Pure and simple
18-Oct-2007
Piers Lyon tells Humayun Hussain about his new chef, new menu and fresh look at the White Hart, in Welwyn Why my food business is a success We have...
Hallowe'en Focus: Autumn essentials
16-Oct-2007
. Brothers Toffee Apple Cider Brothers Cider is launching a limited-edition Toffee Apple Cider as a bewitching beverage for Hallowe'en and to help...
Hallowe'en Focus: Pumpkin carving
16-Oct-2007
Licensees can get into the spirit of Hallowe'en this year by entering their pumpkin carvings into a competition run by the 'unofficial beer of...
Hallowe'en & Bonfire Night Focus
16-Oct-2007
This might come as a shock - though hopefully a nice one. Hallowe'en is now the third-biggest party date in the calendar.Last year people in the UK...
Pub quiz tax claims dismissed
16-Oct-2007
Pubs that run quizzes and karaoke nights have always paid more in tax according to the government agency that works out how businesses are taxed.The...
16-Oct-2007 By Ewan Turney
The Government has launched a pilot project that will force individuals to pay for counselling if they drink too much. The news will come as a...
15-Oct-2007 By Ewan Turney
Reports that pubs could be taxed extra for running quizzes are wide of the mark. The Mail on Sunday claimed plans for the secret quiz tax is included...
12-Oct-2007 By John Harrington
The MA has made an impassioned plea to the Government to force energy suppliers to treat small businesses better
City diary
11-Oct-2007 By The PMA Team
Dome is sound home for Slug No one could have known whether the new 02 concert venue on the site of the Millennium Dome would be a good place to site...
Newcomers: Revealing all
11-Oct-2007
The missives have been signed so I guess its an appropriate time to divulge the name and location of the pub. It's called the Illicit Still and is...
Pubs and brewers the big World Cup winners
11-Oct-2007
Pubs and brewers have been among the winners of the Rugby World Cup, with licensees hoping that England can make it all the way to the final this...
11-Oct-2007 By Ewan Turney
UK alcohol consumption in 2006 fell for the second year running, according to the BBPA
Rugby triumph pulls punters
11-Oct-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
A bonanza weekend of TV sport, highlighted by England's dramatic Rugby World Cup victory over Australia, gave pubs across the country a welcome...
England face crucial qualifiers
11-Oct-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
England start a crucial week of Euro 2008 qualifiers in second place in Group E. Michael Owen and Rio Ferdinand were the scorers in the 3-0 win...
Christmas camp will be a hive of activity
11-Oct-2007
Many MA readers will be aware of the Licen-sed Trade Charity (LTC) and how the organisation assists those who work in the drinks trade sector in a...
Unlocking potential
11-Oct-2007
Licensee Ian Mills tells Tony Halsted how he turned around the fortunes of the Cross Keys Hotel in Milnthorpe, Cumbria How I got here I started life...
08-Oct-2007 By Ewan Turney
Over 80 Bolton licensees have formed an action group against Media Protection Services
Machines & Gaming: Multi-game SWPs
08-Oct-2007
Not content with plugging Deuchars IPA and Highland Park whisky, Ian Rankin¹s Rebus yarns are now giving a nod to a brand of games machine at...
Machines & Gaming: Machine monitoring
05-Oct-2007
Of course, it's good telly. But here's proof that Dragon's Den can have a hand in bringing real results in the outside world - and even have an...
Machines & Gaming: the 'infinite' jukebox
05-Oct-2007
It's been a tough summer for machine operators in the pub sector. The abysmal weather has kept customers at home and when they are at the pub the...
Machines & Gaming: The machine age
05-Oct-2007
Pub gaming is on the brink of a digital revolution. For almost 1,000 years, maybe longer, there has been a tradition of game playing and gambling in...
Back to Basics: Retail inspiration
05-Oct-2007
Where is the hub of your local community? Increasingly, research shows, it is the convenience store. People are visiting the local shop, with its...
Taking the bull by the horns
05-Oct-2007
Ewan Turney reports how an £800,000 investment by Geronimo Inns transformed the crumbling Bullfinch in Sevenoaks, Kent, into a modern, food-led...
BBPA warning over Christmas stings
05-Oct-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the Government to resist plans to hold the national sting campaign targeting pubs that serve...
City diary
04-Oct-2007 By The PMA Team
Blowing in the wind I can't be the only one curious to see what the wind turbine on top of JD Wetherspoon's new green pub, the Kettleby Cross, in...
