The good, the bad and the ugly
Back in the '70s, the Dog and Partridge in Sheffield would have been tough enough for Clint Eastwood and his spaghetti Westerns. Phil Dixon explains...
Archives for March 18, 2004
Paul Morgan is chef/patron at the Hampshire Arms, in Crondal
Where do you get inspiration for your menu from? Out of my head mostly, although there is also some collaboration with my chefs. My wife Gill has...
Duty cheer for brewers from Brown's Budget
More brewers are set to reap the benefits from progressive beer duty (PBD) following yesterday's Budget.Chancellor Gordon Brown announced that the...
Government's alcohol strategy spells out pub future
The besieged pub trade is in for a long campaign of criticism from the public health lobby and the media in the wake of the government's Alcohol Harm...
Reef cocktails bid to shake up RTDs
Coors Brewers is looking to shake and stir a sluggish ready-to-drink (RTD) sector with the launch of Reef cocktails.Amid speculation that the RTD...
Losses force closure of Redruth brewery
The historic Redruth Brewery in Cornwall closed this week, with the loss of 26 jobs. The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is throwing its weight behind...
It's small beer from Gordon
l Duty on a pint of beer up 1p l Duty on a bottle of wine up 4p l Duty frozen on spirits, RTDs, cider and sparkling wine l Duty on a packet of...
Laurel shows keen interest in Wizard
Laurel chief executive Ian Payne has insisted that a sale of the company is not a foregone conclusion with expansion opportunities such as the...
Alive and kicking
Carlsberg UK Despite the success of Castlemaine XXXX, Chris Phillips, customer development director for Carlsberg UK (from last week, the new name...
When east meets west
In a move away from a big brand feel to Jim Thompson's, Noble House Leisure is adding a touch of Thai. Jo Bruce reports Noble House Leisure's launch...
Legal advice: It's time to come clean on licensing
Licensees need a clear statement on the timing of the Licensing Act.By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London...
Price gap of drinks is closing'
A survey of drink prices at pubs operated by large companies seems to prove claims that the gap between the cheapest and most expensive has closed in...
Chef fined for knife attack on licensee
A pub chef has been ordered to pay £500 in compensation after injuring his manager with a knife. Pablo Aguilera, 45, now living in Park Mount Road,...
FSA plans to cut fat, salt and sugar in children's food
Family pubs could be forced to put detailed nutritional information on their children's menus under new proposals to tackle the increasing problem of...
Avanti has Slug & Lettuce in its sights
Avanti Capital, which funded the acquisition by Barvest of 28 Po Na Na sites last year, has inquired about adding the Slug & Lettuce chain to its...
Standard's strength
Lager is making headway in an otherwise declining beer market but it's standard lagers, not premiums, which are pushing the growth. Report by John...
Tetley's sidelined?It's just not cricket
So Carlsberg has dropped Tetley. It seems awfully clumsy of the Danish group like an England slip fielder grounding a straightforward catch from...
Carl Smith reveals a business-building idea that's no pie in
As a kid, I used to love playing Risk it was exciting. I'd scheme and find solutions to unpromising situations. The object of the game was to...
Student union's
smoke ban axed by Tony Halstead A ban on smoking at five student union bars at Leeds University has been reversed after takings nose-dived a massive...
Time to clean up your act
by Claire Hu The trade has been warned it has two to three years to put its house in order and reduce binge drinking and disorder, or face Draconian...
City couple buy Suffolk freehouse
A 300-year-old Suffolk freehouse situated close to the historic and popular town of Woodbridge on the River Deben has changed hands through Fleurets'...
Government's challenge to drinks firms
Brewers and drinks brand owners face adding warnings to labels and strict advertising controls following the government's alcohol strategy.The...