Food poisoning: Keep risks to a minimum
13-Feb-2009
Why? Because no matter what is being prepared in the kitchen, all food carries a risk element in its supply, preparation, cooking and storage. And as...
Something fishy about scampi
12-Feb-2009
IN A climate of rising food costs and ever-fiercer competition for consumer spend, the choices facing pub operators are stark. Raising menu prices in...
EC to rule on lower pub food VAT
12-Feb-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
VAT on food and beer sold in pubs could be as low as five per cent if the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) gets its way. Members of the organisation,...
Beer and food matching: Seafood, Sharp's & Stein
10-Feb-2009
As many brewers and beer enthusiasts have found, it's hard to convince the sceptics that matching beer with food is worth even considering. With so...
Pubs can cash in on the Jamie Effect
10-Feb-2009
With Jamie Oliver having raised the profile of British pork, pus can make the most of consumer interest with new recipes devised by BPEX.Shown on...
Michelin star chef joins industry
06-Feb-2009
A former chef from the Michelin starred restaurant Auberge du Lac in Hertfordshire has bought the lease of the Rose & Crown pub in North...
Unlock the profit in your menu
05-Feb-2009
It is more important than ever to make sure that you maximise the margin that can be generated from your food offering. Shaun Hill, executive...
Spirit launches new City menu
05-Feb-2009 By Claire Elliott
The Spirit Group has launched a new City menu that is to be rolled out across all 165 of their City pubs. The new menu has been specifically designed...
Heinz sets sustainability targets
04-Feb-2009
Heinz Foodservice has launched a nine point sustainability action plan to reduce the impact.The business is a major supplier to the pub trade, with...
The Talbot cooks up top breakfast
03-Feb-2009 By Claire Elliott
The Talbot at Knightwick in Worcester has been awarded the title of Britain's Best Pub Cooked Breakfast by BPEX. The Worcester pub picked up the...
New regulations for 'gluten-free' food
03-Feb-2009 By Claire Elliott
Manufacturers who currently label large quantities of their food as 'gluten-free' will no longer qualify to make this claim under new European Union...
Pubs urged to be up-front about pork provenance
31-Jan-2009
Pubs can expect increased customer interest in the origins of pork on the menu - and are being urged to come clean about supply sources. The issue...
Product trial: Scoop the rewards
30-Jan-2009
ICE-CREAM is a classic pub pudding - often served as a dessert on its own, and also routinely offered as an accompaniment to other favourites such a...
Snacks: Beyond cheese & onion
29-Jan-2009
Walker's has just released six weird and wonderful new flavours as part of its 'Do Us A Flavour' competition.Fish & Chips, Onion Bhaji, Chilli...
Seasonal food focus: Meat for lean times
29-Jan-2009
Economy and value for money are always a feature of early spring menus, as consumers keep a close eye on post-Christmas spending, and this trend will...
Seasonal food focus: Savour the flavours of spring
29-Jan-2009
With spring just around the corner, pubs will have to consider swapping warming winter meals for fresh, lighter alternatives suitable for the milder...
In Season: Food of love?
29-Jan-2009
Rob Kennedy, trade marketing manager, M&J Seafood: Fresh live oysters are the classic aphrodisiac and feel good food. Oysters are traditionally...
'Celebrity chef to try and save pubs'
28-Jan-2009
It has emerged that celebrity chef Rick Stein is muscling in on the local pub trade. Stein has bought the Cornish Arms in St Merryn to - as he puts...
Kebabs - more than 'meats' the eye?
27-Jan-2009
Pub customers are being misled over the contents of their closing time doner kebab, according to a new survey.It's a fact of life that people who...
Milk pots fight back in format wars
27-Jan-2009
As the debate over milk portion formats continues to rage, dairy supplier Pritchitts has launched a 'save the milk pot campaign'.Times' columnist...
Beer and Food Focus: Fox vs Morrissey
26-Jan-2009
NEIL MORRISSEY and Richard Fox became two of the best-known licensees in the business back in November, when their efforts to open their own pub and...
Beer and Food focus: What's stopping you then?
26-Jan-2009
To beer evangelists the world over, it's the Holy Grail. Michelin-starred chefs love it, it gets women drinking beer and it converts wine critics to...
Beer and Food focus: Tempting appetites
26-Jan-2009
MATCHING BEER with food is not just a way of promoting the menu - Ron Blackmore, lessee of the Fox in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, also uses it to...
Beer and Food Focus: Complement your food
26-Jan-2009
FOR WET-LED pubs, offering something more substantial than the standard bag of crisps to accompany a pint is a great way to drive sales, as well as...
26-Jan-2009 By PubChef
A Wiltshire pub is offering customers free food once a month in a bid to boost trade. License David Barrone of the Fuller's owned Roebuck Inn in...
