Pub food 'more exciting than ever' says Heston Blumenthal
16-Jul-2008
Growing consumer interest in local food and traditional dishes is making pubs more attractive than ever for people eating out, according to celebrity...
Independent launches fair tips campaign
15-Jul-2008 By Lucy Britner
The Independent has launched a campaign to improve the treatment of the country's 231,845 waiters and waitresses - and ensure that customers know...
14-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney
Three trade bodies have managed to secure key regulatory concessions on a food hygiene scheme for London pubs, bars and restaurants. The Association...
New FSA guidance on menu labelling
11-Jul-2008 By Lucy Britner
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revised its guidance on the use of marketing terms like 'fresh', 'pure' and 'natural' for food labelling.
A Mars a day
10-Jul-2008
Over the past year, Mars has spearheaded a nationwide initiative to demonstrate the sales opportunities to be gained by offering chocolate in pubs....
Clean up your act in the kitchen
10-Jul-2008
A kitchen refurb is a good time to update cleaning processes.P&G Professional, owner of brands such as Fairy and Flash, has undertaken research...
Pubs set to take share from restaurants
10-Jul-2008
Pubs are better placed to ride out the credit crunch than restaurants, according to the latest research by Horizons.Investment by managed pub...
Whitbread names kitchens of the year
10-Jul-2008
The top chefs from Whitbread's pub restaurants have taken the honours in the company's kitchen of the year contest after a hard-fought cook off.Nine...
10-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney
A market analyst has urged the restaurant sector to follow the example set by pubs if they are to avoid the credit crunch. Peter Backman of Horizons...
Leader of the herd
10-Jul-2008
Alison Ashworth tells Amanda Wragg all about trade secrets at the Craven Heifer Chef/patron Nick Wharfe, his partner Susie Dinsdale, and Alison and...
Pub grub to go
04-Jul-2008
Kelly Crawford has been managing the Elm Tree in Farnham, Surrey, since March this year. The Fairway Traditional Inns-owned community pub attracts a...
In Season: Hot in summer
04-Jul-2008
Alan Edmeades, product marketing manager, M&J Seafood: Under-utilised and sustainable, albacore tuna is line caught off the South West Cornish...
Pubs 'missing out' on £5m food sales a week
04-Jul-2008
The pub trade could put another £5m a week in the till from existing customers, according to new research.The Ontrack survey carried out by consumer...
Food hygiene audit launch
03-Jul-2008
An "audit" service to prepare pubs for environmental health inspections has been launched. Bristol-based employment consultancy PES's "legal...
The new summer graze
03-Jul-2008
Susan Nowak looks at ideas for matching Spanish tapas and beers Spanish food is the new big thing and so right for summer, bringing flamenco flavour...
In the best possible taste
03-Jul-2008
Consumers' desire for healthier options has prompted snack manufacturers to be more inventive to keep things flavoursome Eat this, don't eat that,...
Anchors away!
02-Jul-2008
ANY PUB which, in its day, has doubled as a brothel, a brewery, a distillery, a chapel and a ship's chandler is likely to take the addition of a...
Pub food gets Quick & Easy with Booker
02-Jul-2008
Booker has launched a new guide and range of meals aimed at pubs starting to sell food or make more of their menu.The Quick & Easy Meal Solutions...
Fresh & Frozen focus: What's in a name?
27-Jun-2008
Sometimes a name change is for the best. John Wayne would clearly not have put the wind up the Apache nation to quite the same degree if he'd stuck...
Fresh & Frozen focus; Flexibility on menus
27-Jun-2008
Frozen foods play a key part of the menu mix in pubs, offering flexibility in managing portion control, reducing wastage and ensure that smaller...
Fresh & Frozen focus: Fresh from the fields
27-Jun-2008
With publicans knowing only too well what an unpredictable beast the British weather can be, readers will understand why it was with a certain amount...
Loyal to soil
26-Jun-2008
Pub owner Geetie Singh talks Lucy Britner through her 10-year totally-organic experience From carrots to candles and turnips to tampons, everything...
Seafood recipe: Slow Cooked Spicy Belly Of Pork With Seafood Bisque
25-Jun-2008
Slow Cooked Spicy Belly Of Pork With Seafood BisqueServes 10Ingredients:1750g pork belly 160g Tandoori paste 200g onion 40g garlic 200g fennel bulb...
In Season recipe: Cornish Albacore Tuna
24-Jun-2008
Cornish Albacore Tuna with Runner Beans, Shitake Mushrooms, Cherry Tomatoes, Toasted Sesame DressingServes 2Ingredients:120g Albacore Tuna Loin60g...
Seafood focus: Peggy's seafood specials
24-Jun-2008
We¹ve got a regular who reckons he spent 30 years at sea, although I¹m not sure that a couple of rude tattoos and a voice like Popeye¹s is proof...
