Pubs Move Outdoors to Beat Smoke Ban Blues
The largest survey of licensee opinion since the smoking ban reveals the massive investment made by pub operators to beat the loss of smoker...
Archives for December 17, 2007
Soft Drinks: Soft Commodities
Which softs will sell in the year ahead? Here, selection of soft drinks brand owners give us their views on how the market might look in 2008, as...
A bit of crystal ball-gazing
Predicting the future is a mug's game. That said, I'll set aside common sense and take a punt on a few things I reckon will occur in the coming 12...
Hamish Champ: Binge-drinking and the school Nativity play
Christmas is upon us, and at this time of year one event on the kitchen calendar fires out at me like a laser-guided missile: the school Nativity...
Soft drinks: Soft drinks and the new year
The phrase 'stuffed turkey' may spring to mind when trying to characterise customers in the post-Christmas period. Soft drinks could play a part in...
The Wine School: Food Matching
Following on from Will Beckett's insight into the 'best grape varieties to stock in your pub', the Wine School takes a look at wine and food...
Sheps creates beer for war heroes
Heroes from Britain's armed forces gathered at the Shepherd Neame brewery last week to launch Help for Heroes Spitfire Ale - which will raise funds...
Pub sales down 7.3 per cent since smoking ban
Overall sales in English and Welsh pubs are down 7.3 per cent since the introduction of the smoking ban, a survey has revealed. The hardest hit area...