Masterchef's Gregg Wallace encourages pubs to Eat Seasonably
03-Jun-2010
Eat Seasonably is a practical campaign that aims to inspire consumers towards a more sustainable diet by emphasising the three key benefits of...
03-Jun-2010 By Sheila McWattie
Pauline McCulloch, co-owner of the Royal Oak, Fritham, Hampshire, tells Sheila McWattie about building business in her New Forest pub. How we got...
02-Jun-2010 By Sonya Hook
There's no bar at Dorset's Square & Compass, but manager Kevin Hunt tells Sonya Hook that locals love queuing for drinks and sitting in a corridor.
02-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
Purity Brewing Co. is offering a case of beer to anyone on Twitter who recommends a pub or shop where they think Purity should be stocked. The...
02-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
Former England footballer Gareth Southgate is to head up Drinkaware's sensible drinking campaign for the World Cup. Southgate, best remembered for...
01-Jun-2010 By Nigel Huddleston
Improvements in technology and demand for low-alcohol drinks means some pubs are leaving more fridge space for low strength beers.
Mark Daniels: It's all about the experience...
01-Jun-2010
On Thursday, I had a tiny car crash. This resulted in me sitting around for a while waiting for a recovery truck to turn up and cart my broken bits...
01-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
All new doorstaff will receive extra training and practical assessments on how to safely restrain rowdy drinkers from today. The updated training...
Marketing your pub: Blow your own trumpet
28-May-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
It used to be a bit of an afterthought for most pubs, but good marketing and promotion - both in your pub and beyond - is now essential if you want...
'World Cup lager louts face yellow card ban from pubs'
28-May-2010 By James Wilmore
Drinkers who commit anti-social behaviour during this summer's World Cup face a yellow card 12-month ban from all pubs in Southampton. Officers and...
Game is up for cricket pub
28-May-2010
A Leicester licensee has been left with upset cricket-loving regulars after their view of the county ground was blocked due to a change in team...
28-May-2010 By John Harrington
The Government has urged police to increase enforcement of pubs before and during the World Cup, the Morning Advertiser can reveal. Random and...
28-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The BII has reported an increase in enquiries and booking from tenanted pub operators who want their codes of practice accredited for clarity.
28-May-2010 By John Harrington
Police are asking Colchester licensees to suspend drink sales for a period during World Cup games to let punters "cool down". An email from police...
28-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Two football mad licensees have registered their support for the beautiful game by renaming their pub the Three Lions for the duration of the World...
World Cup research: Why watch it in the pub?
27-May-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
After months of build-up the first match is less than two weeks away. But there is still time for pubs to make sure their own teams are ready for the...
'Professionals 'more likely to drink than those in working class jobs'
27-May-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Middle class professionals who relax with a bottle of wine in the evening are now more likely to drink to excess than those in working class jobs,...
26-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Chris Smith, of the Lamb at Satwell, Oxfordshire, talks to Lesley Foottit about making money from a pub three miles from the nearest house.
26-May-2010 By Melanie Drew
I have often said I'm on a one-woman mission to improve customer service, says Melanie Drew, licensee of the Abbey Inn in Byland Abbey.
'Police: England football shirt pub ban is a myth'
25-May-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Football fans can breathe a sigh of relief after police quashed rumours of a possible ban on wearing England shirts in pubs during the World Cup....
Footy Pubs 2010 - World Cup app helps pull in the punters
25-May-2010
A mobile phone application has been launched to ensure pubs can get football-mad customers through their doors during the World Cup. The Drinksin...
25-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A Devon pub has been closed for a month over the World Cup following complaints about anti-social behaviour. Torbay councillors ruled the George Inn...
25-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Sky is to screen two rugby union games in 3D at pubs this weekend — the Premiership final and England v Barbarians.
25-May-2010 By Phil Mellows
Phil Mellows talks to some successful family-run pubs about the trials of living and working together.
25-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
The woman behind a training scheme to help bar staff recognise alcohol excess before it gets out of hand is to be made a Peer.
