29-Mar-2007 By Peter Coulson
MA legal expert looks at gaming laws and how they will impact on pubs
Careers: the keys to success
28-Mar-2007
Marston's Inns and Taverns, the new identity for Pathfinder Pubs, now incorporating the former Eldridge Pope managed estate, has introduced a...
Careers: managing the career path
28-Mar-2007
There are some great careers to be had in pubs - but you have to admit it doesn't always look that way.The permanent recruitment crisis the industry...
Careers: in the Spirit
28-Mar-2007
People come to the pub trade in different ways - as a part-time worker, from another industry, or from a family background in pubs. Here are three...
Careers: physical intervention training
28-Mar-2007
There are careers in managed houses - and now there are careers just outside the door. Yes, the bouncer has become the door supervisor, a profession...
SBPA speaks out over door worker fee
26-Mar-2007
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has responded "with dismay" to news the Scottish Executive has given the green light to a 30 per cent...
Hitting the right mark
22-Mar-2007
Brendan McBride tells Ewan Turney how employing quality staff helped the Spitfire in Kings Hill, Kent, scoop Shephed Neame's Pub of the Year award...
Back to basics: machine management
21-Mar-2007
As you might have noticed from the cigarette burns on your fruit machines, AWP players also tend to be smokers. That means that, under a smoking ban,...
Carl May's business plan for the Hack & Spade
16-Mar-2007
Business report and proposed development plan for The Hack and Spade, Whashton, North YorkshireOwners: Anne and Alistair Dowson-ParkDate of...
Asbestos: how does it affect your business?
15-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore
The control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 came into force last November - consolidating much legislation under one banner. So how does this affect you...
Alpha ale house
15-Mar-2007
Roger Cudlip tells Ewan Turney how a passion for real ale and a warm welcome helped the Tom Cobley Tavern in Spreyton, Devon, be crowned Campaign for...
Putting the spin on gin
15-Mar-2007
Mainstream gin has seen a wobble in sales, but premium brands are faring better. Nigel Huddleston investigates Davenport explores ways forward for a...
Out of the slammer
15-Mar-2007
Nigel Huddleston discovers that tequila's appeal lies in its versatility It may not be the biggest category in the spirits market, but tequila is...
A shot in the dark
15-Mar-2007
While fashion often dictates fortunes, sambuca can rely on heritage. Nigel Huddleston investigates its growth If tequila's the new vodka, sambuca...
Room for expansion
15-Mar-2007
As food grows in importance post-smoking-ban, spirits will have to work hard to stay relevant, says Nigel Huddleston With beer successfully managing...
Whiter than white
15-Mar-2007
Competition in the white-spirits market is fierce, with ultra-premium brands getting in on the act and cocktails growing in popularity. Nigel...
Building a new reputation
13-Mar-2007
Becky Newman tells how a love of real ale and strict standards helped the Bricklayer's Arms in Putney win awards after a two-year closure How I got...
08-Mar-2007 By Peter Coulson
Legal expert Peter Coulson looks at 'pub taxis'.
02-Mar-2007
The Transport and General Workers Union has called on Home Office minister Tony McNulty to explain why SIA security staff are excluded from the EU...
01-Mar-2007
The Spirit Group, Punch Taverns' managed arm, has opened a new centre to train future managers. Following an investment of £60,000, the learning and...
Varying your menu is easier than you think
01-Mar-2007
Brakes channel marketing manager Anne Mulcahy shows you how to make the most of your offering without a major menu overhaul Trying new ideas for your...
Tips for hands that do dishes
01-Mar-2007
Check out our comprehensive round up of ideas, equipment and new products to make sure your food offer is a money-spinning winner from concept to...
Balancing act
01-Mar-2007
Relentlessly rising costs can lead hard-working hosts to despair of earning a decent living. Mr Y asks our experts for advice on making his business...
The breakfast club
01-Mar-2007
The new era of licensing means pubs are branching out into all kinds of out-of-hours activities. Catherine Quinn discovers the licensees getting up...
Hosts urged to reclaim bank charges
01-Mar-2007
Every licensee should check bank statements and look to claim back penalty bank charges - that's the view of Pub Accounting Company chairman Martin...
EPub: online ordering on the up
27-Feb-2007
A growing number of licensees are recognising the commercial benefits of online ordering, according to new research. Barbox.com, the UK's leading...
