Archives for March 27, 2007

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Capex sets Marston's for the ban

By Hamish Champ

Marston's says it doesn't expect to spend "much more" on facilities for its smoking customers than the near-£20m it has already shelled out on its...

Brakes pays a second visit to Barcena

Representatives from Brakes paid a second visit to Barcena on March 14. Mark Irish (senior development chef), Anne Mulcahy (channel marketing...

Careers: the keys to success

Marston's Inns and Taverns, the new identity for Pathfinder Pubs, now incorporating the former Eldridge Pope managed estate, has introduced a...

Speciality spirits: All rests on Baileys

THERE IS a particularly fat cat that gets all the cream in cream liqueurs. Dooley's and Carolans are, it must be said, mere kittens compared to the...

Speciality spirits: A shot in the arm

There are several names that pop up more than most when tackling the issue of responsible drinking. Shots, and the category's major brands, bear the...

Careers: managing the career path

There are some great careers to be had in pubs - but you have to admit it doesn't always look that way.The permanent recruitment crisis the industry...

Speciality spirits: feeling fruity

Fruit-flavoured speciality spirits tend to be like the fruits they are made from: they burst forth in the summer. The longer, warmer days usher in a...

La Tasca agrees £96m bid from Tragus

By Hamish Champ

La Tasca's restaurant brand is set for an investment bonanza following an agreed bid for the company from Tragus, the owner of Café Rouge and Bella...

Licensee calls for tougher action on fake IDs

By Gareth Iacobucci

A licensee who seized fake IDs from under-age drinkers in his pub has slammed the local police for failing to act. Keith Bannister, who is licensee...

Careers: in the Spirit

People come to the pub trade in different ways - as a part-time worker, from another industry, or from a family background in pubs. Here are three...

Careers: physical intervention training

There are careers in managed houses - and now there are careers just outside the door. Yes, the bouncer has become the door supervisor, a profession...

Greene King launches IPA Chilled

By Lucy Britner

Greene King is to launch Greene King IPA Chilled. The new brand is an authentic keg beer designed to be served at 4°C from a condensating font....

Chris Maclean: a quiz 'cheat' scandal

By Chris Maclean

I have no wish to create controversy but there have been allegations of cheating in the quiz league.This is the first season in which we have...

Save our historic pubs says author

An urgent call has been issued to safeguard the future of Scotland's historic pubs. A new book, Scotland's True Heritage Pubs, says there are about...

InBev at the Forester Arms

InBev at the Forester Arms• Visited Forester Arms on March 21 and opened up new account • Agreed to list Stella Atois, Peeterman Artois, Becks...