Computerised accounts systems
With the government offering 100 per cent tax relief on computers, it could be a good time to move your accounts from paper to screen. It should save...
Archives for March 22, 2001
Tips from the top for the best sandwich in town
Tips for top sandwiches from Nellie Nichols, creative director of Hazlewood Foods and the original driving force behind some of Pret a Manger's wild...
Venue Review: The Crab & Lobster, Asenby, North Yorkshire
You could be forgiven for believing that you are a mere pebble throw from the beach when you set foot into the Crab & Lobster pub and cast an eye...
Marketing and technology fuse together in new spin on pub entertainment
Flat hats and pints of Boddies are still visible in Bolton's Wine Lodge, but up the road at Yates Group's swish headquarters they are working on...
Finding the best deal
We take a llok at how to find the best the deal for you when financing your pub venture.Talk to anyone in the licensed property business these days...
Floors TOO clean?
So you've got that kitchen floor so clean you could eat your dinner off it. Only problem is, you have introduced another hazard. Someone could slip...
Building a team
First impressions count - they make the difference to whether a customer stays for a "quick one" or ends up eating, or in a worst case scenario...
Rocketing pub prices
Pub prices are set to continue their climb - despite the number of properties that are currently flooding the market.
Brulines launches EDIS Smart Door
When Brulines launched its Electronic Draught Information System (EDIS) five years ago it was viewed with suspicion by licensees. It was Big Brother,...
Cask Marque: campaigning to improve cask ale quality
Early in 2001, Cask Marque launched the latest phase of its campaign to return cask ale sales to growth. This plan of action should improve beer...
Technology offers more information than ever before
Technology is offering licensees more and more opportunities - and tenants need not feel left out, thanks to Nucleus.Tenants must often feel a little...
The Big F: the man behind licensed propert agent Fleurets
They call him The Big F. Barry Gillham is certainly spacious, as an estate agent might put it, and, over the past two decades, he has had a large...
Noise restrictions faced by licensed property owners
Mock rockers Spinal Tap proudly boasted, in the cult film of the same name, that the volume knobs on their amplifiers go up to 11. These days growing...
EPOS systems introduce a wealth of possibilities to publicans
Technology in pubs falls into three camps - the Good, the Boring and the Really Quite Useful.For most licensees Good Technology is considered to be...
AEI Music introduces ProFusion - smart music for pubs
Who's got the best job? On the shortlist must be AEI Music's nine UK programmers who spend all day, every day, making party tapes.These are perhaps...
How to cope with a visit from the Environmental Health Officer
Licensees these days have to be experts in many areas, and food safety is certainly one of them. Staying within the law - and keeping your customers...
What to do when bankruptcy seems inevitable
On the way to the bankrupcy court, there is much that can be done to steer a business through a different course.One of the strategies promoted by...
Health and Safety responsibilities for publicans
Food safety continues to figure high on a licensees list of responsibilities. Recurrent food scares have not only brought a tough response from the...
Financial control: avoid going bust
Taking note of the danger signs early enough can help you avoid going bust in a competitive market. We take a look at financial control.Independent...
Know your qualifications
Today almost a million people are estimated to work in the licensed trade, the UK's largest employer. There is however a huge skills shortage and...