Councils forced to wait over compulsory hygiene scheme
Plans by London councils to break away from the rest of the country and force the capital's pubs to display a food hygiene rating have been derailed....
Archives for July 10, 2008
Chris Maclean: Family misfortunes
I've been amused by the unholy row in Staffordshire this week when the vicar ordered a child to be removed from a church wedding. Whatever the...
Underdog Group to rollout Hawksmoor steakhouse
Underdog, the London-based food and drink operator, has sold its Marquess Tavern pub in Islington to fund the rollout of its award-winning Hawksmoor...
Spirit opens second Grill House Kitchen
Spirit Group has opened its second Grill House Kitchen pub, bringing the community food brand to its home town of Burton on Trent.The Corner House...
'UK's strongest beer ever has campaigners all in a froth'
The owners of one of Scotland's largest independent breweries were yesterday attacked by health campaigners and politicians for creating Britain's...
Raising summer spirits
With hotter days and nights, consumers are more likely to want to head out to the pub to enjoy the sunshine with friends and family and less likely...
New FSA guidance on menu labelling
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revised its guidance on the use of marketing terms like 'fresh', 'pure' and 'natural' for food labelling.
James Wilmore: MPs care... no, really
Visiting the Houses of Parliament still gives me a buzz. May be I need to get out more, but over the past few years I've spent a fair bit of time...