Network with Courvoisier
19-Jun-2008
Beam Global UK has partnered with The Observer newspaper in a search for members to join an elite on-line network named "Courvoisier The Future 500"....
Mark Daniels: Count to four while you pour
18-Jun-2008
This will force us to adopt all the regulations for each member state while simultaneously permitting all nations with a coastline on the...
Ask An Expert: Viewing a pub
17-Jun-2008
I¹m planning to buy a pub and have been offered several to view. What should I be looking at and what questions should I ask?First find out what,...
Back to Basics: Expanding your business
17-Jun-2008
After the initial struggle of starting up, many pubs and other licensed trade businesses find themselves at a standstill and unsure of how to expand...
Court backs taxman in minimum wage tax row
17-Jun-2008
The taxman has wonthe latest battle in the drive to prevent pubs and restaurants from calculating tips as part of minimum wage payments to staff.An...
Service and quality - who needs it?
16-Jun-2008
In this current period of introspection our industry spokesmen are constantly coming up with new theories as to why the trade is dying on it's feet....
Press for action
12-Jun-2008
Proud of Pubs Week is for you. And if you're going to get as much out of it as you can, it's not only about putting on great events, getting in your...
Business boosters
12-Jun-2008
Ideas for driving food sales at your pub Champagne meal deals Where: Granville @ Barford, Barford, Warwickshire The idea: Champagne has always been...
The cover drive
12-Jun-2008
John Molnar tells Noli Dinkovski how combining food and cricket have helped make Larwood & Voce a Punch Shine award winner Pub background A...
Central force
12-Jun-2008
Diversity and investment in the Midlands brewing scene is growing fast. Caroline Muspratt takes a closer look at the home of some of the UK's biggest...
10-Jun-2008 By John Harrington
Pub staff have been granted a permanent right to work more than 48 hours a week. This came after a compromise from the UK, when it agreed plans to...
Ask An Expert: Disposing of computers
09-Jun-2008
I've recently upgraded to a new computer. How do I go about getting rid of my old equipment securely, cheaply and legally?For most pub licensees,...
Cellar to Glass: Keeping it extra cold
06-Jun-2008
Extra cold beer has been an incredibly effective development over the past few years. It has given pub beer volumes a boost and with pub customers...
Q and A: Gross misconduct
06-Jun-2008
QuestionI've just dismissed a long-standing employee for gross misconduct. He just doesn't seem to get on with his younger colleagues. Now he's...
Cellar to Glass: High speed dispense
06-Jun-2008
The three-second pint of lager is here. Drinks Dispense Group has launched ExacTap - which it claims to be the world's fastest beer dispense system....
Cellar to Glass: Staying cool in the sun
06-Jun-2008
In the lead-up to summer, publicans should be prepared and have sound cellar management procedures in place. Here are some tips to help ensure your...
Cellar to Glass: Counting on quality
06-Jun-2008
Everybody knows what stock controllers do. They count things. So what is Ian Wylde, stock controller for Nottingham-based pubco Pub People, up to,...
Cleaning up their act?
06-Jun-2008
FOR PUBS there is a certain grim inevitability to the news that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) believes a nationwide 'Scores on the Doors' scheme is...
Business boosters
05-Jun-2008
Ideas for driving food sales at your pub Rhubarb festival Where: the Old Bore, Rishworth, West Yorkshire The idea: When sourcing local suppliers for...
Well ahead
05-Jun-2008
Natalie Satchell of the Flask, in London's Hampstead village, and Young's Phil Dukelow tell Nigel Huddleston about the art of retaining Victorian...
04-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney
Proposals for better education on alcohol can only be good, says BII
04-Jun-2008
The BII has launched its long awaited Level 2 National Certificate for Cellar Service Installation and Maintenance (NCCSIM). The qualification has...
Ask an Expert: Staff retention
29-May-2008
I don't find it too difficult to find new staff but they never seem to stay in the job for more than a few months. What can I do?Our research says...
Business boosters
29-May-2008
Ideas for driving food sales at your pub School dinners evening Where: Inn @ West End, West End, Surrey www.the-inn.co.uk The idea: Customers...
Display does pay
29-May-2008
There's plenty of point-of-sale (PoS) material available to help licensees boast about their offer. But does any of it actually work — and what's...
