Marketing

Willock: Teetotal wipe-out

19-Feb-2015 By Rob Willock

Anyone who has completed day one, module one of business school, will know that a SWOT analysis identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats your business faces, while a PEST study explores the potential impact of political, economic,...

Pub people will decide the General Election outcome

12-Feb-2015 By Rob Willock

In 34 days – on Wednesday 18 March – George Osborne will stand at the despatch box and deliver this government’s final Budget. But can publicans influence the manifestos for the General Election?

Six Nations: licensees' promotional ideas for Rugby extravaganza

09-Feb-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Operators nationwide are using various promotional strategies and events to drive profits for the remaining three rounds of the Six Nations tournament.

Editor's Comment

Price hikes defy logic

05-Feb-2015 By Rob Willock

Pub customers are understandably confused. And so are licensees. And so am I, frankly.

More than 80% find modern toilet signs 'irritating'

04-Feb-2015 By James Evison

Ambiguous toilet signs are driving British consumers ‘potty’, according to new research.

Bocuse d'Or Team UK leader unwinds after world final

03-Feb-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Bocuse d’Or finalist and Team UK leader Adam Bennett, head chef at Charles Wells’ outlet the Cross, Kenilworth, was treated to a “home away from home” party after taking place in the prestigious culinary showdown.

Try January: A fightback against those harming our business

15-Jan-2015 By Jeffrey Bell

Dry January? Don’t get me started. It’s dressed up as virtuous and a way of raising funds for good cause; in fact it’s a neo-prohibitionist ploy by well-paid executives at political lobbying organisations that masquerade as charities.

TripAdvisoritis - the publican's disease

08-Jan-2015 By Ray Thompson

I would like to tell you a story of a medical problem mostly suffered by publicans.

Business Booster

Money makers: Deli bar

02-Jan-2015 By James Evison

Money-making deli ideas from the Castle at Edgehill, Banbury in Oxfordshire

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Money Makers: Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

07-Dec-2014 By Sheila McWattie and Alison Baker

Young’s Movember grooming stations

Star introduces new BDM training schemes

04-Dec-2014 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Star Pubs & Bars is launching a new training schemes for its BDMs based around the “latest best practice and thinking in areas critical to pub retailing”.

Visiting the pub remains top leisure choice for consumers

10-Nov-2014 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Visiting the pub remains the number one out-of-home leisure activity for UK adults, a new study by Carlsberg UK has revealed.

National Pubwatch launches campaign to protect pub workers from assault

07-Nov-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

National Pubwatch has launched a campaign to help prevent violence against publicans and workers in the night time economy.

JW Lees comes under fire for sexist marketing

05-Nov-2014 By Robyn Black

Manchester brewery JW Lees has come under fire for a campaign that urges drinkers to stay out for one more pint.

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Money Makers: Ideas for helping drive food and drink sales at your pub

02-Nov-2014 By Alison Baker

Chocolate afternoon tea

Institute of Licensing seeking new chairman

31-Oct-2014 By Mike Berry

The Institute of Licensing is on the hunt for a new chairman after existing chair Jon Collins stepped down.

Droylsden wins top Pubwatch award

31-Oct-2014 By Rob Willock

Droylsden Pubwatch was the winner at last night's Diageo National Pubwatch Awards at the House of Commons, beating highly commended schemes from Hereford and Westminster‎.

Return of Cheryl to X Factor ‘sways 8% to not visit pub’

27-Oct-2014 By James Evison

Almost a third of Britons are choosing to stay at home and watch television on Saturday nights rather than visit local pubs and bars, new research has claimed.

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Money Makers: Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

22-Oct-2014 By Sheila McWattie

Pub Food's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub.

Separate categories for pubs and restaurants on TripAdvisor ‘is coming’

20-Oct-2014 By James Wallin

The long-awaited separation of pubs and restaurants on TripAdvisor is “on its way”, a senior figure in the company has promised.

Drinkaware launches campaign to tackle sexual harassment in night time economy

17-Oct-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Drinkaware and the Nottingham Crime & Drug Partnership have joined forces to launch a campaign to address sexual harassment in the night-time economy.

