Opinion & Interviews

Opinion

Clear conscience at Purity brewery

11-May-2015 By Roger Protz

Re-establishing the balance with nature is important to a brewery like Purity.

Editor's opinion

Encouraging news, but let's keep an eye on the future

07-May-2015 By Ed Bedington

There’s some encouraging results from the Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s reader survey, with more than half of respondents reporting turnover on the increase, and almost the same number saying profits are also up year on year.

Interview

The Big Interview: Molson Coors' Martyn Cozens

17-Apr-2015 By Robyn Black

Following the rebranding of Molson Coors Wholesale last month, Robyn Black talks to its director of independent on-premise, Martyn Cozens, about his plans to make the business the ‘John Lewis’ for pubs

Interview

Q&A: Sky Sports' Jeff Stelling on football, pubs and punditry

08-Apr-2015 By Mike Berry

The PMA caught up with Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling, who has teamed up with Carlsberg UK in a quest to find ‘The People’s Pundit’, for a quick chat about all things football.

Opinion

The Government has a duty to assist

10-Mar-2015 By Ashley McCarthy

With the pub industry eagerly awaiting the 2015 Budget (18 March), are we going to get another ‘smooth’ ride?

Opinion

Lets call curtains on samey salmon dishes

06-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

I only began eating meat at age 11 after being raised by pescetarian parents, so believe me when I say I have nothing against salmon.

Opinion

Protz: The Old Poets' Corner shows creativity works

02-Mar-2015 By Roger Protz

Roger Protz visits a Derbyshire pub which has succeeded with a name change and a new range of beers.

OPINION

Mark McCulloch: 'What have you got to give those enquiring about your Christmas offer?'

16-Oct-2014 By Mark McCulloch

Mark McCulloch chief executive and founder of brand and marketing agency We Are Spectacular, explains how pubs can improve their Christmas marketing.

Big Interview: Tim Hulme, British Institute of Innkeeping

16-Oct-2014 By John Harrington

Tim Hulme has had a big task on his hands turning around the BII, but he’s adamant that progress has been made as he targets further reform and growth for the organisation. Hulme also has bold ambitions for the pub sector as a whole, as John Harrington...

The Big Interview: Mike Benner, SIBA

06-Aug-2014 By Roger Protz

In June Mike Benner left the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) after 20 years of campaigning, to take up his new post as managing director of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). He talks to Roger Protz about the value of a good beer.

OPINION

Make More Bread From Your Sarnies

20-Apr-2014 By Ali Carter

Ali Carter, managing director of CaterCost offers tips on how pub caterers can maximise the profitability of their sandwich offer

OPINION

Making digital marketing simple for pubs

06-Mar-2014 By Mark McCulloch

Mark McCulloch, CEO & founder at WE ARE Spectacular, lays out the basics of running a successful social media campaign for your pub

OPINION

Eight reasons to serve pies in your pub

05-Mar-2014 By Ali Carter

Ali Carter, food operations specialist and MD at CaterCost Ltd, outlines why pie can't be ignored on pub menus.

OPINION

Food for thought

03-Mar-2014 By Jo Bruce

Welcome to the Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s inaugural weekly PubFood newsletter.

Brewdog: Off the leash

19-Feb-2014 By John Harrington

BrewDog has grown to be the leading light of the UK’s healthy craft-beer scene and, with new funding and a new brewery, the company is setting its sights even higher. John Harrington spoke to co-founder James Watt

The Big Interview: David Rey, Sky Business

07-Feb-2014 By Mike Berry

David Rey tells Mike Berry how Sky supports pub businesses and about its aims to be the trade’s first choice entertainment partner.

OPINION

McCormick predicts top food trends for 2014

21-Jan-2014 By Lesley Foottit

Top food trends for 2014 include chillies, modern Indian food and Brazilian influences, according to the McCormick Flavour Forecast 2014.

The Big Interview: John Hayes, BEDA chairman

07-Aug-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Would you believe that a man of John Hayes’ age — that is “39 and 319 months” — and status has been refused entry into a nightclub? It’s a little bit ironic when he’s been a driving force in lobbying for nightclubs for many years, and knows the mechanics...

The Big Interview: Jonathan Neame, BBPA Chairman

31-Jul-2012

Shepherd Neame boss Jonathan Neame tells Michelle Perrett what he, as the new chairman of the British Beer and Pub Association, sees as the organisation’s main aims, and how the industry should handle some of its major challenges.

The Big Interview: Karen Murphy

06-Jun-2012

"I don’t like football. It bores me to tears, sorry.” Coming from a landlady who successfully fought a six-year legal battle against the Premier League for the right to show cheap televised football in her pub, these words were somewhat unexpected.

The Big Interview: Tim Woodrow

26-Mar-2012 By Phil Mellows

It’s a toss-up as to who’s going to miss who the most when Tim Woodrow retires from Palmers later this year. With 45 years in the industry behind him, and the past quarter-century and more with the Dorset firm, Woodrow is going to have to play an awful...

The Big Interview: Marco Pierre White

13-Feb-2012 By Matt Moggridge

Marco Pierre White tells Matt Moggridge about the role of aspirations and frozen peas in successful food-pub development.

The Big Interview: Roy Ellis

08-Feb-2012 By Lesley Foottit

Inventive Leisure has consistently expanded its business for more than 20 years. Chief executive Roy Ellis tells Lesley Foottit how he weathers the storms and keeps the brand fresh.

The Big Interview: Mark Hunter

31-Jan-2012 By Phil Mellows

Mark Hunter is keeping a positive eye on the road ahead for beer and pubs — with no encouragement from Johnny Rotten. Phil Mellows meets the new British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) chairman.

The Big Interview: Kevin Charity

24-Jan-2012 By Phil Mellows

Five years ago Boston-based multiple operator Kevin Charity swapped all his pubs for hotels. Phil Mellows discovers a new breed of Bulldog.

The Big Interview: Tim Bacon

13-Jan-2012 By Phil Mellows

After 25 years running bars and restaurants Tim Bacon, the founder and managing director of Living Ventures, has suddenly discovered pubs. And, as Phil Mellows discovers, there’s none so zealous as the converted.

The Big Interview: Jim Fallon

14-Dec-2011 By Phil Mellows

He was the banker who funded Enterprise Inns as it grew to be the biggest pub company in the country. He advised on, backed and brokered countless deals during the industry’s M&A heyday.

The Big Interview: Tim Bird

07-Dec-2011 By Phil Mellows

Finally free of the corporate shackles and running his own pubs, Tim Bird, one of the pub industry’s foremost operations people, has been marshalling the skills and experience accumulated over decades to tackle one of the trade’s knottiest problems. Dog...

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