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Cure from UK? A swine flu crisis in Africa has hit the Chinese bacon market

Bacon prices on the rise

By Nikkie Sutton

Bacon prices could be about to soar thanks to increased demand on British stock from China, according to research.

Social impact: guest editor Heath Ball believes social media has made the whole experience of eating out a soulless, faceless transaction

Analysis

Is social media creating unrealistic expectations around food?

By Robert Mann

With an unprecedented rise in social media use, TV food shows and a younger generation becoming the heavy hitter of purchasing, are customers expecting too much of the difficult and time-consuming skill of cooking? In this Spotlight, commissioned by The...

Peaks and troughs: independent and branded pubs continue battle for footfall

Managed pub traffic boost contrary to independent decline

By Nicholas Robinson

Independent pub operators have taken a further hit in the food footfall battle, as branded operations increased custom despite an overall market decline, potentially drawing further attention to pubcos strengthening their managed estates.

Right to reply: the Plume of Feathers has hit back at one-star reviews on TripAdvisor (image credit: Google Maps)

Operator’s tirade over TripAdvisor reviews

By Nikkie Sutton

One licensee has responded to a series of one-star TripAdvisor reviews, slamming each one, describing one user as “a little child” and criticising another on their use of exclamation marks.

Tackling child hunger: pubs and restaurants across Merseyside are asking customers to add a donation

Businesses join forces to end child hunger

By Emily Hawkins

Hospitality businesses across Merseyside are being encouraged to tackle child hunger by asking customers to add a donation to a youth centre to their bill.

Hitting back: many licensees have responded to low-scoring reviews

Operators who have hit back at TripAdvisor reviews

By Nikkie Sutton

Licensees are under no illusion on the benefits and challenges TripAdvisor brings and while some operators don’t respond to disgruntled customers, others want to have their say. We take a look at a few of the responses pub owners have given to customers...

Just one: the percentage of the population actually consuming a vegan diet

Fewer vegans than we thought, research claims

By Nicholas Robinson

New research from Kantar UK has suggested the number of vegans in the UK is significantly lower than thought, with only 3% defining themselves as such.

Cod piece: the fish category had previously seen high levels of inflation (image credit: iuliia_n/gettyimages.co.uk)

Fish prices take a dive

By Nikkie Sutton

Fish prices fell to their lowest level since last summer in December 2018, new figures have revealed, following good availability of salmon thanks to high demand over Christmas.

Taste of success: (l-r) Alex Lund from Schweppes, the Boat Inn chef-patron Liam Dillon and Celebrity MasterChef winner Angellica Bell

ESTRELLA DAMM TOP 50 GASTROPUBS

Staffordshire pub wins Newcomer of the Year gong

By Nikkie Sutton

Staffordshire gastropub took home the title of Newcomer of the Year, sponsored by Schweppes, at the 2019 Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub awards last month (28 January).

Food labels: Deliveroo says pubs will be able to add calorie information to meals on its platform (image: Deliveroo)

Deliveroo introduces calorie labels

By Emily Hawkins

Deliveroo has partnered with national restaurant chains in a pilot scheme to display calorie labels on its website, with plans to roll the scheme out to cover pub brands soon.

Out with a bang: pubs in the north of England lost thousands of pounds after grouse shoots were cancelled

Pubs lose out amid grouse shoot cancellations

By Emily Hawkins

Cancelled grouse shoots have caused problems for some rural pubs, with sites in Cumbria and Northumberland reporting tens of thousands of pounds in lost income.

Butter up: the price of oils and fats have risen by a third

Substantial rises in the price of butter and fish

By Nicholas Robinson

Increased butter prices have resulted in oils and fats costing over 30% more than they did a year ago, while the price of fish is up by 25%, new data from the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index has shown.

Counting chips: French fries have been dubbed a 'starch bomb' by a US professor of nutrition

Six chips are an 'ideal portion', says Harvard professor

By Emily Hawkins

Six fries are an ideal portion, according to a Harvard professor who dubbed the food a “starch bomb”. The Morning Advertiser asked UK industry experts if portions served by pubs here were too large.

Hygiene inspection: the Tredegar Arms was visited by environmental health officers following a complaint (image credit: Newport City Council)

Greene King fined £152k for food hygiene failings

By Nikkie Sutton

Pubco Greene King has been hit with a bill of more than £165,000, including a £152,000 fine, after one of its pubs was found to have a slew of food hygiene failings, which could have made diners ‘seriously ill’, according to Newport City Council.

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