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Top 50 Gastropubs 2016

Top 50 Gastropubs is on Facebook

03-Nov-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

The Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs 2016 list will be revealed in less than three months and to help you keep up with the latest on the UK’s greatest food pubs, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser has launched an exclusive Facebook page.

Menu focus

Focus on stocks and sauces: it's all gravy...

03-Nov-2015 By Alison Baker

Warming winter dishes are often made better with good stocks and sauces. Alison Baker discovers how you can improve your menu and maintain consistency whether you make your own or buy in

Technology

CPL Online launches app for employee learning and communications

03-Nov-2015 By James Evison

The 700,000 client employees already using CPL Online’s console now have access via smart phones and tablets thanks to CPL’s free to download console app, launched yesterday (Monday 2 November 2015).

Publican Awards 2016

It's your time to stand out from the crowd

02-Nov-2015 By PMA

With the deadline fast approaching, now’s the time to enter one of the pub sector’s most prestigious events — the Publican Awards 2016.

City News

Hall & Woodhouse focuses on rooms

02-Nov-2015 By James Wallin, MC Allegra FS

Company reports profit growth of 10%+.

Heinz competition

Connecting to the community

02-Nov-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Independent pubs and restaurants that consider themselves to be at the heart of their community could win a total of £50,000 in prizes in Heinz’s Heartwarming Heroes competition, which is supported by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.

Tom Kerridge pie to feature at Greene King festival

02-Nov-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Greene King has launched a pie festival at over 130 pubs across its UK estate, with one pie created by Tom Kerridge’s team at the Hand & Flowers available at selected sites.

Calendar boys: East end pensioners get their kit off to save pubs

02-Nov-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A group of East London pensioners have come up with a novel way of ending pub closures by launching a tongue in cheek nude calendar to raise awareness about disappearing pubs.

Rare burgers ‘not worth the hassle’, PMA readers say

02-Nov-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Serving rare burgers “is not worth the food safety hassle”, according to a Twitter poll of Publican’s Morning Advertiser readers.

Business rates

Pubs to be charged to appeal business rates as part of system shake-up

30-Oct-2015 By Mike Berry

Licensees wanting to challenge their business rates bills will have to pay a fee in future under new government proposals.

The art of 'nudging' and menu engineering to boost sales

30-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

Pub customers these days are looking for an experience they can’t replicate at home, but also something that’s not too complicated. The answer, say the experts, is simple cocktails that staff can easily be trained to make and to which they can then ‘nudge’...

Star Pubs & Bars launches new intensive cookery course for licensees

29-Oct-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Star Pubs & Bars has launched a new five-day cookery course aimed at helping licensees and members of their teams improve their food offers.

No receipt, no review: call for fair play on online reviews

29-Oct-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Bad reviews posted online are a headache for many pubs. Most licensees accept that even with top-notch staff and a slick operation, things do occasionally go wrong and some customers will never be happy. But it can be particularly blood-boiling when bad...

Golf tournament

Butcombe Brewery triumph at LTC's National Golf Tournament

29-Oct-2015 By Mike Berry

A team representing Butcombe Brewery triumphed at the Licensed Trade Charity's National Golf Tournament final at Archerfield Links golf club last week.

ALMR Autumn Event

Increasing regulatory strain ‘worries’ operators

28-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

More food and drink operators are worried by the increasing regulatory strain on the sector, which could mean the difference between success and failure.

Pub chefs must do more to tackle food waste: SRA

28-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Tackling food waste must be given more focus by pub chefs to help save their businesses money and benefit the environment, a spokesman from the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has urged.

Future Pub

Pub of the Future: Marston's completes first phase of project

27-Oct-2015 By Ruth Williams, M&C Allegra

Marston’s has completed its year-long project to find out how to attract young people as regular pub goers and has said the results of the panel will be incorporated into its pubs.

Most shocking stories 2015

TripAdvisor reviews cause staff resignations, sleepless nights and police intervention

27-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

A licensee has been invited to the US Trade Commission to discuss distressing experiences with TripAdvisor that caused staff resignations and sleepless nights.

'Worlds biggest' team darts tournament won by Durham pub

27-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

The 'biggest darts team competition in the world' concluded this weekend with Durham pub The Ash Tree claiming the coveted title.

chef shortage

Celeb chef James Tanner: UK Colleges must put in more work to fight chef shortage

27-Oct-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

UK Colleges must work on keeping themselves up to date with developments in the hospitality industry, chef James Tanner has urged.

David Cameron takes Chinese president to the pub

'Most famous pub in the world' after a pint and a giggle with China's president

27-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

A Buckingham licensee said he must run the ‘most famous pub in the world’ after welcoming David Cameron and the Chinese president for a pint and traditional fish and chips.

Merrett to judge Pub Chef Awards

26-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Paul Merrett, the owner of three top London food pubs, will judge the British Beer and Pub Association’s (BBPA) Pub Chef of the Year Award, with the help of a panel of industry experts.

Top 50 Gastropubs Awards 2016

Top 50 Gastropubs Awards entry deadline extended

26-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

The entry deadline for the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards has been extended to Friday 30 October, allowing more time for great food-serving pubs to get their entries in.

