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Charity

Team Margot launches international stem cell and bone marrow awareness day

28-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

Team Margot Foundation, a charity started in the memory of Margot Martini, has launched an international stem cell and bone marrow awareness day.

Apprenticeship levy could cost sector £100m

28-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Failure by the hospitality industry to have its say on proposals to introduce a levy on apprenticeships could lead to a “complex and unmanageable system”, according to charity People 1st.

Smartphone use can stop diners fully appreciating meals, says new study

28-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Using smartphones at the table can desensitise diners and stop them from fully appreciating food when eating out, according to new research by Digital Blonde.

Pub property

Is it a good market for first-time buyers?

23-Sep-2015 By Nicholas Baker

Nicholas Baker provides us with his thoughts on the current environment for pub finance and tips for applying for finance as a first-time buyer.

Training

On the career path: What is blended learning?

23-Sep-2015 By Paul Chase

Blended learning is an innovative approach to the training of staff that recognises that pubs and bars are busy places and that training has to fit around the demands of the workplace.

Technology

Carlsberg app sold to London tech entrepreneur

23-Sep-2015 By James Evison

Carlsberg has sold its social nightlife app, Crowdit, to London-based entrepreneur Sam Amrani.

It's cask-ing for trouble not training bar staff

23-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

As Cask Ale Week begins, Mike Berry asks the important question: Do your staff know about cask?

Analysis

Sport in your pub isn't all about the football

23-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

Football may be the leading sport in the UK but Mike Berry discovers why offering viewing of less popular sports, such as NFL and Formula 1, in your pub could grab a share of the market.

Training app

Classroom in the cloud: Pubcos embrace e-learning

22-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

Pubcos are taking advantage of a range of opportunities offered by e-learning — ensuring staff are experts while identifying outstanding employees who are dedicated to a career.

Rugby World Cup

Rugby legends get behind the bar

22-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Rugby legends including Phil Vickery, Lee Mears, Andy Gomarsall and Tim Stimpson have got behind the bar at Young’s pubs to help celebrate the Rugby World Cup.

MatchPint app

Greene King licensees' beer sales up thanks to MatchPint deal

22-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

Hundreds of licensees are reaping the benefits of a Greene King deal for its tenants and lessees to receive a year’s free subscription to sports app ‘MatchPint’.

Pub attempts world record ale drinking for start of Rugby World Cup

22-Sep-2015 By James Evison

Managed pub and bar operator TCG is reporting a flying start to the Rugby World Cup – as it also attempted a beer drinking record attempt on Friday evening.

Car park sale

NewRiver licensee faces fierce opposition to Co-op store

21-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

A licensee who wants to save his pub by selling part of the car park is facing fierce opposition from Dudley councillors and residents.

Pub focus

What's next for the Staith House?

21-Sep-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

When the Staith House was unveiled two years ago, it took just £500 in its first week. Nicholas Robinson discovers how this pub is now an award-winning phenomenon

Sport

Heineken offers discounted BT Sport package

21-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

Heineken has signed a deal with BT Sport to offer its on-trade customers a discounted TV sport package.

Pubs react to #piggate

21-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Pubs have taken to twitter to poke humour at allegations that Prime Minister David Cameron once inserted "a private part of his anatomy in a dead pig’s head".

Luke Skywalker pulls pints in Irish pub

18-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Actor Mark Hamill, best known for his role as rebel hero Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy, was seen pulling pints in a pub in Country Kerry, Ireland.

Publicans amongst least likely to have jobs taken by robots, claims research

18-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Publicans and licensed premises managers are amongst the jobs least likely to be automated – given to robots – in the next 20 years, according to data from Oxford University.

Technology

Taking the pain out with Flypay

18-Sep-2015 By James Evison

Following a £7m investment from Time Out, PMA caught up with Tom Weaver, the CEO of UK start-up, Flypay, to discover what the app can do for pubs.

Top 50 Gastropubs Awards 2016

Top 50 Gastropubs Awards launched

18-Sep-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

The opportunity to enter the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards 2016 has arrived. Nicholas Robinson tells you what you need to know

Rugby World Cup

25 million extra pints to be sold during Rugby World Cup

17-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

An extra 25 million pints will be sold at UK pubs during the Rugby World Cup, it has been predicted, with pubs taking a turnover of £86m from beer alone.

Faucet Inn's journey from pubs to all-day dining

17-Sep-2015 By James Wallin, MC Allegra FS

After building up a successful chain of pubs across London, Faucet Inn is now focusing growth on two all-day dining concepts, with a strong pipeline both domestically and internationally.

Charity

Hundreds of pubs show support for Prostate Cancer UK campaign

17-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

More than 750 pubs across England are supporting Prostate Cancer UK’s Men United Arms campaign during the Rugby World Cup.

Legal advice

A game plan for the Rugby World Cup

17-Sep-2015 By Poppleston Allen

Excitement, patriotism and a little ‘tipple’, comes to the forefront once again as Twickenham and a dozen other UK venues play host to the 48 games of the Rugby World Cup 2015.

