BII rewards industry's finest
01-May-2007 By James Wilmore
Ten BII members have been awarded the body's highest accolade for their contribution to the industry at a ceremony in London today. Award-winning...
Mon£y mak£rs
01-May-2007
Alison Baker looks at new ideas pubs are trying to pull in tradeBuffet-style curry nights Where: Royal Oak, Poynings, West Sussex The idea: Keen to...
Focus Midlands: treasure island
27-Apr-2007
The high street address might lead you to assume that the Bartons Arms enjoys plenty of passing trade. But the people who pass here are stuck in...
Focus Midlands: back in the pub business
27-Apr-2007
When Chris Sadler finished university in 2004 the road to establishing a successful microbrewery in Lye, near Stourbridge, must have seemed a very...
Focus Midlands: view from the top
27-Apr-2007
When considering the Midlands some of the finest names in British brewing spring to mind - old and established companies that are undoubtedly held...
26-Apr-2007 By John Harrington
Licensees left to ponder whether to jump in now or wait for next season's basic service costs to be announced
Glass war
26-Apr-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci
"We've had no deaths, but we've had a couple of throat slashings, and if we can prevent one death, it's worth doing."In the face of emotive comments...
Chris Maclean: watching the football
26-Apr-2007 By Chris Maclean
I went to watch the football last night.One of my fellow licensees, who had read a previous blog about football in pubs, challenged me on Monday to...
Call for freeze on all Sky TV subs
26-Apr-2007 By James Wilmore
A trade group has called for Sky to offer a price freeze to all its licensee customers following an announcement over a new package.The Association...
Supermarkets say no to alcohol price rises
26-Apr-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Supermarkets have ruled out increasing alcohol prices and said they are not to blame for town-centre binge-drinking. They also refused to be drawn on...
Loyalty bonus
26-Apr-2007
Maggie Pattinson tells Ewan Turney how a loyalty-card scheme helped increase barrelage seven-fold inside two years at the Crofters, Holbeck,...
26-Apr-2007 By Peter Coulson
This comes to you from an island far away, which appears to be populated almost exclusively by ex-licensees - or is it just that I can spot them a...
Severe failure rate for pubs
26-Apr-2007
Pubs, bars and restaurants are three times more likely to go bust than any other business, a new survey has revealed. A study of 150,000 business...
Top trade day for St George
26-Apr-2007
Pubs celebrating St George's Day reported bumper trade and urged other hosts to get involved next year. Licensees who made St George the patron saint...
25-Apr-2007 By John Harrington
Host told planning permission is needed because it is an "advert".
25-Apr-2007
ALMR reveals 60% of a pub's turnover is spent just keeping it open
Playing the long game
24-Apr-2007
The recent decline of spirits continues to be big news, yet there are some categories that have bucked the trend. It seems that, where vodka, gin and...
Chris Maclean: St George and all that
23-Apr-2007 By Chris Maclean
Today is Saint George's Day. I confess I am not much of a patriot and I am not doing anything to celebrate our national saint.But this morning, after...
Back to basics: when to use physical intervention
23-Apr-2007 By James Wilmore
It's one of the worst situations you have to face. A customer cuts up rough. They may be drunk. They may be angry. They may become violent. Good...
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...
Training & Recruitment: Fuller confidence
20-Apr-2007
What makes a winning pub operator? It's clear from the pubcos and licensees who make it through to the finals of the Publican Awards that training...
Training & Recruitment: tenant induction
20-Apr-2007
A tenant's first night in their new pub is always a stressful experience. For Karen Richardson and Mark Woolson, the fact they have never run a pub...
Training & Recruitment: team building
20-Apr-2007
Training is not just an add-on to your pub business, like a conservatory or a deep-fat fryer. Training is a whole culture that spreads throughout the...
Training & Recruitment: a guide to NVQs
20-Apr-2007
Skills shortages are having a negative impact on UK productivity in all areas of the economy, and there have been plenty of news reports that we are...
Training & Recruitment: Train to Gain
20-Apr-2007
When former pub managers Mary and Ray Tabone took their first tenancy they knew that staff training would be crucial to their success - not to...
Training & Recruitment: lack of training threatens pub businesses
20-Apr-2007
Training is the lifeblood of your business. And if you didn't believe it before, a report released at the end of last month brings out the shocking...
