Desserts
Ice cream Serving idea: l Maple and walnut ice cream in a brandy snapbasket the Walpole Arms, Itteringham, Norfolk Why it's a winner: Brent...
Archives for April 6, 2005
Committee raises pressure on pricing
Minimum pricing and paid-for-policing were back on the agenda for publicans this week following a new slating of the pub trade from MPs.The Home...
Key concessions, but no SIA deadline extension
by Ewan Turney There will be no extension of the deadline for doorstaff to be Security Industry Authority (SIA) registered but three key concessions...
New police boss to get tough on yobs
by John Harrington A proposal by the new chief constable of Northumbria to tackle drunken yobs in the same way that football hooligans are targeted...
Wessex Taverns put into administration
North-east pub and bar operator Wessex Taverns has slipped into administration after cash-flow problems. The company, based in Whitley Bay, Tyne...
No one could deny that the Government is desperate to clean
Of course bar staff shouldn't serve under-18s, and most don't. But every licensee would have a better chance of spotting the under-agers if...
Geronimo to open retro-themed pub
London pub group Geronimo Inns, which operates 14 awardwinning and Michelin-rated pubs across the capital, is to open a retro-themed outlet in...
Price war is on as supermarkets continue to slash prices
The first shots in a new supermarket price war have been fired this week, with alcohol set to become a key weapon in the battle for market share.Both...
Latest blitz finds pubs still selling to under-18s
A higher proportion of pubs sold to under-18s during the latest Home Office crackdown, according to early figures released this week.A large number...
A united voice, or face slaughter'
by M&C editor Mark Stretton Some of the issues that have wrong-footed companies are extraordinary. History is littered with corporate fumbles....
Pubsite to clean up act in wake of OFT probe
by John Harrington The firm behind an on-line pub directory, which made misleading guarantees to licensees of coaches full of customers, has...
Drink Talking: Peter Leathem
PPL's new tariff has only been set after consultation with the trade says Peter Leathem, director of legal and business affairs at PPL.PPL (the UK...
Minister blames pubs, not SIA, for doorstaff licence chaos
Home Office minister Hazel Blears has blamed the pub industry for the crisis over unlicensed doorstaff. Ms Blears (pictured) was responding to...
Cotswold pub escapes home-conversion plan
by MA Reporter Fiona Davies wife of the Asda, Next and M&S fashion guru George has admitted defeat and dropped her controversial plan to...
Legal advice: Direct marketing
By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.Any individual involved in business, be they the...
Angry licensees blame local councils for licensing chaos
by Ewan Turney Angry licensees have hit back at local authorities claiming they only have themselves to blame for the lack of applications for new...
Woodman's food cuts the mustard
The vendors of the Woodman Inn have invested seven years in developing its popular food trade, according to its selling agent. Stewart Harkness, of...
Arlington buys fourth property
A Norfolk-based inn and small hotel operator, which is aiming to develop a chain of 10 across East Anglia during the next few years, has acquired a...
Two thirds of pubs make plans for St George's Day
More than two thirds of pubs are planning to celebrate St George's Day on April 23.Licensees are responding to the call from former home secretary...
Pub trade lashes out at government over barstaff fines
The pub trade has lashed out at the government, claiming it was not consulted about new police powers which can see barstaff fined £80 for serving...
Wolves stirs Pitcher & Piano into expansion
by The PMA Team The first new Pitcher & Piano in seven years opens in July as part of plans by Wolves & Dudley to pursue an "opportunistic"...
Bold Everards looks to next generation
Following the turbulence of the 1990s, when 44 British breweries closed, the remaining regional producers have battened down the hatches and forged...
Starters
Soup Serving ideas: l Bubble and squeak soup the Star, Harome, North Yorkshire. l Cream of herb soup with poached quails' eggs & smoked...
A 21st-century ban
In the spirit of historic rules of the inn', Daily Telegraph pubs writer ADAM EDWARDS offers a few new-age suggestions I have to admit to a grudging...
Young's £100m site sale report is way off mark'
by Martyn Cornell A report that shareholders at South London brewer Young & Co could be voting soon on a £100m bonus from the redevelopment of...