Desserts focus: Frozen assets
Cullompton in Devon is fiercely proud of its West Country heritage - so much so the town was recently awarded the right to fly the coveted green,...
Archives for October 27, 2008
Beck's backs MTV Europe Music Awards
Beck's has signed a deal to become the Official Beer Partner of the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards. The awards will be held at the Liverpool Echo Arena...
Celebrity pub start-up comes to Channel 4
It may not replace Premier League football as a pub spectacle, but the new TV series featuring actor Neil Morrissey's efforts to open a pub starts on...
Pubs given hope over noise ruling
A High Court ruling has given hope to licensees who face legal action over noise complaints from neighbours. Residents who know about the chance of...
Rice rendezvous
CURRY NIGHTS are an increasingly popular part of the pub food scene - but it takes an ambitious pub to use one to feed its entire community at...
Good news anyone?
Another week, another set of depressing economic surveys. I know I contribute to the increasing sense of gloom, doom and despondency by repeating the...
Pub beer sales down 8.1%
Beer sales in pubs fell 8.1% between July and September on last year as the credit crunch and looming recession took its toll on consumer spending — the drop is the equivalent of 104m pints or 1.1m fewer pints being sold every day.
Brains signs ups Welsh rugby heroes Hook and Jones
SA Brains has secured the services of current Welsh rugby star James Hook and former Wales captain Rob Jones. Brains, which recently extended its...
'Nicotine drink for smokers'
A drink containing nicotine is being launched in Britain to help smokers beat the pub ban on cigarettes. Liquid Smoking has proved a hit in the...
Desserts focus: Peggy's sweet trolley
Luigi's ice-cream van has been parked up in my car park ever since that spell of good weather we had last month. People are starting to talk. He may...
Police close Kent pub after disorder
Police have closed a Kent pub following complaints over noise, nuisance and rowdy behaviour. Police closed the Trocadero in Windmill Street,...
British Pie Week 2009: Make it a pie day
Back in March, the Duke of Cornwall in St Austell was crowned the Face of British Pie Week after head chef Mike Greer won a national recipe...
On-trade beer sales continue to plummet
Beer sales in pubs, bars and restaurants dropped 8.1 per cent between July and September year-on-year, new figures have revealed. The British Beer...
Advancing on plastic
Pub licensees, along with every other taxpayer in the UK, are now shareholders in the country's leading banks, thanks to the government's recent...
Desserts focus: Get your just desserts
HOW MANY pub meals include a dessert? It's a question that can have even the best operators scratching their heads and reaching for their...
InBev launches 4% Stella to on-trade
On-trade customers were introduced to InBev UK's new 4% Stella Artois at London's O2 Arena last week. Customers had the opportunity to participate in...