16-May-2007
A pub has installed a webcam in its kitchen so punters can have a pint at the bar while keeping a close eye on the progress of their meals. The...
Training & Recruitment: EPoS for students
20-Apr-2007
Getting to grips with EPoS is perhaps the first major difficulty that newcomers to the pub industry face, but from now on graduates of the Birmingham...
Walkers to spearhead carbon footprint labelling
16-Mar-2007
Most of us will be only too familiar with the type of gases which a bag of Cheese & Onion crisps can generate, but brand leader Walkers is taking...
08-Mar-2007 By Ewan Turney
Customers of Smartbox sister company Tec Rentals could miss out on keeping their equipment free of charge if they sign new hire agreements. Tec was...
EPub: technology to slash your bills
27-Feb-2007
Suddenly, climate change is the new rock 'n' roll. It's on the agenda of every politician who wants to get elected next time around, and even George...
Website's many happy returns
08-Feb-2007
After just 12 months, MA's online edition has become a vital addition for licensees who just can't help coming back. Iain O'Neil outlines what's on...
Epub: no frills EPoS is here
15-Jan-2007
Punch transfer tenants taking over former Spirit managed houses have been rejecting the pub's existing EPoS for a new, cheaper 'no frills' system -...
East and West Midlands
11-Jan-2007
Red Hart Kington, Worcestershire People power has paid off in Worcestershire, where the Red Hart has hit back from the threat of demolition to become...
Making a SMART bomb
07-Dec-2006
As pubs compete more for their share of the leisure pound, a well-executed marketing strategy has become essential, says Geoff Brown, marketing...
29-Nov-2006 By Ewan Turney
MA calls on finance firms to offer Smartbox victims reasonable terms to settle their contracts.
24-Nov-2006
Smartbox goes under leaving hundreds of licensees out of pocket.
Trade welcomes Europe ruling on online booze purchases
24-Nov-2006
Trade leaders have welcomed a European Union ruling blocking shoppers from buying low duty alcohol online. The ruling could have allowed consumers to...
The Mac Factor: door security
10-Nov-2006
I was interested to read an article on the BBC website entitled 'Why I hate bouncers'. It was the typical kind of story favoured by the media across...
Security: ID card scanners
10-Nov-2006
In the second episode of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood our high-tech heroes are temporarily stymied when they have to identify a club-goer who has...
Security: how to spot a forgery
07-Nov-2006
The manufacturer of a forgery-checking device is warning publicans to be vigilant in the run-up to Christmas against a wave of counterfeit notes,...
Web pals Utd
02-Nov-2006
We've all known for years that Giles Thorley is a massive Star Wars fan. But did you know his devotion to matters galactic led him to post his...
ePub: the rise of handheld EPoS
26-Oct-2006
Al fresco dining, the smoking ban, table service, more food, more entertainment, the need to upsell, staff motivation. It's all heading in one...
ePub: tenants join the EPoS revolution
26-Oct-2006
Sixty Punch Taverns lessees have joined the EPoS generation, following a deal between the pub giant and long-established hospitality technology...
Candid camera
28-Sep-2006
Sophisticated surveillance equipment can catch a person on film up to 300 times a day. Graham Ridout investigates.
Customers profit from online services
28-Sep-2006
A record number of licensees are using barbox.com's "Gross Profit Calculator" to improve profits. Visits to the section have increased fourfold since...
Trade blasts "binge" website
07-Sep-2006 By James Wilmore
Licensees have blasted a controversial website which they claim promotes binge-drinking and lists their premises without their consent. Pissed.co.uk...
22-Aug-2006
A group of pub door supervisors have launched a campaign to put an end to 'one man doors'. The Working The Doors lobby group says the practice of...
29-Jun-2006
EPoS suppliers offer a variety of software modules to cover different aspects of the business, with licensees able to pick and choose which programs...
09-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Brulines, the company behind the 'spy in the cellar' beer-flow monitoring equipment, has reportedly put off its plans to float on the stock market....
Computer-controlled heat transfer
01-Jun-2006
TurboChef is leading the high-speed revolution with an evolving range of top-end, high-quality rapid-cook ovens. The computer-controlled units allow...
