Back to Basics: Grease is the word...
While the economic downturn brings with it traditional doom and gloom, the desire to cutback on expenditure in your business might cause you more...
Archives for October 28, 2008
'Scottish pubs close at a rate of five a week'
Scottish pubs are closing down at a rate of five a week as the credit crunch bites. In the space of 18 months, 555 pubs went out of business with...
A very successful wine transition
WINES FROM Sutter Home first appeared on the UK market in the 1970s and were one of the first branded ranges from the Napa Valley to be imported to...
Cider: CAMRA's cider month
SOME PEOPLE are never happy. While the Magners boom brought cider back to the forefront of the minds of the masses, there are cider connoisseurs out...
Makro wants to Love The Pub
A new campaign to support the pub trade is offering a very practical lifeline - cash & carry group Makro believes pubs can save up to a whopping...
Cider: Pear essentials
It was about two years ago that I was first made aware of Kopparberg pear cider. It was to be the next big thing, according to the pub company buyer...
Cider: A snake in the grass?
When pub companies were asked on behalf of The Publican Industry Report 2008 what the biggest-selling cider was in their estates, time and again the...
Trade unites in sensible drinking campaign
Around 40 drinks producers, pub operators and off-trade retailers have agreed to take part in a major marketing campaign to tackle binge drinking and...
Mercury launches pub recovery arm
Pub operator Mercury Inns has launched a new recovery service for failing groups of pubs — Mercury Liquid will work with receivers to improve distressed assets.
Wine+ offers basic wine training
WINE IS on the rise in the on-trade. Whatever your level of knowledge on the category, the Wine+ trade show should help you unlock its...
Win four cases of Addlestones cider
Addlestones is the proud headline sponsor of the PubChef Top 30 Gastropubs 2008, and to celebrate the company is giving you the chance to win some...
Nexum defends £5 all-you-can-drink deal
Nexum Leisure has defended its £5 all-you-can-drink offer at its Escapade club in Newport, claiming it is merely responding to the discount market created by others — the operator says it would welcome a minimum price scheme.