Fuller’s head of food: 'only education can solve chef shortage'

26-Oct-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

British schools and colleges are not doing enough to teach children what it takes to work in the hospitality industry, according to Paul Dickinson, head of food at Fuller’s.

Food safety

'Speedier fines' for law-breaking food businesses

26-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Law-breaking food businesses, including pubs, could expect speedier fines and prosecutions as a result of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) food law prosecution database and a strategy to improve the organisation’s digital technology.

Pubwatch Awards

Durham is top Pubwatch after alcohol related incidents drop 15%

23-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

Durham Pubwatch won Diageo’s National Pubwatch Award after helping reduce alcohol-related anti-social behaviour in the city by 15%.

Student promotions

Carnage pub crawls: Irresponsible and dangerous, or unfairly victimised?

22-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

Carnage pub crawls are regularly condemned for associations with binge drinking and high-profile anti-social incidents, but the company has defended its reputation, and highlighted benefits to the industry.

Chinese president requests pub lunch

Chinese president Xi Jinping visits pub for fish and chips and a pint

22-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

Chinese president Xi Jinping enjoyed traditional fish and chips at a pub during his visit to the UK this week.

Make Some Noise

Legal advice: Hope for pubs in noise debate

22-Oct-2015 By Poppleston Allen

Most people reading this article will at some time have bought a house and would not have done so without having a good look around the area.

PMA Sport

Full-time Fletch... on new managers Klopp and Allardyce

22-Oct-2015 By Darren Fletcher

BT Sport commentator and host of football show Fletch & Sav Darren Fletcher looks at how the two recent high-profile managerial appointments might fare in the top flight.

Illegal football

Licensee fined £6,500 as Sky Sports aims to protect paying customers

22-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

A Bolton licensee has been fined £6,500 for showing Sky Sports illegally as the broadcaster signals intentions to protect its paying customers.

Make Some Noice

Boris agent of change backing could be sweet music to venues

22-Oct-2015 By Ed Bedington

It’s a tough business, the pub trade. Margins are tight, competition intense, consumer demands mercurial and challenges rife.

Make Some Noise

Boris Johnson gets behind campaign to save music venues

22-Oct-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has thrown his weight behind the ‘agent of change’ principle in an attempt to put a stop to the “catastrophic” loss of London’s live-music venues, including scores of pubs.

Obesity debate

Mandatory nutrition labelling on pub menus

22-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Government should make nutritional information on pub menus mandatory to help combat the UK’s growing obesity crisis, a senior Soil Association policy advisor has urged.

Rugby

Sky Sports signs southern hemisphere rugby deal

21-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

Sky Sports has bagged rights to air rugby starring World Cup semifinalists New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina with a new five-year deal with SANZAR.

Twitter storm over party theme

Pub scraps 'offensive' mental patient Halloween party

20-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

A pub has cancelled a Halloween party after claims its "mental patients" theme was offensive.

Hot drinks

Hotting up: winter alternatives to coffee

19-Oct-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

The temperature is dipping, collars are being turned up and customers are looking for something to warm the cockles of the hearts. The answer, says Noli Dinkovski, is a diverse coffee offer that is adaptable to the seasons.

Pubwatch

Licensees to share barred customer details with Pubwatch scheme

19-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

Pubwatch is ramping up support for licensees with a street pastor scheme and an online platform to ban customers and share key information.

Events

Add to your silverware at the Publican Awards 2016

19-Oct-2015 By PMA

With the search now on for the industry’s best pub companies in the 25th Publican Awards, the PMA looks at why you don’t want to miss out on being part of it.

Technology

TripAdvisor launches free analytics dashboard

19-Oct-2015 By James Evison

The Review Performance report offers new data to help registered businesses on TripAdvisor.

Property

Investing in a new kitchen is a recipe for success

19-Oct-2015 By Chris Jowsey

Refurbishment of a pub kitchen requires careful thought, planning and execution, with a variety of factors to take into account. Here are 10 top tips for your consideration.

Publican Awards

Top tips for entering the Publican Awards

19-Oct-2015 By PMA

Check out our top tips to entering the Publican Awards 2016, which are now open for entries.

Revealed: Secrets to best steak

19-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

The secrets to making the perfect steak have been revealed to the Publican’s Morning Advertiser by top chefs, suppliers and even Steak (R)evolution film director Franck Ribière.

FOOD AND BEER PAIRING

Beer and vegetables: a match made in heaven?

19-Oct-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Operators should consider creating vegetable-based beer pairings as sourcing, quality and preparation of vegetables become even more of a focus on menus in 2016, Brewers Association executive chef Adam Dulye has claimed.

Food safety

New food safety qualifications launched

19-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Six new food safety qualifications to help food businesses prepare safe and legal meals have been launched by the British Safety Council.

Legal advice

#DigiPubs: Social media - it's time to reach out to the masses

16-Oct-2015 By Poppleston Allen

As I’m sure you are well aware, the use of social media has exploded. To put this into context, the three most popular social networks — Facebook, Instagram and Twitter — have a combined UK user base of 59 million people*.