Focus North East: Stuffing supermarkets
28-May-2008
Comparing the deep discounting of supermarkets to the behaviour of nuclear powers during the Cold War seems a fanciful analogy.But it's one that...
Focus North East: View from the Top
28-May-2008
The marketplace has changed significantly in the North East due to recent major influences such as the smoking ban and the general depression in the...
22-May-2008 By Andrew Pring
Andrew Pring speaks on the BII annual event.
McIntyre investigates...
22-May-2008
Looked in the mirror lately? Can't face it? Perhaps you ought to see a doctor. A pub doctor.Joining pub doctor Clive McIntyre on his rounds in the...
Business boosters
22-May-2008
Ideas for driving food sales at your pub Braille menus Where: True Lovers Knot, Blandford, Dorset www.trueloversknot.co.uk The idea: When licensee...
Creating a halo effect
22-May-2008
New product development in lager is focusing more and more on creating range extensions, allowing fresh products to boost interest in the core brand....
Darts
22-May-2008
Darts and pubs go together like a horse and carriage. So, with the game enjoying a revival, why not get involved and start making a name for...
WKD launches new ads
20-May-2008
A WKD packaging redesign is to be supported by a £2m wave of advertising that will launch on May 26.While its bottle redesign makes a significant...
Back to Basics: Health and safety training
16-May-2008
Too frequently accidents occur because pub staff aren't properly trained. There are many reasons for this. They may have been recruited as...
BII chief makes rallying cry to industry
13-May-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
BII chief executive John McNamara has said the 'serious threat' the pub industry is facing is also a marvellous opportunity. Speaking to more than...
13-May-2008
MA forum regular Nigel Wakefield has been made a Companion Member of the BII at today's annual lunch. Wakefield, who aside from giving invaluable...
Ask An Expert: Speedier service at the bar
12-May-2008
My customers seem to take ages deciding what to order at the bar and it really slows up service. How can I help them to make a decision more...
Back to Basics: The wow factor
12-May-2008
We have all watched the shambles going on at Heathrow's Terminal 5 with a mix of disbelief (how can they have made SUCH a mess of it?) and...
'Employees admit to being drunk at work'
07-May-2008
One in three employees has been to work with a hangover while more than one in 10 has been drunk at their desk, according to a poll out today - The...
Back to Basics: Turn your pub green
06-May-2008
As licensee Simon Taylor-Williams will no doubt tell you, the benefits of making your business more environmentally friendly are huge.Earlier this...
Business boosters
01-May-2008
Ideas for driving food sales at your pub Sunday roast tasters Where: the Plough, Badbury, near Swindon, Wiltshire The idea: Sunday roast tasters....
Inns and outs
01-May-2008
Pubcos and tenants are investing wisely to make the most of their outside areas. Nigel Huddleston reports Pub companies, their managers and tenants,...
Double first
01-May-2008
Wine and spirits each have their own showcase at London's newly revamped trade fair, as Graham Ridout discovers This year marks a change of format at...
Playing the loyalty card
01-May-2008
How do you encourage your customers to keep coming back? Our panel of industry experts give their views on developing effective loyalty schemesPaul...
Focus Midlands: Keeping it local
29-Apr-2008
WHILE THE pork scratching is often heralded as the apex of Midlands culinary tradition, there is plenty more on offer if you're prepared to dig a...
Focus Midlands: On course to grow
24-Apr-2008
LIKE MANY towns which have seen better days as an industrial force, the streets of Stoke-on-Trent present a depressing picture for those who care...
Light the fire
24-Apr-2008
How many pubs glow all night long with the lights of their AWP machines?How many country roads are lit up at night not by the street lights, but by...
Outside edge
24-Apr-2008
As summer nears licensees should be choosing the most durable and comfortable outside furniture they can find. Graham Ridout reports This summer...
Ask an Expert: Internet security
23-Apr-2008
I can see the convenience of buying my supplies over the internet, but I'm worried about security. How can I shop safely online?Many people feel...
Back to Basics: Corporate manslaughter
23-Apr-2008
You'll have to be either extremely unlucky or extremely clumsy to accidently kill somebody at your pub, but that's not to say it can't happen....
