Property boom is bust for pubs
11-Jan-2007
Why are so many rural pubs closing, at the rate of a dozen or more a month? Is it lack of consumer demand, or some new force at play in society? The...
European rugby at its finest
11-Jan-2007 By Richard Ross
Following the footballing thrills and spills of the FA Cup last weekend, this time round rugby union takes a turn in the spotlight. It's round five...
Epub: A dynamic change
10-Jan-2007
Business software provider K3's Drink-IT, an integrated financial and retail management system designed for pubcos and brewers, is steadily sweeping...
Wine: uncork extra profits
10-Jan-2007
Wine is one of the easiest products to stock and sell - and also one of the most profitable. Time to review your approach, says Andrew Jefford...
It's try time again
10-Jan-2007
One tournament, six nations - and 15 opportunities to up your takings as rugby fever returns next month, says Noli Dinkovski There are some...
Six Nations: see the big picture
08-Jan-2007
GETTING AN obscured view of the match behind one of your regulars shaped like a rugby second row can be a disaster for any of your customers. Imagine...
04-Jan-2007 By The Morning Advertiser
5-0, 4-0, or miraculously 4-1. Whichever result we achieved at Sydney this week, the English fans were superb, says Hoggie
Provence lets down unsecured creditors
04-Jan-2007 By The PMA Team
Unsecured creditors of failed pub company Provence will not receive any of the money they are owed by the firm, a report to creditors by receiver...
Horror show
04-Jan-2007
London & Edinburgh licensee Jim Wyllie has endured a nightmare time following the collapse of the company and wants to know exactly where he...
Christmas delivers - just
04-Jan-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.
Festive trade rises, despite dips on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve Community pubs experienced a bumper few days over the festive period, but...
Pub tills ring out over Christmas
03-Jan-2007
It seems Santa was smiling on the pub trade this Christmas as licensees reported healthy festive trading.A spot check by thepublican has revealed...
Fleurets says pub multiple of 3.67 is 'off the scale'
21-Dec-2006
The increasingly difficult trading climate has had a marked effect of the value of leasehold pubs sold over the past year. Leasehold prices increased...
19-Dec-2006 By The Morning Advertiser
So that's it, then, our hold on that lovely little Ashes urn has come to an end, for the next couple of years at least.
The Publican calls on licensees to get "Pubs Dressed to Party" this Christmas
18-Dec-2006
The Publican is calling on licensees who have caught the Christmas bug to enter our "Pubs Dressed to Party" competition, in association with WKD.The...
18-Dec-2006
Licensees could be allowed to screen "near live" games in their pubs next year.
Drinks review of the year
14-Dec-2006
HitsDavid BremnerThere are colleagues and ex-colleagues of Mr Bremner who have ribbed him mercilessly following his rise to prominence in the trade...
Back to basics: reduce your VAT
14-Dec-2006
The Flat Rate VAT Scheme (FRVS) was introduced a couple of years ago to assist small traders to simplify the calculation of their quarterly VAT. The...
Back to basics: Don't be a soft target for terrorists
14-Dec-2006
During the current terrorist threat, pubs have not been targeted as they were in the 1970s by the Provisional IRA and in 1999, when the Admiral...
Revamped local takes flight
14-Dec-2006
William and Debbie Jackson tell Ewan Turney how they turned the closed Union Pub Company Bird in the Barley in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, into a...
Spread Xmas cheer to people in need
14-Dec-2006
The LTC calls for donations to assist those struggling during the festive period Christmas is the season of goodwill and a time for giving. So, in...
The gentle art of upselling
14-Dec-2006
Do your staff know today's special dishes? They should. But if they don't, then train them, says Ali Carter If businesses are going to be successful...
Avoid nightmares before Christmas
14-Dec-2006
Checking essential equipment now could prevent your pub going into meltdown during the busiest trading period of the year Christmas and New Year...
Business as usual for Smartbox directors
14-Dec-2006 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Tec Rentals, run by three former directors of collapsed screen media company Smartbox, is continuing to provide its customers with content update...
New show for MA
14-Dec-2006
The MA's acquisition of the Pub Business show is a boon for licensees as it will broaden the event's appeal, inspire business growth and help...
Rudolph, the red-nosed barman
14-Dec-2006
It's high time we stopped sidelining the most important figure in the Nativity story and gave him a fair share of the celebrity stardust that gets...