24-May-2010 By Jo Bruce
Ideas for driving sales at your pub including fish Fridays, a St George's Day menu and a tapas night.
Symonds rolls out poster campaign
24-May-2010 By Sonya Hook
Symonds Founder's Reserve, the premium cider from Jygsaw Brands, is rolling out a poster campaign this May dedicated to supporting on-trade stockists...
21-May-2010 By Steve Haslam
Steve Haslam talks about driving footfall through quality, service and style and explains why discounting isn't the answer.
21-May-2010 By Phil Mellows
Chairman of Town & City and Bay Restaurants Ian Payne talks discounts, refurbishments and combining day and night trade with Phil Mellows.
Caroline Nodder: As if consumers needed any more encouragement not to leave that comfy sofa
21-May-2010 By Caroline Nodder
The supermarkets have been much maligned in recent times by those within our industry for their somewhat cavalier approach to the pricing of alcohol...
21-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Seven out of 10 (73%) 18 to 24-year-olds regularly use discount vouchers when eating out.
21-May-2010 By Noli Dinkovski
Freddie Collier, managing director of Village Green Inns, talks to Noli Dinkovski about his latest pub, the Horseshoes, in Dorrington, Shropshire,...
TV ad for Sizzling Pubs
20-May-2010 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has launched a new television advert for the Sizzling Pub Company.
Learning at the Pub: Bar school
20-May-2010 By Katie Coyne
Where can you learn how to save a life, sign with the deaf and cook a fantastic meal? Well, increasingly, it seems, you can do all of these things...
Pubs urged to host a water-themed quiz for Tap into WaterAid
20-May-2010
Pubs are being encouraged to host a water-themed quiz as part of a major push to raise money for the charity WaterAid. The Publican has linked-up...
20-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Lesley Foottit looks at more ideas for match-time munching and keeping your customers happy.
Pub bans all talk of the World Cup
19-May-2010
An Essex pub is hoping to attract World Cup "widows" after banning all talk of the tournament while the rest of the country goes football crazy. The...
19-May-2010 By John Harrington
The first rent dispute has been resolved via the new BII-led low-cost arbitration service, called the Pub Independent Rent Review Scheme.
18-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Dorset brewer Hall and Woodhouse has opened entries for its Tenanted Awards 2010. A prize of £1,000 and eight titles are up for grabs including Pub...
17-May-2010 By Roger Protz
Supermarket discounting for the World Cup makes previous offers seem wildly inflationary, says Roger Protz.
Health and safety: Fired up for summer
17-May-2010
Have you heard the news? The weather gurus (and by that I don't mean the Met Office) are forecasting a really good summer. Honestly! And given even...
14-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
BIIBAS has said pub companies can submit their codes of practice for benchmarking now since the RICS guidelines on rents aren't ready yet.
13-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Wholesaler Booker has launched a World Cup campaign includes discounted food, drink and a competition to win a TV.
11-May-2010 By Tony Halstead
Lee Roberts tells Tony Halstead how he and partner Sarah Dinning turned a near-derelict West Yorkshire pub into a £30,000 a week business.
BDMs to be offered degree courses
11-May-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Business Development Managers (BDMs) could be trained to degree standard following a link-up between the BII and the Association of Licensed Multiple...
11-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Former Punch tenants Richard and Loren Pope were crowned BII Licensees of the Year at the BII's Annual Lunch today. The couple bought the freehold...
11-May-2010 By John Harrington
Pubco business development managers could gain a degree-standard qualification through a tie-in between the BII and the ALMR.
11-May-2010 By Jo Bruce
Pub chef Matt Tebbutt is hosting a new Channel 5 TV show with Jean-Christophe Novelli. Family Food Fight with Flora sees Tebbutt, owner of the...
07-May-2010 By Sonya Hook
Percy Fox has announced a new distribution deal with drinks supplier Matthew Clark.
'A defensive supermarket price war?'
07-May-2010
Supermarkets are gearing up for a price war that will push the cost of a pint of beer to within a few pence of a pint of milk. A 24-can case of...
