Hamish Champ: Cognac, the Water Of Life
Thanks to those good people of Courvoisier I've been recently able to experience how the stuff of Napoleon gets made - and in its own backyard. True,...
Archives for September 2, 2007
Orchid Group earns Red Tractor status
The Orchid Group has become the first pub company to become a Red Tractor licensee. The food accreditation will be in place across the managed pub...
Chris Maclean: Hop to it!
I guess for most pubs there must be at least one, and sometimes many more, special days when trade is expected to dramatically increase. I certainly...
Orchid - first pubco to become a Red Tractor Licensee
The Orchid Group has become the first pub company to become a Red Tractor Licensee.
Wet weather hits Café Rouge
The recent wet weather has impacted on Tragus' Café Rouge restaurant chain more than the rest of its portfolio, the group revealed...
Ready to rise to the challenge?
As announced earlier in the summer, The Publican has teamed up with flavoured cocktail liqueur range Volare and the Bar Academy to see if pubs really...
'Coffee shops set to double in numbers'
Persistent rain, flooding and the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease have hit the incomes of farmers and other country-based businesses, retailers,...