Seafood focus: Think global, fish local
24-Jun-2008
Pub food classics are classic for a reason - customers love them and expect to find them on the menu. The annual Publican Food Report survey of the...
Seafood focus: Grill to thrill
24-Jun-2008
A FEW days of good weather this month was enough to remind pubs that it pays to be ready to adapt to customer demand for al fresco eating options...
Seafood focus: Beer and Food matching - what's nice with rice?
24-Jun-2008
Sushi is one of those dishes I've never really 'got' - a shocking admission for a sophisticated food writer, I know, but I've always thought that...
Seafood focus: Fishing for the future
24-Jun-2008
AS THE UK's largest wholesaler of fresh fish and seafood to the foodservice industry, M&J Seafood has recognised its responsibility to promote...
Pubs launch search for new kitchen stars
24-Jun-2008
Two Essex pubs are aiming to bridge the industry's skills gap by launching a reality-TV inspired search for young chefs.Combining elements of 'Hells...
How green is your pub?
23-Jun-2008
As that great eco-warrior Kermit the Frog was wont to point out, it¹s not easy being green. But just how hard is it? Commercial refrigeration...
23-Jun-2008 By Lucy Britner
Pubs have a responsibility to make it clear what is in the food they serve, according to a new survey from the Food Standards Agency. The FSA...
Get ready for Seafood Fortnight
20-Jun-2008
Pubs can expect to a seafood bonanza this September, with Seafood Week doubling in size for 2008 to become Seafood Fortnight. Running from September...
Pub success at Craft Guild Awards
18-Jun-2008
A Sussex chef who transformed his business into a watering hole into 'an oasis of local produce cooked to order' has been hailed Pub Restaurant Chef...
Brakes strikes gold at frozen food awards
16-Jun-2008
Brakes is celebrating collecting nine awards for outstanding new products at the British Frozen Food Federation 2008 awards, including Catering...
Brakes goes for gold
16-Jun-2008 By Lucy Britner
Foodservice supplier Brakes has won nine awards for new products in the British Frozen Food Federation 2008 awards and a Grocer Gold Award for green...
Add a little Mexican flavour
12-Jun-2008
Unlike the British home nations, Mexico is absent from the Euro 2008 tournament purely on geographic grounds - it isn't actually in Euripe.Undaunted...
Win: Let the games begin
12-Jun-2008
Thanks to AAK Foodservice, we have a selection of outdoor games for one reader. Pubs can really reap the benefits of offering lively flavours at a...
Join the gravy train
12-Jun-2008
One year since a rustic McMullen pub destroyed by fire in 2005 was restored to its former glory, fans of its famously hearty pub food are back in...
Get your offer up to scratch
12-Jun-2008
At Catered4theKids we have added to the free range debate - when we researched the standards for our new catering mark we were well aware of the...
'Tesco refuse to sell 25-year-old Jack Daniels' BBQ sauce'
12-Jun-2008
Cashiers at a Tesco refused to sell a 25-year-old Jack Daniel's barbecue sauce - because she did not have any ID. Claire Birchell was told she could...
Orchid offers silver service
12-Jun-2008
The Orchid Group is targeting with lucrative 'grey pound' market with a new drive to sign up members for its Diamond Club scheme, open to customers...
Origins brand focuses on quality
11-Jun-2008
The new Origins brand from supplier Fairfax Meadow aims to help pubs source high quality British meat.The brand includes beef, lamb, pork, chicken...
Close-up with the menu at the Cross Keys
06-Jun-2008
Since taking over the reins in 2006, Mark White has worked tirelessly with his team to restore the Cross Keys in Henley, Suffolk to its former glory....
It's not easy being green
06-Jun-2008
Tim Robinson and Vanessa Grove from the Rose and Crown near Faversham in Kent have one goal in 2008: to go green. The traditional grade two listed...
News update: Sell More pubs make progress
06-Jun-2008
* Sometimes businesses have to take one step back in order to take two steps forward. The White Hart, Hull, is planning a relaunch as a rebranded...
The genuine article
06-Jun-2008
If you were looking for Aylesbury Duck, the town of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire would seem to be a good place to start. In fact, that would a...
City opinion Jonathan Wildgoose
05-Jun-2008
Learning a lesson from supermarkets Many pub operators and licensees have strong opinions about supermarkets. In many cases, they see the...
Pub group launches snack brand
03-Jun-2008
Pubs that brew their own beer are fairly common, but there can't be too many which have launched their own range of crisps. Crips, an oven-baked...
Italian for beginners
01-Jun-2008
Chef Giorgio Locatelli talks to Lucy Britner about pubs, Peroni and pet hates Where's your favourite pub? I don't get to go out much and on my day...
