Fresh or frozen? What they expect
CONSUMERS HAVE some clear - but probably fairly incorrect - ideas about where they are most likely to find fresh food, when eating out of home....
Archives for June 7, 2007
Chris Maclean: Epsom salts
Derby Day.There can be few better examples of the British pub working at its best than the spectacle that is the annual day out to Epsom for the...
More than half of Punch pubs open later
More than half of Punch Taverns' pubs stay open longer under the revamped licensing regime, a survey has revealed.
Fuller's in the market for a deal
Young & Co may be the next target of rival London pubco Fuller's.Fuller's would not comment today on whether it had Young & Co in its...
Extra 1.8 million customers due to smoke bans?
An extra 1.8 million customers are expected to visit pubs, clubs and wine bars in England and Wales as a result of the smoking bans, according to a...
Fresh or frozen? When the chips are down
HOW MUCH of the plate is covered with chips in the average pub meal? A quarter? Maybe a third? In fact, research carried out by McCain suggests that...
Best Bar None support from Home Office
The Home Office, police and BII have agreed a joint approach to develop the highly successful Best Bar None initiative. The scheme will come under...
Fresh or frozen? Fresh from the farm
I am, irredeemably, a city boy. My local sourcing strategy involves popping to the corner shop for a bag of smoky bacon crisps, a Kit Kat and a copy...
Gales boosts Fuller's results
A full year's contribution from the acquired Gales estate, rising food sales and two hotel disposals boosted Fuller Smith & Turner's annual...
Fresh or frozen? Keeping ahead
THERE'S NO doubt that that the reputation of frozen food has been through the mill a bit since the days when Captain Birdseye used to take boatloads...
BII to put Best Bar None on national stage
A new move to put the Best Bar None (BBN) scheme on a national stage is being spearheaded by the BII. Together with the Home Office and Greater...
Fresh or frozen? Recipes
Key: ambient - A; chilled - C; frozen - F Baked Garlic Chicken & Pancake TagliatelleIngredientsChicken supremes skinless (C)Boursin (C)Beechwood...
Pubs vie for steak pie crown
Proving that the pub is the natural home of the pie, pubs have taken the lion's share - or at least the bull's share - of the nominations in the...
Fresh or frozen? The science of freezing food
So just why do we freeze food? Good question. At this point, we could have tried to bluff an answer, but on reflection decided it was better to ask...
Pubco share slide continues
Shares in leading UK pubcos slid further yesterday as investors continued to digest a raft of potentially bad news for the sector.Companies such as...
Sky extends Football+ deadline
Sky has extended the deadline on its Football+ offer until June 22, it was announced today. The broadcaster is offering to freeze pubs' current...
Half of Punch pubs open longer under Act
More than half of Punch Taverns' pubs are staying open longer under the Licensing Act, a survey has revealed.However most are only trading for an...