What the papers say - August 13, 2007
Increasing global demand for champagne means there could soon be a worldwide shortage - with Britons likely to be the first to miss out. Vineyard...
Archives for August 12, 2007
Newcomers: Stretching Time
We have pretty much got things sewn up at our end with regards to the lease. Myself and R have both successfully passed the qualification which...
Wine focus: Some sparkling facts
If an alien landed in your bar or pub and asked the difference was between a bottle of Bollinger and Jacob's Creek sparkling pinot noir chardonnay,...
Wine focus: Break out the bubbly
Champagne Lanson has established itself as one of the premier champagne brands in the UK on-trade. This summer the brand ran a new marketing...
Wine focus: Welcome to cava country
Through the morning haze it seems as though a great paw reached down one day to rip away a piece of the land, leaving the beautiful torn peaks of...
Wine focus: Sparkling sales
In many ways it was inevitable. As food standards improved and customers continued to show their new-found willingness to spend their earnings rather...
Profile: Different strokes
The problem of mystery shopping is taxing Simon Dodd at the moment. Not that the busy operations director of expanding pub group Orchid is...
Pub prices up after complaints from neighbours
A Wetherspoon pub in Battersea, south London, is reportedly planning to push up its prices to deter rowdy drinkers who neighbouring residents' have...
Privately-owned pubcos are star performers
The UK's privately-owned pub groups are more likely to be potential takeover targets, according to a new report by business analysts Plimsoll...
Fishing for profits
In the cold light of day Greene King's recent foray into restaurants is probably as airtight as the containers used to transport the raw materials...
Licensee defiant over foreign satellite screenings
A Bolton licensee, who is screening football using foreign satellite equipment, has vowed to fight the issue in court if he is tackled by the...
Pete Robinson: Make mine an organic fry-up
On the surface the 'organic' faux-bacon and sausages may sound tempting but, other than it's probably about as truly organic as the contents of my...
Kitchen equipment: On ice
A PUB'S main need for ice is for adding to drinks, but the kitchen in a food-led venue also uses ice. This can be for chefs to rapidly chill sauces...