Pub trade’s answer to Basil Fawlty takes on TripAdvisor critics

17-Oct-2014 By Sophie McIntyre

Exasperated publicans have started leaving forthright responses to bad TripAdvisor reviews or ignoring the website altogether.

Money Makers: Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

16-Oct-2014 By Sheila McWattie

Pub Food's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub.

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Money Makers: Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

09-Oct-2014 By Sheila McWattie

Pub Food's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub.

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Money Makers: Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

02-Oct-2014 By Sheila McWattie

Pub Food's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub.

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Money Makers: Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

25-Sep-2014 By Sheila McWattie

Pub Food's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub.

First come, first heard

24-Sep-2014 By Rob Willock

Editor Rob Willock explains the reasoning behind the PMA's new Make Some Noise campaign.

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Money Makers: Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

18-Sep-2014 By Sheila MacWattie

Pub Food's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub

Hospitality dazzles at Women 1st Shine Awards

18-Sep-2014 By Ruth Williams, M&C Report

Women in the hospitality sector were recognised in the 2014 Women 1st Shine Awards, which also inducted 17 businesswomen into the Women 1st Top 100 Club.

Customer service in hospitality not up to scratch

15-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Customer service skills are not up to the standard desired by employers in the hospitality industry, according to new research.

Celebrating the best in the trade

12-Sep-2014 By Rob Willock

The Great British Pub Awards is a very special event — the only national, pan-industry awards I can think of that celebrates the brilliance of individual pubs and the achievements of their licensees.

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Money Makers: Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

11-Sep-2014 By Jo Bruce

Pub Food's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub

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Money Makers: Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

04-Sep-2014 By PubFood

Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

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Money Makers: Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

28-Aug-2014 By Jo Bruce

Pub Food's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub

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Money Makers

21-Aug-2014 By PubFood

Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

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Money Makers

15-Aug-2014 By Alison Baker

Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

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Money Makers

07-Aug-2014 By PubFood

Event and promotional ideas for your pub

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Money Makers

31-Jul-2014 By PubFood

Event and promotional ideas for your pub

Campaigners fight to save former Beatles haunt

30-Jul-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A Liverpool pub believed to be a regular haunt of the Beatles will be saved from demolition on the condition that a campaign group raises the funds to buy it by 1 November.

Trade urged to back new blood cancer campaign

29-Jul-2014 By Mike Berry

Yaser Martini, father of Margot Martini, who last year was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer, has launched the ‘Just One More’ campaign with the Anthony Nolan Trust and Delete Blood Cancer UK.

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Money Makers

25-Jul-2014 By Sheila McWattie

Event and promotional ideas for your pub

ASA rules against Captain Morgan facebook post

23-Jul-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

A picture posted on Captain Morgan’s Facebook page has fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Agency’s (ASA) code for implying that drinking alcohol can help overcome boredom and change someone’s mood.

Money Makers

18-Jul-2014 By PubFood

Event and promotional ideas for your pub

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Money Makers

11-Jul-2014 By Alison Baker

Event and promotional ideas for your pub

Women 1st extends entry deadline for Shine Awards

11-Jul-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Women 1st has extended the deadline for entries for this year’s Shine Awards, which celebrate women working in the pub and bar industry.

Keith Bott receives lifetime achievement award

11-Jul-2014 By James Wallin

Former Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) chairman Keith Bott has been described as a “towering presence” in British brewing, as he received his lifetime achievement award.

Pub wins award for most positive TripAdvisor comments

23-Jun-2014 By James Wallin

A Somerset pub has won an award thanks to some of the toughest critics around – online commenters.

Expert Insight

Reducing food waste – saving money

19-Jun-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

Since the recent launch of the new Food Save scheme set up by the Mayor of London, pubs and restaurants are being encouraged to take part in the initiative, with one pub already set to save as much as £10,000 after signing up.

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Money Makers

30-May-2014 By Alison Baker

Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

Drinkaware to expand campaign to help consumers cut down on alcohol

28-May-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Drinkaware plans to expand its campaign to help consumers cut down their alcohol intake, after piloting kits to encourage people to change their drinking behaviour.