Kitted out for the ban
In the run-up to the smoking ban a focus on food sales has been widely touted as the way to offset the probable decrease in wet sales.Pubs whose...
Archives for May 1, 2007
Doorstaff shortage says pub chief
Mitchells & Butlers head of security says new doorstaff licensing scheme led to a shortage of experienced
Project update 3: Shaping up on the high street
Rookie licensee Richard Podesta's steep learning curve is continuing apace at high street venue Barcena in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. Advice from our...
Beer group's Humphreys gets top honour
Robert Humphreys, PASS chairman and parliamentary beer group secretary, was this year's recipient of the BII's prestigious Bill Hannon Award. The...
Beer and food matching: Shout about stout
STOUT AND shellfish is a classic match, and so it was no surprise that some of our beer and food panel looked to the oceans when asked to come up...
Punch to convert several Mill House Inns to Chef & Brewer
Punch Taverns is converting 11 sites from its Mill House Inns acquisition to the Chef & Brewer brand. The company bought the 82-strong Mill House...
Drinkers to desert plastic glass pubs
Study finds 73% will visit less or completely stop visiting pubs which serve in plastic.
Project update 3: Changing hands
In an industry where as many as one in four pubs changes hands every year, our community pub the Forester Arms has hit reality checkpoint.A string of...
A great occasion, by George!
MANY PUBS around the country celebrated St George's Day a couple of weeks back, but few will have done it with quite the same gusto as the Head of...
BII lunch raises £8k for pub charity
More than £8,656 was raised for the Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) at the BII's 26th Annual Luncheon yesterday.