Desserts trial: A sweet idea
With a strong community feel, regulars and staff think of the Bell & Bear Inn in Rowley Regis, West Midlands, as a "country pub in the town"....
Archives for July 19, 2009
New guide promotes veal cuts
With British veal growing in popularity after promotion by chefs such as Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, pubs are being offered support to put it on the...
Entrepreneur Buckley snaps up Archers of Swindon
Brewing entrepreneur Simon Buckley has bought the remains of Archers of Swindon for an undisclosed sum. Archers, which until March this year brewed...
Legal: Are you on the food register?
For the past four years, new food hygiene laws have been in force in the UK. They affect all parts of the food and hospitality industry. As a result,...
Fears for minor variation licence reform
Licensing experts fear the move to simplify the process of making minor changes to pub licences won't benefit all pubs as soon as intended. The...
Simon Buckley buys remnants of Archers from administrators
Brewing entrepreneur Simon Buckley has acquired a number of assets including brand names previously owned by defunct Swindon brewer Archers for an...
Bulmers plans rustic summer sampling campaign
A marketing campaign for Bulmers cider will take the brand directly to the British public this summer. Scottish & Newcastle is introducing an...
Punch host gets cut-price deal on pub
A Punch lessee from Buckinghamshire has bought her pub's freehold for 20% under its market value.
Indigo Leisure buys Punch freehold
Brighton-based Indigo Leisure has bought the freehold of one of its Punch pubs. Barclays Commercial Bank provided funding of £700,000 for the purchase for the Star & Sailor.
Legal: Smoking area health and safety
One of the most contentious issues ever faced by businesses across the hospitality industry has been that of the smoking ban. It created a furore...
Hamish Champ: MPs - can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em
Attending Fair Pint's Westminster summit last week I marvelled at the lack of political representation at the event. Three members of the Business...
S&NPE searches for licensee for £2.5m pub
Planning permission has been granted for the £2.5m rebuilt of a Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises (S&NPE) pub destroyed by fire - and...
Labour big gun urges pubco probe
Former Cabinet Secretary Paul Murphy has called for the Government to instigate a Competition Commission inquiry into pubcos.