Pub Bitch: Tying your punters down
07-Feb-2011
Volunteer slaves There's an alternative use for a pub and then there's an alternative use for a pub. Having stood derelict for a number of years the...
07-Feb-2011 By John Harrington
The freeing up of football screening rights could increase profits for major pubcos by up to 3.5% and benefit tenanted and freehouse pubs in...
07-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney
Licensees have been urged to start a dialogue with licensing authorities now over extending opening hours for the Olympic Games in 2012.
07-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney
Tiger Tiger operator Novus Leisure believes the London Olympics can be "another Christmas" and has targeted an extra £20m worth of sales over a six...
04-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team
A pub operated by Salisbury Pubs has been named by Les Routiers as Gastro Pub of the Year.
04-Feb-2011 By Lorraine Heller
Hospitality operators planning special events for the London Olympic Games next year are being urged to enter their events into a Culture Diary set...
04-Feb-2011 By Robyn Black
Morning Advertiser brands and features editor Robyn Black pleads for more than a bit of bunting for St Pat's Day.
04-Feb-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Diageo and Pernod Ricard are putting their might behind St Patrick's Day with a range of advertising and on-trade campaigns. Diageo-owned Guinness...
03-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team
The five major managed pub operators are competing for the lion's share of the eating-out market by acquiring quality managed pubs, says The PMA Team.
Mark Daniels: Can you get a deal on Facebook?
03-Feb-2011
My friends would be amongst the first to tell you that I spend an unnecessarily large amount of time using Facebook and Twitter, and they're probably...
03-Feb-2011 By Michelle Perrett
How do you ensure a fair representation on consumer review sites? Michelle Perrett investigates.
02-Feb-2011 By Tony Halstead
Paul Rogers tells Tony Halstead how he transformed a lowly roadside inn into the award-winning Railway Gastro Pub at Euxton in Lancashire.
Drive for pubs to take on apprentices
02-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs and bars are being urged to take on apprentices to secure the long term success of their businesses. The message was delivered at a...
02-Feb-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Celebrity chef John Torode has called on the government to back plans to promote healthy eating with an education strategy for chefs. He argued...
01-Feb-2011 By Phil Mellows
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 price of a drink: survey reveals cost of alcohol abuse'
01-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
The toll that alcohol takes on many people's lives is laid bare in a survey which has prompted fresh calls for action to tackle widespread chronic...
31-Jan-2011 By MA reporter
The pub trade stands to benefit from the Olympics, but there are risks too, Ufi Ibrahim told delegates at an MA and M&C Report conference yesterday.
£10m marketing push for VK
31-Jan-2011 By Jessica Harvey Jessica
This month, VK gets both an updated bottle design and a £10 million marketing push to boost sales throughout 2011. The campaign, which will sport...
31-Jan-2011 By Phil Mellows
David George, joint Enterprise founder and finance director, retired last week. Phil Mellows meets the man behind Britain's biggest tenanted...
28-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
People in the licensed trade come from all sorts of backgrounds. This particularly exotic bunch tell Lesley Foottit how they've made the transition.
28-Jan-2011 By Chris Beaumont
Chris Beaumont, Enterprise lessee of the Greys in Brighton, tells how he secured a £6,250 rent reduction. His advice? Seek professional help.
28-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
There are still a handful of tickets available for Monday's conference on preparing for the Olympics. Hospitality: Getting in shape for 2012,...
27-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
The BII's dynamic approach to tackling the issues of the trade has laid the foundations for a more ambitious direction in the future, says The PMA Team.
27-Jan-2011 By Alastair Scott
In the first of a new column, the industry consultant and former M&B operations director Alastair Scott focuses on the importance of a hello.
27-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Strong food sales and a bumper Christmas helped Mitchells & Butlers increase like-for-like sales 3.1% for the 17 weeks to 22 January.
27-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Licensing minister John Penrose has stressed there are "real risks" with associated with live music events and that any decision on deregulation will...
27-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
E.On has said it will step in to help a licensee whose electricity bills shot up from £414 a month to £2,700. The total bill for the Saddle Inn in...
26-Jan-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Angela Lewis tells Michelle Perrett about the importance of responding to changes in the market at the Lamb & Flag in Abergavenny.
BII welcomes newcomers to the trade
26-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Despite the pressures facing the industry, surveys regularly show many people still harbour dreams of running a pub. It appears that even in the...
Events to examine test purchasing
26-Jan-2011
A series of seminars are being held to address how authorities undertake test-purchasing schemes in venues such as pubs. The events are being...
25-Jan-2011 By Jo Bruce
Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub including a ten-pence sale, art exhibitions and a customer-run kitchen and bar.
25-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
Former Greene King finance director Michael Shallow is looking for a tenant for his brewery and bar business in Bury St Edmunds. Shallow and his wife...
25-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
The BII has signed a deal worth £300,000 to sell the intellectual property rights to its Induction Training certificate into China. Chief executive...
Four promoted at Morning Advertiser
24-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
Four members of staff at The Morning Advertiser (MA) have been given promotions.
24-Jan-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Michelle Perrett looks at ways pub caterers can make their pub menus healthier for the January detox.
24-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
The FPB is calling on banks to restore local lending powers to help pubs access affordable finance.
21-Jan-2011 By Noli Dinkovski
With large pub companies still offloading quality outlets, there couldn't be a better time to set up a business with a food operation, says Noli Dinkovski.
21-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
The BII has offered an unreserved apology to high profile member Nigel Wakefield over the "negative impact" false allegations had on his reputation....
20-Jan-2011 By Robyn Black
The Australian wine category is faltering in the UK on-trade. Robyn Black says pubs should exploit what is a huge, and largely untapped, opportunity.
Employment Law: What to do if your staff get swine flu
20-Jan-2011
Last August the swine flu (H1N1 virus) pandemic was declared as 'over' by the World Health Organisation. But as we make our way through winter and...
19-Jan-2011 By Gurjit Degun
David Stanley, licensee at the Plough tells Gurjit Degun how he has managed to increase turnover from £1,000 to £10,000 a week in four years.
Valentine's Day: Advice to take to heart
19-Jan-2011 By Jessica Harvey Jessica
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...
19-Jan-2011 By Gerry Price
Gerry Price talks about trusting his staff with the Inn at West End when he needs to take a few days' break.
18-Jan-2011 By Phil Mellows
Phil Mellows asked a cross-section of operators about the state of their relationships with their pubcos and how they'd like to see them improved.
Martin Dinkele: Why consumers read signals not signs
17-Jan-2011
There is a pub near me that re-opened six months ago. It used to have a dodgy reputation. Now it's got a new name and a new look. When you go in it...
Hamish Champ: Brulines - yer pays yer money, yer takes yer choice
17-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Last week's announcement by Brulines that the results of a series of tests conducted by the National Measurement Office (NMO) on its technology...
14-Jan-2011 By Tony Halstead
Burns Night presents one of the few opportunities in January for licensees to entice people into the pub with a big event, says Tony Halstead — and...
14-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
North England based Chameleon Pub Company is looking to add two sites to its portfolio in 2011 as it celebrates its tenth anniversary. Chameleon,...
Pubs caught in underage stings should be forced to offer extra training
13-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
Pubs caught selling to children should be forced to offer extra training to staff instead of facing a business-threatening £20,000 fine, a trade...
13-Jan-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Michelle Perrett looks at ways pub caterers can help combat the impact of rising food costs. Food commodity prices have risen significantly again in...