EPub: intelligent tills
27-Feb-2007
Will Beckett seems slightly baffled when I turn up to meet him at his pub the Marquess Tavern, in Islington, London. "I don't get a lot of people...
EPub: the Brains behind Brains
27-Feb-2007
At SA Brains' head office near the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff over the last 12 months the regional brewer has introduced a dynamic new computer...
Competition: Go green and get lean!
23-Feb-2007
The Publican, in conjunction with British Gas Business, is today launching The Efficiency Factor, a nationwide competition to find the most energy...
Fuller's grows its own chefs
22-Feb-2007
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM has it that the route to fame - if not always fortune - in the pub food game is to run your own business. Food pubs that grab the...
Back to basics: stress management
13-Feb-2007
Running pub is not a simple role in any terms especially not in its emotional impacts. The working hours that upset the rhythms of a conventional...
BII roadshows raise concerns about smoking ban preparations
13-Feb-2007
The opening rounds of a series of BII roadshows dedicated to the smoking ban raised concerns about troubled preparations for the start of the...
Compulsory questions to stay on BII NCPLH
08-Feb-2007
Compulsory questions are to stay as part of England and Wales' most popular exam for licensees - despite the BII losing its battle over the...
We did it Norway
08-Feb-2007
Charlie Edgeler tells Ewan Turney how he and partner Carole Slingo achieved £1m worth of sales at the St Austell-owned Norway Inn in...
Training the taste buds
08-Feb-2007
To make the most of your wine list, it's essential to train your staff effectively. Alison Carter shares her experience As licensees, training...
Fuller's sends out smoke signals
07-Feb-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci
Fuller's is gearing up for the smoking ban by a newsletter to customers in its pubs. The campaign, designed to educate people about the precise...
JDW openings will stick at 30 a year
01-Feb-2007 By The PMA Team
New JD Wetherspoon openings at about 30 per annum is likely to be the optimum level for a number of years, chief executive John Hutson has indicated....
Fuel intentions
01-Feb-2007
With energy costs soaring, energywatch's Karl Brookes offers some practical tips and advice on how to maximise efficiency and get the best possible...
Paul Davey managing director, Davey & Co
01-Feb-2007
The extent of the works required by your landlord in order for them to issue their consent for the lease to be assigned does, on the face of what you...
Barry Gilham chairman, Fleurets
01-Feb-2007
I am afraid a full repairing lease is just what it says on the tin. It is a requirement that a lessee first puts the property into full repair and...
Graham Allman managing director, GA-Select
01-Feb-2007
The term "dilapidations" can be greatly misunderstood. It normally applies to the condition of a commercial property at the end of the lease period...
Beyond the pale
01-Feb-2007
Mrs X is in the final stages of selling on her pubco lease but has been surprised by the large amount payable on the dilapidations report We are in...
01-Feb-2007 By Humayun Hussain
Humayun Hussain talks to Tom Martin about his new all-day dining pub - The Empress of India - in London's up-and-coming East End
01-Feb-2007 By Andrew Burnyeat
Overseas staff are making an increasingly valuable contribution in pub kitchens. Andrew Burnyeat reports The future of British pub staff looks as...
Pull the girls every night of the week
01-Feb-2007 By Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor looks at ideas for attracting more female customers through your doors Once upon a time, the British pub was the last bastion of male...
01-Feb-2007
The idea: A craft-baker by trade, licensee John Royce took over at the Kestor Inn three years ago. Passionate about his craft John realised that...
Back to basics: maximise letting rooms
31-Jan-2007
Well, thank goodness Christmas and New Year are over for another year. But it's January and your beds are empty. Of course, there is no magic...
Wales Focus: view from the top
31-Jan-2007
One irrefutable fact about Wales is that the pub or club has always been at the centre of life whether it be for socialising or linked to our passion...
Wales Focus: pioneering Penderyn
31-Jan-2007
There is an apocryphal story that Jack Daniel, the godfather of American whiskey, was Welsh. It is a story told by many but proof is hard to come by,...
Wales Focus: dragon sausages?
30-Jan-2007
Are you confused when your Brakes delivery of cottage pie doesn't have a thatched roof poking through the mashed potato topping? Baffled when your...
