Hot drinks focus: Coffee for beginners
20-Apr-2009
There are four basic ways to serve coffee in pubs, based mainly on the types of machine used to make the drink. In all cases, pubs need to weigh the...
Hot drinks focus: The Folly Inn, Northampton
20-Apr-2009
Having recently installed a Nescafé Milano solution at his pub, the Folly Inn in Northampton, licensee Brian Taylor says: "This is a great system...
Hot drinks focus: Time for tea
20-Apr-2009
THE BEER may be fine, but how well do you make a cup of tea? Pubs increasingly need to have a range of customer service skills, and afternoon tea can...
Hot drinks focus: Peggy's Tea Trolley
20-Apr-2009
I used to work for an old-school licensee who barred anyone who asked for a coffee. "Only students, time-wasters and soap-dodgers come into a pub for...
Hot drinks focus: A little sweetener
20-Apr-2009
The growth of café culture in the UK has had an influence on the drinks offered in pubs and bars. Consumer demand for speciality drinks has grown,...
Mark Daniels: Frozen food for thought
20-Apr-2009
I can't help but feel just a teensy bit sorry for Gordon Ramsay this week.As a smirk of smug satisfaction quivers at the edge of your lips, the pinch...
Chicken overtakes steak on branded menus
20-Apr-2009
Chicken breast has overtaken sirloin steak as the most frequently listed main course item on menus in managed pubs, restaurants and hotelsThe latest...
Whitbread: The double act
09-Apr-2009
PATRICK DEMPSEY is a fan of pubs. "There's a great pub in my village - a Greene King lease, in fact - they've got the offer, the service and the...
St George's Day beer and food matching: A true taste of England
09-Apr-2009
Simple English pub food served with a great English pint - there's no better way to celebrate St George's Day. We asked Matthew O'Keefe, owner of...
O'Neills to serve Irish ice cream
09-Apr-2009
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to serve authentic Irish 'afters' in its O'Neill's pubs after agreeing a supply deal with Silver Pail Dairy,...
Pub grub firmly on the menu for Rick Stein
09-Apr-2009
Rick Stein has pledged to offer proper pub food at good value prices at his new pub in Cornwall.Speaking at the official opening of the Cornish Arms...
Beef up St George's Day with free promotional kit
08-Apr-2009
Serving up English beef is a great way for pubs to mark St George's Day.EBLEX has created a themed promotional kit for pubs, which also gives them...
08-Apr-2009 By Jo Bruce
Pubs should focus on serving good, simple British food and good quality beer, according to celeb chef Rick Stein. Stein was speaking at the official...
Profile: German jollity at the Bavarian Beerhouse
07-Apr-2009
I'm not generally a fan of attempts to transplant drinking cultures between nations. Despite 30 years of legal drinking, I'm still a long way from...
Profile: Credit munch
07-Apr-2009
PUBS UNDOUBTEDLY have to work harder than ever to drive sales in the current market. But the Goshawk in Mouldsworth, has taken on the challenge with...
AAK imports first supplies of sustainable palm oil
03-Apr-2009
AAK has become the first European company to supply sustainably produced palm oil into the UK. The speciality oils and fats manufacturer, which...
03-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
Organisers of the national Scores on the Doors food hygiene scheme have defended it against accusations that it's a massive regulatory burden. The...
Snacks focus: Crunch time
27-Mar-2009
It wouldn't take a betting man to have wagered that Walkers wouldn't let the new breed of upmarket crisps have things all their own way for long.In...
Snacks focus: Green credentials
27-Mar-2009
SO WHAT exactly is the carbon footprint of that bag of smoky bacon? With crisps and snacks being one of the most popular sectors of the food market...
Snacks focus: New flavours keep crisps front of mind
27-Mar-2009
THOSE PIONEERING souls who toil away in the new product development (NPD) departments of the nation's snack manufacturers must, one imagines,...
27-Mar-2009 By Claire Elliott
Spirit Group, the managed division of Punch Taverns, has identified 50 Chef & Brewer sites to convert into a new trading template — Chef &...
M&B scoop three awards at MIDAS
26-Mar-2009 By Claire Elliott
Mitchells & Butlers picked up three awards at the Menu Innovation Network`s inaugural Menu Innovation and Development Awards (MIDAS) last week.
Family focus: Annabel Karmel and Brakes keeping the kids happy.
23-Mar-2009
Children's menus remain one of the biggest challenges for pubs looking to increase their family businessStriking a balance between featuring dishes...
Share tactics work at the Boot
20-Mar-2009
Roger Clarke and his partner Diane took on the Boot, a 17th-century country pub in Chipperfield, Hertfordshire, four years ago.The pub is a listed...
Food sourcing: How pubs can work with regional food groups
20-Mar-2009
Some days, you'd be forgiven for believing that the main difficulty facing a pub wanting to focus on local food is turning away over-eager...