City news

Pug pubs funding to grow to ten sites

17-Sep-2015 By MC Allegra FS

Pug Pubs, the Midlands pub company set up by former M&B director Nigel Pinegar and former openings manager Matthew Crowther, is exploring funding options for expansion from 2016, M&C has learnt.

What makes a Great British Pub?

17-Sep-2015 By Ed Bedington

The UK pub sector is, without a doubt, a diverse and exciting sector — pubs and bars come in a wide range of flavours, but there’s no getting away from the fact it’s a dynamic and fast-moving business for those at the top of the game.

Sports fans spend more in pubs, report claims

16-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

Sport still represents a huge opportunity for pubs and bars to boost trade, according to a new report from sports marketing website MatchPint.

Top tips for serving Rugby World Cup food

16-Sep-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Food-serving pubs will make a bigger play of Rugby World Cup-themed dishes this year, after Deloittes reported the event would bring £2.1bn to the British economy, the majority of which would be spent in the hospitality sector.

Christmas

Pub should embrace restaurant status to steal back Christmas party bookings

16-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Pubs need to embrace marketing themselves as restaurants to steal Christmas party bookings back from the traditional restaurant sector, according to Steven Pike, managing director of HospitalityGEM.

There's A Beer For That

Beer festival kits in 500 pubs ready for Rugby World Cup

16-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

Kits enabling licensees to set up beer and food matching events and festivals have been sold to 500 pubs in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup.

CAMRA pub crawl of closed pubs highlights London loss

16-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Dedicated pub supporters undertook an alternative pub crawl of closed pubs last week to highlight the raft of closures in London

Awards

CAMRA launches search for UK's best-looking pubs

16-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

CAMRA has launched its National Pub Design Awards in a quest to find the most stunningly designed pubs in the UK.

SRA: food operators unengaged with sustainability could put businesses at risk

16-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Food operators who don’t engage with sustainability issues could be putting their businesses at risk as new research suggests diners have become increasingly likely to pick eating out locations based on their sustainability credentials.

PMA Sport

Full-time Fletch... on the start of the Champions League

15-Sep-2015 By Darren Fletcher

BT Sport commentator and host of football show Fletch & Sav, Darren Fletcher examines the prospects of the English teams in this year’s Champions League

Competition

Reader competition: Win Champions League tickets!

15-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

PMA readers can win a pair of Champions League tickets in our exclusive competition, courtesy of BT Sport.

Sport

Rugby World Cup: New BBPA guidance for pubs

15-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

Just days before the big World Cup kick-off, the BBPA has produced a new guidance booklet for pubs to help ensure that the matches are a success for licensees and rugby fans alike.

Oakman Inns & Restaurants launches Christmas portfolio

14-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Oakman Inns & Restaurants has launched its Christmas party portfolio, featuring menus devised by ex-British Larder chef owner Ross Pike.

Royal visit for community pub saved from bankruptcy

14-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A Hudswell pub that battled back from bankruptcy has had the royal seal of approval following a visit from HRH the Prince of Wales.

Video: The Great British Pub Awards

11-Sep-2015 By PMA

Interviews with some of our award-winning licensees at the Great British Pub Awards 2015.

The best of #PubAwards social media action

11-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

Guest at the PMA's Great British Pub Awards took to Twitter on the night to congratulate winners and share their experiences of the event. We take a look at the best of the #PubAwards.

Great British Pub Awards 2015: Winners crowned

10-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

The Shibden Mill Inn in Halifax, West Yorkshire has been crowned the Sky Great British Pub of the Year 2015.

Pub Awards: Best Turnaround Pub – The Study Room, Lancaster

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

The Study Room’s owner Mick Horan has had years of experience in hospitality, most recently in the Living Room group. Together with his wife Laura they launched The Study Room in April 2014 to great success.

Pub Awards: Best Community Pub – Chapins & The Cellar Bar, Boscombe

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

A community pub can mean many things to many people, but when it comes to a pub like Chaplin’s, there’s no doubting that not only is it at the heart of its community, the community is at the heart of everything they do as well.

Pub Awards: Best Partnership Pub – The Victoria Inn, Salcombe

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

Being located in one of the UK’s leading holiday hotspots is both a blessing and a curse, and it is brilliant to see the Victoria Inn embracing the challenge that represents by working with the St Austell Brewery to build a business that remains viable...

Pub Awards: Best Wine Pub – Chequers, Bilton-in-Ainsty

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

Moving from one side of the bar to the other may not work in all cases, but for Antony Pratt, taking over the reins of the Chequers proved to be a massive success and has since gone onto form a multi-pub empire.

Pub Awards: Best Spirits Pub – The Smugglers Cove, Liverpool

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

With its low, vaulted ceilings and dark and intimate interior, you know you’re about to experience something special when you step out of the bustling tourist crowds of the Albert Dock and into Smugglers Cove.

Pub Awards: Best Sports Pub – The Murderers, Norwich

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

For a mature and well established operation, the fact this pub continues to grow year on year is excellent, and it’s excellent use of digital technology, both through it own website and on social media, means it remains at the forefront of sports fans...

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