Free food for kids at Marston's pubs
06-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Youngsters will be able to eat for free at 300 Marston's pubs to celebrate the launch of a new children's menu. The deal is running at a selection...
Food for heroes as pub salutes troops
06-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A dedicated licensee is bidding to get pubs across the country serving the same meal at the same time on Remembrance Sunday to help raise money for...
Food & Drink Festivals: Keep the festivities firmly in the pub
05-Oct-2009
A food and drink festival sounds like just the sort of event a pub needs to drive sales. Lots of focus on local food, the chance to sample beers from...
Consumers confused on salt levels in food
05-Oct-2009
Consumers identify pub snacks such as crisps as high in salt - but are unaware that products like bread and breakfast cereal contain higher levels. A...
Meat industry backs calls for menu transparency
01-Oct-2009
With the origin of food increasingly important to customers, the red meat industry has backed a call from the British Hospitality Association (BHA)...
Hot drinks focus: Tea and coffee confidence
28-Sep-2009
For pubs, competing with the high-street coffee chains isn't a matter of quality. The fact is, the product range available to pubs through cash &...
Hot drinks focus: Conscience coffee
28-Sep-2009
The news at the start of this month that Starbucks cafés in the UK and Ireland will serve only Fairtrade coffee in its espresso-based beverages...
Hot drinks focus: Keep it fresh
28-Sep-2009
"Keep beans as fresh as possible by only grinding what you need - coffee beans go stale in 2-3 days if left in a grinder hopper, and even quicker,...
Hot drinks focus: News round-up
28-Sep-2009
Eco-coffees revealed Café du Monde has added two new Rainforest Alliance certified coffees to its range. The new eco-friendly coffees are Premier...
Spotlight on pub grub at Yorkshire Food Festival
25-Sep-2009
The Publican's Chef of the Year, Ashley McCarthy, has demonstrated his pub food skills to visitors at the Yorkshire Food Festival. The demo included...
24-Sep-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A 16% fall in wet volumes in the on-trade over the next five years will be offset by eating out — that's according to CGA Strategy.
Food Sourcing focus: Reveal your sources
24-Sep-2009
Seasonality has undoubtedly become a bit of a buzzword in catering, with seemingly every operation from Michelin starred chefs to roadside burger...
Food Sourcing focus: Is your offer a cut above?
24-Sep-2009
Autumn menus offer pubs the chance to encourage new and repeat custom by adding a real point of difference to their menus, as well as providing value...
Food Sourcing: A taste of Autumn
24-Sep-2009
Meat sourced from local suppliers will often work out to be a more expensive option for pubs than going with the best available price from the...
Aspall's Cyder pie on the menu at Fuller's
23-Sep-2009
Suffolk cider maker Aspall has developed a speciality pie for Fuller's Ale & Pie pubs, as part of its continued focus on food and cider matching....
British Pie Week recipe: Legendary Game Pie
20-Sep-2009
Legendary Game Pie recipe Serves around 8 people Ingredients:2 tbsp olive oil2 large red onions, peeled & diced120g field mushrooms, sliced120g...
18-Sep-2009 By Jo Bruce
Four award-winning licensees have bought the freeholds to their food-led pub businesses from Enterprise and Punch. Ashley and Kelly Mc-Carthy, of Ye...
Wean customers off voucher deals as recession recedes, say accountants
17-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
Pubs and restaurants using discount vouchers to lure in cash-strapped customers during the recession may find punters will expect similar...
Zebra or Camel? Exotic Sunday roasts on offer at Brighton pub
17-Sep-2009
While many pubs offer a choice of Sunday roast in a bid to attract trade, the range on offer at the Victory Inn, Brighton, is hard to beat. Ostrich,...
Discounted pub meals changing consumer habits
16-Sep-2009
Managed pub groups may have done too good a job of meeting cash-strapped consumers' expectations of meal deals and offers when they eat out,...
Keith Floyd dies at 65
15-Sep-2009
Keith Floyd, TV chef and sometime publican, has died at the age of 65. Floyd had a heart attack at his partner's home in Dorset on Monday night. He...
Still time to plan for British Food Fortnight
14-Sep-2009
British Food Fortnight is almost with us, kicking off on September 19 and running until October 4. Thousands of pubs are taking part, with Enterprise...
Online menus will boost pub food trade
09-Sep-2009
Customers like to check out a pub menu online before deciding where to eat, a new survey shows. The findings of the poll, conducted for the Mystery...
Food 'could save pubs'
09-Sep-2009 By Jo Bruce
The editor of the Michelin Eating Out in Pubs guide 2010 says food "could be the saviour of the pub industry". Derek Bulmer said: "Judging by the...
