Pub & Bar 2004 preview

Now in its seventh year, Pub & Bar at London's Olympia is set to once again be the industry's biggest and best must-attend showcase.

Now in its seventh year, Pub & Bar is unchallenged as the pub industry's premier show. And Pub & Bar 2004, which runs from March 30 to April 1 at London's Olympia, will be bubbling over with the products and ideas that can help you grow your business.

More than 250 industry suppliers will be exhibiting, promising that Pub & Bar will have more than ever to tempt visitors. There are new names, new products and new ideas - and a trip to the show will mean you see and hear them first.

And as well as the stands there is the usual extensive programme of interactive features including the Pub Food Cookery Theatre, the Brewery Showcase and two new features based around wine. The Wine Theatre will give licensees practical tips on making the most of a growing market while the Constellation Wines Bar will give them an opportunity to taste a variety of examples.

Also part of the show for the first time this year is the New Product Trail, highlighting launches of products and services - an area Pub & Bar prides itself in.

All new products and services will be promoted throughout the show with exhibitors that are launching new products displaying certificates on their stands.

A New Product Trail floor plan will be handed out to visitors at the registration desk, enabling them to find what they are looking for quickly and easily.

"This year's show promises to offer even more to the visitor: new products, offers and promotions, training and advice and much more," said event director Michele Hams. So if you only go to one show this year, it has to be Pub & Bar.

Entrance to the show is free for trade visitors. For your ticket, contact the visitor hotline on 01923 690642 or register online at www.pubandbar.co.uk.

Pub & Bar 2004​

Olympia 2, London

• Tuesday, March 30​ 10.30am - 5.30pm
• Wednesday, March 31​ 10.30am - 5.30pm
• Thursday, April 1​ 10.30am - 4.30pm

Register free online at www.pubandbar.co.uk​ or call 01923 690642.

ALMR AGM and Spring Event​

A gallery of controversial organisations will line up to face the pub industry music at the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers' Spring Event, which has once again chosen Pub & Bar as its venue.

Anti-smoking charity ASH, Westminster City Council and industry watchdog The Portman Group will get the chance to have their say on smoking in public places, the licensing laws and responsible drinking, all the subject of much fierce debate within the ALMR over the past year.

Views will be presented by ASH director Deborah Arnott, Portman Group chief executive Jean Coussins and Cllr Audrey Lewis, cabinet member for licensing at Westminster.

As well as the association's own report to members, the event will also include a keynote speech from former Scottish & Newcastle Retail boss Bob Ivell, commentary from industry pundit Phil Dixon and a three-course lunch.

Tickets for the ALMR Spring Event on Wednesday March 31 cost £69 for members or £85 for non-members. For more information email info@almr.org.uk or phone 020 8579 2080. All attendees of the ALMR AGM gain automatic VIP status at Pub & Bar.

New at Pub & Bar 2004​

• Beer Quality Monitor​
  The latest innovation in beer quality monitoring from Brulines is designed as a low cost tool to improve line cleaning. The hand held device can monitor the quality of up to six products and claims to reduce overall wastage by up to 70 per cent.

Bradley Smoker​
Smoke your own snacks and dishes with an automatic smoke-house.

Cash Cube​
An unusually small footprint is the boast of this video game cabinet specially designed for pubs by Sega in collaboration with major operators.

Cryoservice Risk Assessment Manual​Complete your own cellar gas risk assessment with the help of a manual that spells out why you have to do it and what you have to do, and includes the tools to do it with and a step-by-step guide.

Digital Music Console​
Billed as the successor to the traditional jukebox, the Touch Sound Systems machine carries up to 3,500 tracks.

Entertainer Pulz​
A scaled down version of Mediatheme's Entertainer Pro entertainment system, the Pulz offers a music package at a lower price.

Essa AU Air Cleaners​
Essa claims a technological advance with its latest cleaners, which attract and polarise smoke particles leaving nothing to block the filter.

Great Uncle Cornelius Lemon Refresher​
From James White Drinks, the company that brought you Big Tom tomato juice, Lemon Refresher is blended from Mediterranean lemons, sweetened only with a dash of English apple juice. Available in 250ml and 750ml glass bottles.

Kruger Biltong​
A sliced beef snack from South Africa that comes in a variety of flavours.

Management of Licensed Premises​
An updateable loose-leaf guide for licensees covering licensing laws, the new reforms, health and safety, food safety and human resources. Put together by law firm Croner.

Maxitec Security & Surveillance Unit​
The size of a matchbox, this versatile CCTV camera transmits vision and audio to your TV set.

Midori Lemon Liqueur​
Taste the latest flavour from Fior Brands and take part in a prize draw.

Naughty Vend​
A new multi-column vending machine range plus a camera vending machine.

Parsnips with Parmesan​
A new taste from Burts Hand Fried Potato Crisps, these fried parsnips are sprinkled with parmesan seasoning.

PayPoint ATM​
A new self-fill cash machine for the licensed trade.

Phoenix ABC​
Automatic beerline cleaning system incorporating the latest technology.

The Quickie​
Billed as the only multi-layered shot glass in the world, The Quickie from Lock, Smith and Barrel aims to both minimise preparation time for complex drinks and introduce "unlimited" creativity and mixology.

Royal Oak​
O'Hanlons has won the licence to brew this five per cent ABV cask ale - along with the legendary 11 per cent Thomas Hardy Vintage Ale - by the new American brand owners. Both were produced at Eldridge Pope until it stopped brewing a few years ago.

Sandral​
An alternative way of offering bar snacks from the Nut Vending Company.

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale​
From America's biggest "microbrewery" Sierra Nevada Pale Ale arrives in the UK having established itself in the States as almost a beer style in its own right. While modelled on British pale ales, it is much more aromatic, with more hop flavour and less bitterness. Imported by Vertical Drinks.

Sureblend Ultra​
The new dispense system from leading gas supplier BOC Sureflow will be in operation in the cellar of the Main Bar at Pub & Bar.

Swoosher​
A bottle tray for chiller cabinets that aims to ensure you always serve the coldest beer in the fridge, saving on staff training and electricity.

True Direct Draw Mobile Beer Keg Dispenser​
A cost-effective mobile ice-cold beer dispenser for outdoor events from Ap