Awards scheme under fire
04-Oct-2007
PUBLICANS HAVE complained bitterly about an awards scheme which costs more than £100 - and leaves them with little in return.More than 70 pubs have...
New BII qualification for youngsters is launched
04-Oct-2007
Schools and the licensed trade are joining forces to educate youngsters about alcohol, thanks to a new BII qualification. Launched at the Phoenix...
Tough quarter-final for England
04-Oct-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
At times it has looked unlikely that England would actually make it through the group stages of the Rugby World Cup. But Brian Ashton's patched-up...
What women want
04-Oct-2007
The smoking ban was supposed to herald the end of the male-dominated boozer, but women will still need tempting in, says Punch beer & cider...
Financing refurbishments
04-Oct-2007
Licensee Bruce Randall is considering refurbishing his outdoor area and wants to know if the best way to borrow money is from his pubco in return...
Reviving profits
04-Oct-2007
Following the poor summer, pubs really need to make the most of the festive season. Nigel Huddleston kicks off a four-page special with a look at...
Spirit offers 7% of Christmas Day take
04-Oct-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Bonuses are being offered to managers at hundreds of Spirit Group pubs to open on the evening of Christmas Day. Managers at most of its 300 local...
Back to Basics: When is a sports pub not a sports pub?
03-Oct-2007
Unless you've been hiding under an oval-shaped rock for the past four weeks, you will know that the Rugby World Cup is in full flight, and that pubs...
LTC Boxing clever
02-Oct-2007
The Licensed Trade Charity's annual boxing tournament takes place on 12 November
Drinking habits: Trying something new
02-Oct-2007
INNOVATION IS one of the key planks of any drinks marketing strategy - both individual brands and whole categories will not progress unless there is...
Hamish Champ: Sharing the Welsh nation's pain
01-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ
I watched the Welsh rugby team crash out of the World Cup to Fiji at the weekend in a lovely little pub in North Wales. I had a professional reason...
Brand activity
01-Oct-2007
Be prepared Unilever Foodsolutions Knorr Patak's prepared sauces help pub caterers to bring an intense flavour to their meals. Using a blend of...
Mon£y mak£r
01-Oct-2007
Alison Baker looks at more business-boosting conceptsPudding club Where: Red Lion, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, ? redlionhinxton.co.uk The idea: Launched...
Owen headache for England
27-Sep-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
Newcastle United's win over West Ham last Saturday was tarnished by Michael Owen's enforced substitution, blamed on a recurring groin injury. Owen...
Room at the top
27-Sep-2007
Barracuda manager Maxine Blake tells Ewan Turney how good training helped smash targets at the Cutting Room in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire How I...
Newcomers: The deal is done
26-Sep-2007
After a lot of consultation and discussion we instructed our lawyer to conclude missives this morning.It was a relief.The contractors can now be...
Everything you wanted to know about pub customers...
25-Sep-2007
How well do you know your customers? You might be all too aware that Ethel's been under the doctor with her knee again, you've heard the ins and outs...
Newcomers: Frantic calls
25-Sep-2007
The past few days have been frantic. I don't know why it's happening but questions that should have been asked ages ago by both sets of lawyers have...
Newcomers: Missives
24-Sep-2007
Over the past week our lawyers have been in touch with the Pubco's lawyers to get things advanced and get the missives signed. As soon as the...
Stocking Up for Christmas: Best of the brews
21-Sep-2007
Marston'sMarston's Ugly Sisters is brewed using golden promise malt and fuggles and goldings hops , while Jennings' Redbreast "drinks with a full...
Back to Basics: Training your staff
21-Sep-2007
By the very nature of our industry we should be service oriented. As a group of professionals we spend many arduous hours dreaming up new ways to get...
Stocking up for Christmas: It's never too early
21-Sep-2007
Arriving for lunch in a company's offices in the height of summer, you don't expect the room to be kitted out top to bottom in Christmas decorations...
Stocking up for Christmas: Peggy's festive picks
21-Sep-2007
Heal Farm 12-Bird 'True Love Roast' When I told Sid the barman I was thinking of having a 12-bird roast this Christmas, he got that funny look again....
Stocking up for Christmas: Christmas shopping
21-Sep-2007
Have you thought about your Christmas menu yet? There are, inevitably, publicans out there who will tell you they've been marketing their seasonal...
Credit crisis piles on pressure
21-Sep-2007
With the panic over Northern Rock, and the uneasy feeling that something worse is just round the corner, licensees and industry bosses are staring...