Fees still in limbo as bills are issued
14-Dec-2006
What an irony! The very day after I finally received the first of three long-awaited licences from Westminster, another envelope landed on to the mat...
BrandsBriefs
14-Dec-2006
Cains shows it's all art Cains Brewery is hoping to position itself as a craft brewer with a new strapline to be carried on all its advertising....
Orchid has the ideas to match the cash
14-Dec-2006
Many an eyebrow was raised in not-so-mild disbelief earlier this year when GI Partners splashed out £571m to buy 290 Spirit managed pubs from Punch....
12-Dec-2006
Premier League issues "no rights" letters from three more foreign satellite channels.
Back to basics: online HR
07-Dec-2006
Are you on the look-out for dynamic, energetic, quick-learning barstaff with an element of experience, maturity and gravitas? If so, you could fall...
BII Nita winners announced
07-Dec-2006
Winners of the BII Nita awards were celebrating today at an exclusive event at the New Armouries at the Tower of London today. The NITAs, which are...
Hoggie's Down Under Diary
07-Dec-2006
In the third of a regular series, England cricket hero Matthew Hoggard gives his view on cricket, beer and life. This week he reports from Down...
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...
It always pays to nit-pick
07-Dec-2006
Yes, the editor is right: I am a nit-picker, and proud of it! It is, I hope, to the benefit of readers that my nerdish tendencies to leave no stone...
BrandsBriefs
07-Dec-2006
Fuller's takes pride of place Fuller's London Pride has been voted consumers' favourite real-ale tipple for 2006 in a regional beer poll. Over 2,000...
Scams reveal pubs' openness to fraud
07-Dec-2006 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
A trading standards boss has called for pubs to get more protection against scammers who claim to be selling ads in magazines for emergency services....
Fantasy Ashes: Still time to sign up...
06-Dec-2006
High hopes followed by a disappointing last minute collapse - something which could describe any number of British sporting activities, but in the...
Beer and Food Matching: Christmas Pudding
05-Dec-2006
Ben Bartlett catering development manager, the Union Pub Company: Christmas pudding is a steamed pudding massively heavy with dried fruit and nuts...
Cellar to glass: Cellarman of the Year profile
05-Dec-2006
They do say there¹s nobody more zealous than a convert. Only six years ago, when he worked behind a bar between university studies, Ben Bagguley...
Cellar to glass: serving perfection
05-Dec-2006
. Fobbing There is a direct correlation between beer temperature and pressure. Tech services presume, when setting the pressures on the secondary...
Cellar to glass: day in the life of a technician
05-Dec-2006
It's a bright and blustery autumn morning as Alex Prentice pulls up in his van on his way to the first job of the day. Alex is a relative newcomer to...
05-Dec-2006
It's almost impossible to explain the atmosphere of dejection in the England dressing room after our defeat in the second Test in Adelaide. We had...
Is it time to spend a penny?
01-Dec-2006
Pub toilets can leave an impression on your customers as indelible as that created by food. Humayun Hussain reports. Acracked toilet seat or dirty...
The Mexican wave gathers momentum
01-Dec-2006
A Mexican menu not only meets the demand for ethnic and healthy food, it's ideal where simple preparation and kitchen space are priorities, explains...
A Capital tour de force
01-Dec-2006
The Inn at Kew Gardens Sandycombe Road, Kew, Surrey Capital Pub Company has done it again. Its formula to "find a run-down old boozer in an...
Back to basics: give your pub that Christmas sparkle
30-Nov-2006
The opportunity comes but once a year - but how many publicans are prepared to plan and execute their Christmas functions with the necessary care and...
Hit back now at off-trade prices
30-Nov-2006
Licensees have been encouraged to rise above the supermarkets' latest Christmas price-cutting beer binge.With three weeks until Christmas,...
Penny wise and pound foolish
30-Nov-2006
Getting the best deal for a loan, being properly insured and regular accountancy updates can make all the difference between licensees struggling or...
Tasting the difference
30-Nov-2006
With a range of winemaking skills gleaned from the Barossa to Bordeaux, Portugal offers much more than Madeira and Port, says Fiona Sims I love...
Keep up to date with what's on the market
30-Nov-2006
The Authentic Food Company has launched a range of traditional dishes under a new Authentic British brand. The company says the dishes have been...
