Trends & Analysis

Taybarns rollout on hold

30-Apr-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report

Whitbread has put the rollout of its Taybarns brand on hold and will assess further expansion later this year, M&C Report can reveal. The...

Luff to meet Government over pubcos

27-Oct-2009 By John Harrington

The damning report by MPs into pubcos is expected to be discussed tomorrow between Consumer Affairs Minister Kevin Brennan and Peter Luff.

Upcoming conferences

17-Aug-2009 By MA reporter

Upcoming conferences

International food: Adopted favourites

21-Jul-2009

When does an overseas dish become a British classic? It's not always easy to judge where to draw the line. According to The Publican Food Report...

Luff gives pub trade till October to change

02-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney

Business and Enterprise Committee chairman Peter Luff has urged the Government to give the industry until October to change following its damning...

New campaign against beer tie

02-Jun-2009 By John Harrington

Fair Pint and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have launched a campaign urging the Government to refer the beer tie to the Competition Commission.

Mulholland backs Fair Pint lobby day

15-May-2009 By Ewan Turney

Vociferous anti-pubco MP Greg Mulholland has given his backing to the Fair Pint lobby day on 20 May. Following the publication of the Business and...

Union to brief Prime Minister on tied pubs

14-May-2009 By Ewan Turney

A trade union has been asked to brief the Prime Minister on the plight of tied pubs. The Morning Advertiser has learnt that the GMB, which has backed...

CESA: Chop, chop! Get fresh in the kitchen

11-Dec-2008

Fresh pub food has real customer appeal. The Publican Food Report 2008 found that 'fresh' is the most popular description, used by 72 per cent of...

The Food Report 2008 - still time to have your say

08-Oct-2008

From scampi to sandwiches, and NVQs to EHOs, food in pubs is a hot topic.Publicans taking part in our annual Food Report survey have the chance to...

Damning report ignores existing evidence, say trade groups

21-Jul-2008 By James Wilmore

Trade bodies have hit back at a damning report into the industry's codes of practice, arguing it "totally ignores existing hard evidence". The...

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...

ADZs: trade chiefs meet with Home Office as delays continue

31-Jan-2008 By James Wilmore

The Home Office has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown on its claim that alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) would become law by the end of...

Beer & food focus: Tailoring your offer

15-Jan-2008

THE SURVEY of the trade carried out for the 2007 Publican Food Report found that less than a quarter of pubs recommend beers to match dishes on their...

Back to the kitchen

31-Oct-2007

CHEFS AND kitchens, as Frank Sinatra might have observed had he been able to make it rhyme, go together like a horse and carriage. Except in pubs,...

Globe Pub Co says beer sales down 14 per cent

05-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ

Globe Pub Company, the pub group owned by property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz, has reported year-on-year beer volumes down 14 per cent in the three...

Win a laptop with The Publican Food Report 2006

12-Sep-2006

Publicans completing the annual Publican Food Report survey can win a Toshiba laptop or one of 75 other great pub food prizes. The internet-ready...

Equipment Essentials: Beyond the microwave

23-Nov-2005

From basic equipment to the very latest advances, licensees outline what they cannot live without in the kitchen.It would seem that tried and trusted...