Food sourcing: BPEX research shows trust is a consumer issue
20-Mar-2009
Any focus on animal welfare will make consumers think twice about their buying habits, both when shopping and when they eat out.Last year chef Hugh...
Food sourcing: A tradition worth keeping at the Coach & Horses
20-Mar-2009
A return to the traditions of local sourcing is paying dividends for a 300 year old village pub. The pub the Coach and Horses in Lubenham,...
Beer and Food Matching: Raise your game
16-Mar-2009
For too many consumers, the immediate, reaction to the suggestion of ordering game is a shudder.For too long, the frankly unpleasant practice of...
Beer and Food Matching: Mark Sergeant's menu
16-Mar-2009
Mark Sargeant - 'Sarge' to his friends - has worked with Gordon Ramsay at restaurants including Aubergine and Claridges, as well as being seen...
13-Mar-2009 By Jo Bruce
Read on to find out which chefs and food developers were top of the pots at the PubChef Food Excellence Awards 2009.
Shropshire pub doubles its turnover
13-Mar-2009 By Claire Elliott
A Shropshire pub has doubled its turnover in six months by introducing a 99p 'credit crunch' menu. Bar lunch covers at the Duke of York in...
Best pub pork products named
11-Mar-2009
Pubs can take their pick of the best pork products in the business, after industry body BPEX named the winners of its annual Foodservice Pork Product...
Payday effect a factor for pubs
11-Mar-2009
Pubs are increasingly seeing the 'payday effect' as customers plan their spending more carefully, says cash and carry group Booker.Analysis of pubs'...
Pubs short-listed at 2009 Northern Hospitality Awards
09-Mar-2009 By Claire Elliott
The finalists for the 2009 Northern Hospitality Awards have been announced. Short-listed for Best Pub are the Black Swan Hotel, Ravenstonedale,...
09-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney
Ready salted crisps have been toppled from the top of the flavour charts by cheese and onion. The cheese & onion market is now worth £256m,...
Pub company profile: Sliced to size before your eyes
06-Mar-2009
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. That philosophy sums up the approach of multiple lessee Ted Docherty - and is the only time you will...
Fresh produce: Grow your offer
06-Mar-2009
For publicans looking to go green, energy-saving light bulbs and kitchen equipment are a good start - but paying attention to the pub's outdoor areas...
British Pie Week: The pieman cometh
27-Feb-2009
Pubs and pies are a perfect match - a point proven by the Keystone in Guildford, Surrey. The pub is at the heart of British Pie Week 2009 after being...
British Pie Week: Pub 'goes large' with Newky Brown pie
27-Feb-2009
Diners at County Durham pub will definitely need big appetites when a classic dish gets the North East treatment during British Pie Week, running...
26-Feb-2009 By Sonya Hook
Walkers has launched a new crisp brand, which it claims "celebrates nature through packaging, taste and ingredients". Red Sky Potato Chips launches...
AFW launches new competition
24-Feb-2009 By Claire Elliott
The Academy of Food & Wine (AFW) has launched a new competition to encourage kitchen and service professionals to work together as a team.
Discounts driving pub food and drink sales
24-Feb-2009
High levels of discount offers and promotional activiiy boosted food and drink sales for the major managed pub and restaurant groups in January,...
The Publican's Great British Shepherd's Pie competition
23-Feb-2009
"I popped into my local the other day and had the shepherd's pie. He was furious." With apologies to Tommy Cooper, some dishes were just made for...
Booker launches muffins and flapjacks into Lichfield's range
23-Feb-2009
With more pubs looking to take on the coffee bars, Booker has launched a range of muffins and flapjacks into its Lichfields Luxury range. Each...
The Face of British Pie Week is named
23-Feb-2009
A Surrey pub will be the focus of attention during British Pie Week 2009 after the Keystone, in Guildford, was named the Face of British Pie Week.The...
Walkers develops all-natural Red Sky crisp brand
20-Feb-2009
Walkers is launching a premium crisp range under the newly-created Red Sky brand. Red Sky, available in four flavours, has been developed to attract...
20-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
World famous chef Raymond Blanc is offering talented cooks the chance to open a restaurant with him. Blanc is looking for couples — married,...
Consumers looking to Go Large, says Nescafé survey
18-Feb-2009
At least half of coffee-drinking customers could be persuaded to trade up to a larger serving, according to new research by Nestlé Professional.In...
Nestle launches new 'go-large' package
18-Feb-2009 By Claire Elliott
Research conducted by Nestlé Professional has revealed there are great profits to be had for pubs that offer a 'go-large' hot beverage option. The...
Shepherds Pie with leek & goats cheese topping
16-Feb-2009
Shepherds Pie with leek & goats cheese toppingServes sixIngredientsVeg Oil 20 MlOnions - finely chopped 300 gCelery - finely chopped 125 gCarrots...
