Pub bitch: Bobby George gets his eye in
Wardrobe malfunctionOn the oche at last week's Publican Awards, held in the glittering surroundings of London's Grosvenor House hotel, was John...
Archives for March 27, 2009
Snacks focus: New flavours keep crisps front of mind
THOSE PIONEERING souls who toil away in the new product development (NPD) departments of the nation's snack manufacturers must, one imagines,...
Chris Maclean: How can we fight the forgeries?
Taking forged notes makes you feel stupid. Gullible. You can think of all sorts of excuses for why you didn't check them properly; you were busy,...
Tenant reports council over CCTV
The former tenant of a Devon pub has reported his council to the local government ombudsman over alleged bad practice after insisting on CCTV. Andy...
Minister to speak with Sky about charges
A government minister has told Parliament he will speak to Sky and Setanta about help they can offer small pubs, which struggle to afford the...
Snacks focus: Crunch time
It wouldn't take a betting man to have wagered that Walkers wouldn't let the new breed of upmarket crisps have things all their own way for long.In...
'Punch Taverns under pressure'
Punch Taverns: The embattled pub company faces pressure to write down the £6.5 billion value of its 8,400 pubs after selling six of its top London...
Cask pubs in toast record
Hundreds of thousands of people all over the country will be raising their glasses at 7pm on Saturday 11 April in a bid to break the record for the...
Ember Inns offers a better class of burger
As has been pointed outt before, there are plenty of 'one-trick pony' food operations out there, from steak houses to sandwich bars. Doing just one...
3D unveils losses of £12m
Latest accounts from 3D Entertainment, the nightclub business spun out of Luminar, reveal losses in its most recent year of £12.1m. The losses stem...
Minister to help smaller pubs
Licensing minister Gerry Sutcliffe was called upon to help smaller pubs by cutting alcohol taxes, and making satellite fees more affordable, in a parliamentary debate yesterday.
Equipment trial: North Pole cooks up some hot treats
IN THE last of our reports from the North Pole pub in West London, we look at the impact of the equipment trial on the dessert menu.The pub has been...
Snacks focus: Green credentials
SO WHAT exactly is the carbon footprint of that bag of smoky bacon? With crisps and snacks being one of the most popular sectors of the food market...
Enterprise pub to feature on ITV show
An Enterprise Inns pub is to feature on ITV's Tonight show, entitled How to Blow Your Redundancy Money, this evening.
Chef & Brewer's next step
Spirit Group, the managed division of Punch Taverns, has identified 50 Chef & Brewer sites to convert into a new trading template — Chef &...