09-Sep-2009 By Jo Bruce
Whitbread is trialling an alcohol vending machine at its Gateshead branch of Taybarns, the all-you-can-eat brand. The machine is Tay-barns branded...
Praise for pubs in Good Food Guide awards
08-Sep-2009
The importance of pub food to the eating-out market has been highlighted by recognition for pubs in the annual Good Food Guide Editors' Awards. The...
08-Sep-2009 By Jo Bruce
If you are looking for something different to boost your al fresco dining ffer then why not consider offering a cook-at-the-table concept. Inspired...
Whitbread pubs take market share
07-Sep-2009
Whitbread's pub restaurant operations have grown their share of the market despite the highly competitive trading environment, as the company...
Seafood: Fishing for new business at the Unicorn
03-Sep-2009
Local sourcing is a lovely idea - but it has its limitations. For example, the Unicorn, in the village of Cublington, Bedfordshire, is hampered by...
Menu trial: Stack up sales
03-Sep-2009
The Old Cock Inn is a village pub in the spa town of Droitwich, Worcestershire. The Marston's tenanted pub specialises in home-made food, with a wide...
BHA chief to step down next year
03-Sep-2009
Bob Cotton, chief executive of the British Hospitality Association (BHA), is to leave the trade body in July 2010, after the general election....
Buying groups: Together they're stronger
02-Sep-2009
To most customers, a pub is a pub. The different between the a managed outlet and an independent tenancy, lease of freehouse is not something they...
02-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
The food at Gordon Ramsay's Warrington pub in Maida Vale has been named as one of the most disappointing in London. Ramsay's pub was ranked ninth in...
Search is on for the perfect ploughman's
28-Aug-2009
Pubs that serve a great ploughman's lunch can encourage their customers to vote in a new poll to find the nation's favourite version of the pub food...
28-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Restaurant Group, which runs the 44-strong Brunning and Price and Bluebeckers pub estates, has reported a "resilient" first six months of trade...
Beef up sales with £5,000 customer prize
26-Aug-2009
Pubs can give customers an extra incentive to eat out this autumn, with a £5,000 prize promotion. The 'Simply Win' promotion from EBLEX runs from...
'Sharper' food pricing stalls Punch managed sales slide
25-Aug-2009
Punch Taverns has seen an improvement in like-for-like sales in its managed estate through reduced food prices and a boost to service. However, the...
Bricklayer's Arms wins 'foodie' award
24-Aug-2009
The Bricklayer's Arms in Flaunden, Herts has been named the best place to eat out in the county by readers of the Foodie Square Guide 2009. The...
CESA: Back-bar basics
21-Aug-2009
In the current economic climate publicans are looking for new ways to generate extra income. The back bar can be a key element to this - there are...
Pubs urged to keep food costs low
18-Aug-2009
Pubs will need to keep food costs firmly under control despite early signs of pick-up in the economy, industry analyst Horizons has warned. Horizons...
Snacks focus: A taste of the Orient
17-Aug-2009
At the start of June, a group calling itself the Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) - and you'd be forgiven for speculating that someone came...
Snacks focus: Snacks they can see
17-Aug-2009
Displaying snacks is always an issue for pubs, with space at a premium. Even so, given the extra income that crisps and nuts sold alongside a pint...
Research: Talk up your pork
17-Aug-2009
The old adage that 'less is more' doesn't always hold true - at least when it comes to pub menus. A few well-chosen adjectives can make all the...
Pub Food in Focus: Head to Head
17-Aug-2009
Head to Head: Revolution vs Slug and Lettuce Both Slug and Lettuce, owned by Bay Restaurant Group, and Inventive Leisure's vodka bar brand...
12-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Serving meals to school children could help pubs stave off closure and provide a healthy fill for kids, says food writer Prue Leith.
'Send schoolchildren to the pub for lunch'
12-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
TV food critic Prue Leith has urged pubs to serve hot lunches to schoolchildren to fight the recession. She said providing school meals would help...
11-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
A St Austell pub in Cornwall has won recognition for its commitment to ethical sourcing of its meat and poultry. The Norway Inn in Perranarworthal...
05-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
Industry sources say Premium Bars and Restaurants (PBR) has been placed in administration after the Reuben brothers withdrew its bid.
Champions on the menu at the Golden Heart
31-Jul-2009
Customers at the Golden Heart pub at Nettleton Bottom, near Cheltenham, Gloucester are guaranteed a winning meal. Owners David Morgan and Catherine...
Pork recipe: Bath chaps in scrumpy with West Country Farmhouse Cheddar
29-Jul-2009
Bath chaps in scrumpy with West Country Farmhouse Cheddar Serves 10 Ingredients10 pig's cheeks including the lower part of the jowlBrine25-30 litres...
