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Jamie Oliver is an advocate of using local produce

Jamie Oliver drops into Crown pub for lunch

By Nicholas Robinson

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver surprised staff at the Crown in Sevenoaks after dropping in for lunch with friend and television co-host Jimmy Doherty while filming in the area.

Chefs on the top 50 list create dishes that are second to none

Top 50 Gastropubs Awards 2016

Win a Top 50 Gastropubs Award

You and your pub could be immortalised as a winner of one of the three specialist awards categories open to entry at next year’s Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards.

Neurogastronomy is about more than how the food looks on the plate

Double pub food sales with neurogastronomy?

By Nicholas Robinson

Encouraging diners to use more senses than just the taste buds could boost your profits. Nicholas Robinson explains how neurogastronomy can be used to enhance every diner’s experience

St John chefs' Hackney pub the Marksman: profile

My PUB

My Pub: the Marksman, Hackney

By Joe Lutrario

Chefs Tom Harris and Jon Rotheram reopened archetypal East Endboozer the Marksman to rave reviews earlier this year. Joe Lutrario catches up with the pair to talk beef and barley buns and keeping the locals sweet.

80% of steaks sold in the foodservice sector are imported, according to Allen

‘Stop imported steak culture’ urges supplier

By Nicholas Robinson

Pub chefs must source more British meat and use alternative and more profitable cuts to ensure animal protein does not become an overpriced luxury, a leading supplier has urged.

PMA to host pub ACV roundtable debate

ACVs

PMA to host pub ACV roundtable debate

By Mike Berry

The PMA has teamed up with the Parliamentary Save the Pub Group to co-host a roundtable debate on the value of ACV listings to the trade.

Dates for the diary

Events

Dates for the diary

By Emily Sutherland

Time to get your diary out - a number of key events for multiple site operators will take place through October and November. 

MA300: what we learnt

MA300: what we learnt

By Emily Sutherland

Opportunities in the north-eastKicking things off, Punch development director David Wigham outlined the trends driving the north-east and the potential it offers for multiple site operators.

Food and beer pairing: evolving the palate

COMMENT

Food and beer pairing: evolving the palate

By Adam Dulye, Brewers Association executive chef

Everything on the menu should reflect what is in season and what a chef wants to cook right now, just as craft beers reflect what a craft brewer wants to brew right now.  

Punch Taverns pubs will be sold, not closed

Punch Taverns

Punch sell-off: closure fears eased

By Oli Gross

Punch Taverns has confirmed plans to sell 400 pubs in the next few years as part of a long-standing business plan, but has allayed fears of closures which were mistakenly reported in the national press.

Rare burger preparation guidance will be difficult to implement

Rare burger rules ‘won’t keep diners safe’

By Nicholas Robinson

Food businesses won’t be able to guarantee consumer safety when serving rare burgers, even after implementing the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) new guidance, experts have warned.

George Osborne's apprenticeship levy could cost hospitality over £100m

Apprenticeship levy could cost sector £100m

By Daniel Woolfson

Failure by the hospitality industry to have its say on proposals to introduce a levy on apprenticeships could lead to a “complex and unmanageable system”, according to charity People 1st.

Enterprise divisional director urges pubs to react to beer trends

Cask Beer

"Massive" changes needed to keep pace with cask boom

By Oli Gross

Enterprise Inns’ divisional director Nathan Wall has urged the pub industry to focus on training and quality of equipment in response to the growing trend towards cask beer.

More than quarter plan to spend more this Christmas

More than quarter plan to spend more this Christmas

By James Wallin, MC Allegra FS

More than a quarter of UK adults plan to increase their spend on Christmas this year and over half will match last year’s spending, according to the latest Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker.

Phil Vickery and Lee Mears go behind the bar for Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup

Rugby legends get behind the bar

By Emily Sutherland

Rugby legends including Phil Vickery, Lee Mears, Andy Gomarsall and Tim Stimpson have got behind the bar at Young’s pubs to help celebrate the Rugby World Cup.

Mitchells and Butlers goes Urban

City news

Mitchells and Butlers goes Urban

By James Evison

Phil Urban has been appointed the chief executive of Mitchells and Butlers (M&B) from 27 September 2015 with Alistair Darby stepping down and retiring.

The Staith House won Food Pub of the Year at this Year's Great British Pub Awards

Pub focus

What's next for the Staith House?

By Nicholas Robinson

When the Staith House was unveiled two years ago, it took just £500 in its first week. Nicholas Robinson discovers how this pub is now an award-winning phenomenon

Brakspear appoints former MD of Geronimo Inns

Brakspear appoints former MD of Geronimo Inns

By James Evison

Pub operator and brewer Brakspear has appointed Ed Turner, formerly managing director of Geronimo Inns, as a non-executive director with a brief to help develop its managed pub division.

The number of food-serving suburban pubs rose by 5.2%

Food pub openings up by 9%

By Nicholas Robinson

Branded food pubs bucked the wet-led pubs closure trend over the past 12 months with a 9% growth in openings.

Luke Skywalker pulls pints in Irish pub

Luke Skywalker pulls pints in Irish pub

By Daniel Woolfson

Actor Mark Hamill, best known for his role as rebel hero Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy, was seen pulling pints in a pub in Country Kerry, Ireland.

Taking the pain out with Flypay

Technology

Taking the pain out with Flypay

By James Evison

Following a £7m investment from Time Out, PMA caught up with Tom Weaver, the CEO of UK start-up, Flypay, to discover what the app can do for pubs.

MA300: a sneak peek at the study tour venues

MA300: a sneak peek at the study tour venues

By Emily Sutherland

Ahead of next week’s MA300 event, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser takes a sneak peek at some of the venues featuring on the study tour and chats to bar managers about why they’ve emerged head and shoulders above the rest, as well as some of the challenges...

Enter the awards to win the recognition your pub deserves

Top 50 Gastropubs Awards 2016

Top 50 Gastropubs Awards launched

By Nicholas Robinson

The opportunity to enter the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards 2016 has arrived. Nicholas Robinson tells you what you need to know

Faucet Inn's journey from pubs to all-day dining

Faucet Inn's journey from pubs to all-day dining

By James Wallin, MC Allegra FS

After building up a successful chain of pubs across London, Faucet Inn is now focusing growth on two all-day dining concepts, with a strong pipeline both domestically and internationally.

Pug pubs funding to grow to ten sites

City news

Pug pubs funding to grow to ten sites

By MC Allegra FS

Pug Pubs, the Midlands pub company set up by former M&B director Nigel Pinegar and former openings manager Matthew Crowther, is exploring funding options for expansion from 2016, M&C has learnt.

Pubs are expected to take a big chunk of the £2.1bn the Rugby World Cup will bring to the UK economy

Top tips for serving Rugby World Cup food

By Nicholas Robinson

Food-serving pubs will make a bigger play of Rugby World Cup-themed dishes this year, after Deloittes reported the event would bring £2.1bn to the British economy, the majority of which would be spent in the hospitality sector.

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