Bankrupt alcopop maker to be saved
19-Apr-2007 By The PMA Team
An alcopop company that went into administration, despite having a £12m turnover, looks like it might be rescued. Spencers Drinks, of Swadlincote,...
Chris Maclean: sorry about the TV slur
19-Apr-2007 By Chris Maclean
I've had my knuckles wrapped. Quite firmly and quite deservedly. I did wrong.The blog I recently wrote about pubs in this town with televisions was...
Why do we have listings fees?
19-Apr-2007
The Campaign For Real Ale's (CAMRA) submission to the Competition Commission's investigation of the groceries market includes some damning criticism...
19-Apr-2007 By Jo Bruce
A food historian is encouraging chefs to revive extinct medieval English recipes.
19-Apr-2007 By Ewan Turney
A Nottinghamshire licensee has successfully claimed back more than £4,000 in penalty bank charges from NatWest. Andy Scattergood, Punch lessee of...
MARKETING MUSCLE
19-Apr-2007
A round-up of the latest campaigns Estrella Damm Anheuser-Busch has brought "the beer of Barcelona", its Estrella Damm Spanish 4.6% abv lager, to the...
Pubs ready to do St George proud
19-Apr-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Pubs are gearing up for a bumper St George's Day this coming Monday. Licensees across the nation are planning to make St George the patron saint of...
Day in the life: evening
18-Apr-2007
As the sun sinks and the energy levels are ramped up, it should be a natural time for pubs to attract customers. But evenings aren't as easy as they...
13-Apr-2007 By Ewan Turney
Devon woman opens door for thousands of other licensees to claw back charges
Q&A: Sweating over juniper
12-Apr-2007
What exactly is your role in the gin production process?Running a still is literally like watching a kettle boil every day, but the key areas are the...
BrandsBriefs
12-Apr-2007
San Miguel sponsors film fest Premium lager brand San Miguel is sponsoring the 13th Viva film festival, featuring Spanish and Latin American...
Charity aims to raise £1m
12-Apr-2007
The LTC raises thousands of pounds for drinks-industry workers in need The Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) is one of hundreds of charities that provide...
Offenders just can't refuse this offer
12-Apr-2007
Last Friday, a whole new wave of measures in the Violent Crime Reduction Act came into effect. Principal among them for the licensed trade was the...
Unite now behind St George
12-Apr-2007
Less than two weeks to go now until St George's Day, and the chance for pubs to unite the nation by celebrating this splendid occasion in ways that...
10-Apr-2007
Premier League will continue to gather evidence despite High Court appeal
Back to basics: contactless payments
10-Apr-2007
If you thought Chip & PIN was the newest thing in customer transactions, think again. 'Wave and pay', or 'contactless payments', has arrived and...
St George's Day: raise a glass on April 23
05-Apr-2007
Bombardier, arguably the drink that has over recent years made the biggest effort to associate itself with St George's Day, is trying to organise a...
Win a St George's Day makeover
05-Apr-2007
Liven up your pub on St George's Day with a makeover from the online party people at Partydelights.co.uk - they are giving away three party packs...
St George's Day: get organised!
05-Apr-2007
MANY PUBLICANS will be familiar with the potential of events such as St Patrick's Day and Burns Night to drive customers into their outlet, but how...
Dragon customers out for St George's
05-Apr-2007
Anybody got a spare dragon? Pauline Davey, licensee of the award-winning Master Robert village pub at Buriton in Hampshire, is hunting the beast as...
Men 'more comfortable' talking about sex
05-Apr-2007
What people talk about in the pub is the subject of a recent survey conducted for the Beautiful Beer campaign. It reveals that British men are three...
Keep up to date with what's on the market
05-Apr-2007
Brakes' beautiful butties Brakes has launched two new sandwich fillings which are aimed at helping licensees cut down preparation time. Brakes New...
Planning for the future
05-Apr-2007
Careful thought at the beginning of a lease agreement can save you thousands in repair charges, says Davey & Co managing director Paul Davey All...
Martin Roslyn
05-Apr-2007
chairman, Pub Accounting Company Even if you don't believe you have a problem, undertaking regular checks on stock and staff is as big a deterrent...
