Pubs warned over food safety
Food operators have been told they risk losing their business if they don't adhere to food safety issues. The stark warning comes from stock audit...
Archives for September 1, 2008
Ad campaign for Sourz
Maxxium is embarking upon a major consumer campaign this month to reposition speciality spirit Sourz as a modern mixable spirit, following a re-pack...
A new force in AWP machines is born
A new range of lottery machines will be making their presence felt in pubs in the coming months, following a deal between two leading technology...
John Nicolson to head Heineken Americas operation
Heineken has announced the appointment of John Nicolson, former Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) Eastern European boss, as head of Heineken's...
Chris Maclean: Too much of a good thing
I see in our local paper this week that it is now twenty years since pubs were allowed to open all day. On the day when this happened, twenty years...
City types get a grilling
Anyone planning a new food-led bar venture in the City of London might be forgiven for thinking that the cusp of a credit crunch, with those...
Farmer's son makes dad's business work for him
At an early age Mark Hammick made a career choice so he would not have to work on his father's farm. Fast forward a couple of decades and he is now...
The tie that binds
It's understandable that many licensees see the tie as some malicious device invented by landlords to make their lives as painful as possible. But it...
Greene King 'on track' despite tough trading conditions
Suffolk brewer Greene King is set to deliver a relatively upbeat message to shareholders at the group's annual general meeting today.While...
Pilsner Urquell Announces Its UK Master Bartender
Pilsner Urquell, the original golden beer has crowned Danny Walker from The Square in Bristol as the prestigious Pilsner Urquell UK Master Bartender...
M&A deals slump as credit crunch gets crunchier
The value of corporate deals in the first six months of this year has more than halved, according to new research published today.Evidence that the...
Going for gold
As Team GB celebrates its Olympic medal haul, former pub chef Mat Shropshall is going for gold at this year's 22nd IKA Culinary Olympics.Mat has...
Greene King reports decline at pubs
Profits drop 1.7% at tenanted and 1.6% at managed pubs, while beer volumes out-perform the market and fall 3%
The National Licensed Business Show: Famously delicious
Celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver, Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay will be providing the inspiration for a series of special presentations at Leisure...
Merchant Inns invests £7m in two pubs
Merchant Inns, the food-led operator headed by Robert Breare, is to open two new sites this month - with a huge £3.75m invested in each. Merchant...