National Chip Week: Golden Wonders
22-Jan-2009
Frying tonight? Chips are a staple of classic pub food. Steak, burgers, fried fish and scampi are all consistently in the top 10 pub dishes,...
Oz Clarke and James May back the British pub
22-Jan-2009
Oz Clarke and James May have thrown their weight behind The Publican's campaigns to support the British pub trade.The pair, currently featuring on TV...
EBLEX produces new recipe book
22-Jan-2009 By Claire Elliott
Eleven top chefs have contributed beef and lamb recipes to a brand new recipe book produced by EBLEX to showcase quality beef and lamb dishes from...
Valentine's Day recipe: Champagne & Strawberry Jelly with Mint Syrup
21-Jan-2009
Champagne & Strawberry Jelly with Mint SyrupIngredients:For the Mint Syrup 225g Sliver Spoon Caster Sugar 100ml Water 50g MintFor the Jelly1...
In Season recipe: Pork in Cider with Mustard Sauce
21-Jan-2009
Pork in Cider with Mustard SauceMade in less than one hour this dish has pork in a creamy sauce with cider and mustard. Serve with boiled potatoes or...
National Chip Week: Chip Troubleshooting
21-Jan-2009
PROBLEM: OIL SMOKINGCauses• Frying of wet or frost covered food• Insufficient filtering or skimming• The oil may need discarding• The oil may...
French invasion boosts pub's trade
20-Jan-2009
While most pubs have to work hard to drive trade during January, handing the business over to a team of chefs and waiters from France is a solution...
Credit crunching - Tayto takeover for Jonathan Crisp
20-Jan-2009
The Northern Ireland-based Tayto Group has acquired the Jonathan Crisp brand, further adding to its snack empire.The deal for the upmarket crisp...
New childen's meals from Brakes
19-Jan-2009
Offering a children's menu that keeps kids happy as well as reassuring parents is a challenge for many pubs. Brakes is listing a new range of healthy...
16-Jan-2009 By Claire Elliott
The Food Standards Agency has taken its first steps towards introducing a consistent format for providing nutrition information on menus in pubs.
Last call for British Pie Week entries
15-Jan-2009
There's still time for pubs to enter British Pie Week 2009.Running from March 2 to 8, the week-long celebration of the pie is backed by pastry...
Pubs at risk from food scam
14-Jan-2009
Pubs have been warned about a scam involving bogus letters claiming to be from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) demanding payments for breaches of...
12-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney
Walkers has announced the six finalists in its bid to find a new crisp flavour, including Cajun Squirrel.
12-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney
Cutbacks in training will lead to loss of quality and service levels and ultimately loss of customers, the Academy of Food and Wine has warned. The...
09-Jan-2009 By Roger Protz
When Marston's bought Jennings in 2005, many said the Lakeland brewery was doomed. Far from it…
Why the pie dinner is a winner
09-Jan-2009
It's the week before Christmas, and the Punch Tavern in Fleet Street, London, is fully occupied with its busiest time of the year for functions. On...
Get into food in 2009
09-Jan-2009
The pub food market has grown dramatically over the past 10 years, with food sales rising more than 165 per cent, according to the British Beer &...
Orchid's festive food sales outstripped drink
09-Jan-2009
Orchid Group rang up stronger food sales than drink sales over the Christmas period.The group, which operates around 240 managed pubs, saw food sales...
Walkers announces 'Do Us A Flavour' finalists
09-Jan-2009
Walkers has announced the six finalists in its 'Do Us A Flavour' campaign, in which members of the public were asked to invent their own flavour. The...
08-Jan-2009 By Claire Elliott
Michelin star chef Paul Ripley is cooking up a storm at the St Kew Inn after taking over the helm at the Cornish pub. The pub, near Wadebridge, is...
Jamie Oliver to push British pork
07-Jan-2009
Pubs can expect increased interest in British pork dishes, with Jamie Oliver planning to feature cost effective cuts in a new Channel 4...
County Estate launches entry-level food offer
07-Jan-2009
Tenanted pub operator County Estate Management has launched a basic food offer targeting licensees in its wet-let pubs.Working in partnership with...
07-Jan-2009 By Jo Bruce
Pub chefs from across the UK are to battle it out in a series of cook-offs in a bid to be crowned Pub Chef of the Year 2009. The 34 chefs are...
Pub launches detox menu
06-Jan-2009
For anyone following the fad to detox in January, the pub is an unlikely port of call.However, the Granville @ Barford, Warwickshire, takes an 'if...
Pubs can take on JDW with a £2.50 lunch
05-Jan-2009
Independent pubs left reeling by JD Wetherspoon's £2.99 meal deal have been thrown a lifeline by cash & carry group Booker.The wholesaler has...
