Room at the inn
Ted Kennedy likes a challenge. An affable veteran of Whitbread's pub and hotel businesses, Kennedy is one of a growing number of executives who see a...
Archives for March 3, 2008
Family focus: Just kidding
FAMILY OCCASIONS make up nearly one third of the eating-out market and almost half of all youngsters admit to being fussy about the food they eat....
Family focus: Feeding the brood
Greene King has revamped the menu at Hungry Horse, its chain of 90 destination food pubs across the country, to further increase the brand's family...
Ask An Expert: Financing a pub
I've worked in bars and nightclubs since I was 18. I'm now 24 and trying to get into the trade as a licensee but I have trouble with the finance side...
Supermarkets ramp up cheap offers
Easter beer price war looms despite last week's responsible retailing rhetoric
Hamish Champ: Relaxed licensing hours? Wot relaxed licensing hours? (Part 307)
I know I've covered this subject before, but I'm sorry, I remain bemused by certain aspects of the 'new' licensing laws.There I was last night,...
FSB: Small business owners not immigration officers
The Federation of Small Businesses has slammed new legislation on foreign workers that imposes unrealistic expectations and draconian fines on...
Slips and trips cost trade millions each year
Slips, trips and falls cost the catering and hospitality industry £31m a year, according to new figures from the Health and Safety Executive...
What a brainwave
A high-tech experiment conducted by Knorr has pointed the way to how pubs should be serving and promoting soup. It revealed how well-worded...
'Gordon Brown: Any shop twice selling alcohol to U18s should lose its licence'
Off-licences which sell booze to under-18s will be shut down to tackle the binge drinking plague. Gordon Brown promised to strip shopkeepers of their...
Back to Basics: Business planning
Having a strong, realistic business plan is essential to the success of any pub or licensed trade business - and it is the basis on which any lender...
Barracuda hooks a 17 per cent rise in profits
City backers of Barracuda Group, which operates 216 managed pubs including Smith & Jones and Varsity outlets, are unlikely to sell up this year...
MP repeats call for smaller wine glasses
Health secretary urged to back calls to force pubs to sell wine in 125ml glasses