Pub and bar operators have reported positive trading over the festive period, with London-based businesses quoting like-for-like increases of up to 13%.
There is nothing more annoying than stopping off at a pub for a bite to eat, only to find that the kitchen is closed. Potential customers can be put off for good and pubs miss out on custom.
Hall & Woodhouse licensees Gary and Toni Valentine were celebrating after receiving the top accolade as ‘Business Partners of the Year’ at the company’s annual awards.
Whatever you might feel about the Olympics, the event is impossible to ignore. Right from the opening ceremony on 27 July through to the Paralympics, which runs from 29 August until 9 September, there will hour upon hour of live sporting coverage beamed...
What a difference a year makes — and I’m not talking about the economy, changes in legislation or anything else directly related to the industry. No, it’s the great British weather. April 2011 saw wall-to-wall sunshine, Easter, Mothers’ Day and a royal...
More than one in 12 alcoholic drinks sold in supermarkets, outside of promotions, would fall foul of plans to ban sales below 40p per unit, and cider would be hit the hardest.
Pubs can go hell for leather to increase takings over the forthcoming Easter weekend by staging themed activities and ensuring their food and drink offer ticks the right box. Sheila McWattie report.
For those willing to put in the hard yards and prepare for it, St Patrick’s Day can provide licensees with one of the busiest days of their year. Sheila McWattie reports.
When Jay Smith, owner of Montey’s Rock Cafe in York and Harrogate and star of TV’s Save Our Boozer, made a return visit to the College Arms at Lower Quinton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, he found that owners Jo Arevalo and Marilyn Herdman had been...
First of all, happy new year to everybody and hopefully it was a great Christmas for you. But we know what follows now — back to the reality of the January blues.
The Metropolitan Police has urged licensees to be vigilant about robbery prevention in the lead-up to Christmas.The Met’s Flying Squad co-ordinator Mark Beale said prevention should be the focus for publicans and has urged them to take action now.
Proper planning prevents poor performance, and how true that is. Never before have the five P-words needed to be put into action and I mean now, as delay in proper strategic planning will cost you dearly in lost sales throughout the forthcoming end-of-year...
So here we are again, the start of September and we all know what that means — or do we? Time to start thinking of tidying the outside areas? Time to think about Halloween? No, it’s time to start planning for Christmas, if you have not already started.
The bumper Easter and Royal Wedding weekends boosted like-for-like sales by 3.8% amongst 21 major pub and restaurant chains, according to the Coffer...
Valentine's Day offers licensees an opportunity to put on a fun event in February to tempt both couples and singles. Phil Mellows lights the candles...
The Bubbly If there's one thing that Valentine's Day stands for, it's not love, but opportunity. Sure, it's the opportunity for couples to show their...
An events company is helping to boost trade at a number of pubs and bars across the UK. Invasion Events, which started in 2008, takes 1,000 students...
Rival supermarkets have launched a Christmas spirits price war with heavy discounts on whisky, gin and vodka - despite admitting the move might lose...
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