-Mar-2001
So you've got that kitchen floor so clean you could eat your dinner off it. Only problem is, you have introduced another hazard. Someone could slip...
Building a team
22-Mar-2001
First impressions count - they make the difference to whether a customer stays for a "quick one" or ends up eating, or in a worst case scenario...
Technology offers more information than ever before
22-Mar-2001
Technology is offering licensees more and more opportunities - and tenants need not feel left out, thanks to Nucleus.Tenants must often feel a little...
EPOS systems introduce a wealth of possibilities to publicans
22-Mar-2001
Technology in pubs falls into three camps - the Good, the Boring and the Really Quite Useful.For most licensees Good Technology is considered to be...
Searching for the pub of your dreams?
21-Mar-2001
Andrew Turzynski, senior business manager at commercial mortage lenders First National takes a cool look at the financial implications of buying a...
Disability Discrimination Act threatens independent pubs
21-Mar-2001
Legislation aimed at giving disabled people better access to pubs could hit prices paid for traditional country pubs, a licensed trade solicitor has...