18-May-2006
Morning Advertiser Editor Andrew Pring invites all licensee to look into the future.
Round Table: New product development
02-Feb-2006
So what's the secret of a successful new brand launch? Drinks editor Adam Withrington asked a few industry experts for their thoughts.A criticism...
The benefits of barbox.com - by the £250m man
26-Jan-2006
Jim Watson's weekly beer order from Coors and the Newcastle Federation Brewery has pushed the annual sales of barbox.com past the £250m mark for the...
barbox.com set for a landmark 2006
05-Jan-2006
The future is bright for barbox.com
Banks host with 'damaged' Brulines kit will not be fined
05-Jan-2006
A West Midlands licensee has claimed faults in his Brulines beer monitoring equipment led to a bill for £1,700 for buying out. But Brulines insists...
Technology: Going mobile
25-Nov-2005
New hand-held terminal technology is set to bring the pub till to the table.From home working and hot-desking to mobile phones and i-Pods, 21st...
Technology: High-tech partners
24-Nov-2005
Electronic tablets aim to reduce reliance on slower laptops and boost area manager and licensee linksThe relationship between area managers and...
Technology: The simple life
24-Nov-2005
A new till-to-delivery online purchasing system introduced at Hardys & Hansons is helping to ease the workload for its busy licensees. Phil...
The drinks doctor: Extra Cold
02-Nov-2005
Every so often the drinks industry is faced with a tough problem. Who're you gonna call? The Publican's Drinks Doctor of course! He may not be in the...
Technology: Electronic Brains
22-Jul-2005
Phil Mellows reports on a regional brewer system that sets new standards.Success brings its own problems. These are usually described as "nice...
Technology: Making it add value
21-Jul-2005
It's a waste to have all-singing, all-dancing technology if you are not applying it properly. By Phil Mellows.The advent of broadband - or ADSL - has...
Technology: Table manners
21-Jul-2005
Pub games tables are back - and you can go for classic arcade games or, if you prefer, something more sophisticated, thanks to the latest digital...
Technology: Refreshed thinking
19-Jul-2005
E-commerce is finally catching on in the trade. Phil Mellows reports.E-commerce - the business of buying and selling goods and services over the...
Technology: An end to the paperchase?
20-May-2005
Phil Mellows reports how new technologies can help reduce the burden of bureaucracy.There is little need to tell pub operators about the increasing...
Technology: Game on
19-May-2005
Kevin Williams looks at how the latest in entertainment technology is bringing a games revolution to pubs and bars. The amusement landscape has...
Technology: Using business intelligence
19-May-2005
Mark Pitcher argues that web-based technology can give even the smallest operators access to valuable business information.The latest hot concept is...
Blears is blasted by security firms
31-Mar-2005
by John Harrington Security companies that have experienced major delays in receiving their new Security Industry Authority (SIA) licences have...
Have you convertedto the Chip & PIN systemand has it helped
10-Mar-2005
Jean Senior Case is Altered Bentley, Suffolk "Well, I can't really say, because I am actually having problems getting it delivered. It was...
Technology: Game player
09-Feb-2005
AWP machines in pubs have an uncertain future while awaiting the Gambling Bill. Phil Mellows looks into the entertainment systems.The AWP machine...
Technology: Big screening
09-Feb-2005
Plasma screens aren't just good for watching sports, you can use them to advertise products and promotions. Phil Mellows takes a screen test.Plasma...
Technology: Winning streak
09-Feb-2005
Phil Mellows explores games machines in pubs and discovers that it is possible for everyone to be a winner, in this case especially the licensee.Amid...
New warnings over website following complaints
13-Jan-2005
Licensees have again been warned not to sign up for a website which claims to bring them coachloads of tourists in return for a listings fee and a...
Coors to push on with technical services venture
11-Jan-2005
Coors will continue efforts to join Service Dispense Equipment Ltd, (SDEL) the joint venture between Scottish Courage and Carlsberg UK to provide...
Line chancing
09-Dec-2004
Do you know which are your top-20 selling lines? If you don't, then you should, as chances are that these 20 products will represent about 70% of...
Beware technology risk
09-Dec-2004
Q Although we run a village pub we are very switched on and are able to offer WiFi wireless broadband to our customers. What are my legal obligations...
