Kitchen equipment focus: Tools of the trade
PrecisionPrecision's British-built refrigeration (main picture, left) incorporates energy-saving features in the design and is also manufactured...
Archives for February 11, 2009
Charles Wells looks to return pubco to brewery site
Charles Wells, the Bedford brewer and pub operator, could move its pub operation from its existing premises on the purpose built Morewood Centre back...
BrewDog drops case against Portman Group
BrewDog has scrapped plans to sue industry watchdog, the Portman Group, over comments made in its ruling banning the company's beer Speedball, it...
Pub's patio heater victory
A licensee has won a battle to keep her patio heaters after a council originally rejected a planning application on environmental grounds. Lara Read,...
Pub wins patio heater appeal
Attempts by councils to ban pub patio heaters on environmental grounds have been dealt a heavy blow. A Government planning inspector has ruled patio...
38 jobs could go at Wells & Young's
Up to 38 jobs could go at Bedford brewer Wells & Youngs under plans to outsource more of its distribution network. Work done by the Bedford-based...
Kitchen equipment focus: A star act for live theatre production
THE FIRST Coal Grill and Bar opened in Wimbledon in 2007, making a feature of seasonal local produce cooked in a 'live theatre' open-plan...
AWP test purchase ops set to rise
A firm of leading licensing solicitors has warned that test purchase operations on AWP machines are set to rise. Poppleston Allen said that a recent...
Perfect time to get into accommodation
Now is the perfect time for licensees to improve their share of the lodging sector — that's according to licensed property agents Christie + Co.
'Pub wins battle with council'
A pub has won its battle to put up patio heaters for customers forced outside by the smoking ban. Council chiefs banned the Heart in Hand pub from...
BrewDog drops legal action against Portman
Scottish micro-brewer BrewDog has dropped its threat of legal action against industry watchdog the Portman Group. BrewDog had threatened to begin...
Tony Hadley: Going for Gold
In the early 1980s, Tony Hadley experienced an epiphany.It would be reasonable to assume, of course, this epiphany was related to the huge fame he...
Novelli: my pubs are not in trouble
Celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli has denied reports that his gastropubs were in financial trouble. The French chef insisted his businesses...
Conman jailed for mass wine fraud
A conman has been convicted of fraud after he was found guilty of handling stolen wines and spirits worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.Dogan...
Kitchen equipment focus: McMullens grill choice
Based in Hertford, regional brewer McMullens operates a range of pub formats. Its 49 tenanted pubs and 86 managed outlets include community locals,...