Pinstripe: Economic green shoots? Or merely a rather unpleasant fungus?
I watched with incredulity last week as ministers of our government effectively leapt for joy at announcements by the French and Germans that their...
Archives for August 16, 2009
SNP welcomes 'cross-party' minimum price support
Indications of cross-party support for minimum pricing in Scotland have been welcomed by the Scottish National Party (SNP). Reports in the Glasgow...
Pub Food in Focus: Sharing food, saving money
In the latest QuickBite survey, carried out in June, consumers indicated they are less likely to eat out now than they were three months ago. Asked...
Pub Food in Focus: Head to Head
Head to Head: Revolution vs Slug and Lettuce Both Slug and Lettuce, owned by Bay Restaurant Group, and Inventive Leisure's vodka bar brand...
WKD Core goes digital
Beverage Brands is launching a digital campaign for its cider WKD Core — it will include ads on social networking sites.
Wine and food: Simplicity for success
In days gone by, pubs were all about beer - soaked up with a bag of crisps or Scampi Fries. Now, in many pubs, the beer pumps share bar space with...
Magners searches for official taste tester
Irish cider Magners has launched a search to find an official taste tester with a salary of £50,000. The search for the honorary position is...
Snacks focus: Snacks they can see
Displaying snacks is always an issue for pubs, with space at a premium. Even so, given the extra income that crisps and nuts sold alongside a pint...
JDW replaces Coors with Carlsberg
JD Wetherspoon is planning to replace key Coors draught products with Carlsberg draught products on 17 September. Industry sources suggest that the...
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Morrissey vows to pay back £2.5m on failed pub venture
Men Behaving Badly star Neil Morrissey has vowed to pay back £2.5m he owes after his pub and hotel chain collapsed. Morrissey, who is now involved...
Oldham Best Bar None scheme faces funding question mark
Plans to introduce a Best Bar None scheme in trouble-hit Oldham are moving ahead, but a question mark hangs over funding for the initiative, a trade...
Labour denies minimum price reports
The Scottish Labour Party has dismissed reports in a Sunday newspaper that it backs the idea of minimum pricing.
Snacks focus: A taste of the Orient
At the start of June, a group calling itself the Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) - and you'd be forgiven for speculating that someone came...
Carlsberg slammed over payment terms
Small businesses could now wait up to four months to be paid by Danish brewing giant Carlsberg. The brewer has come under fire from the Forum of...
'Italian children's binge drinking blamed on Britain'
Italy is scrambling to tackle a British-style binge drinking epidemic that has caused national alarm in a country long admired as a model of...
Pub could be closed after single ID failure
A freeholder claims he faces losing his business because he failed to stop just one underage drinker being served. Dean Bull has run the Billy in...
New website to promote pub events
A new website allowing users to search for up-to-the-minute real time events in pubs across the country has been launched. The website,...
Pub bitch: beaches, maidens and handbags
Morgan's maidens With the weather playing havoc with this year's Ashes Test series, at least Marston's Brewing Company has been on hand to provide...
Value deals help pub chains stay ahead
Leading pub and restaurant chains are trading positively thanks to an increased spend on marketing and promotions. The Coffer Peach Business...
Research: Talk up your pork
The old adage that 'less is more' doesn't always hold true - at least when it comes to pub menus. A few well-chosen adjectives can make all the...
The Licensees' Choice Awards 2009
Welcome to the very first Licensees' Choice Awards! This new initiative is designed to celebrate the drinks brands in the UK pub market that...
Red Mist Leisure buys three Punch pubs
Red Mist Leisure, the Surrey-based group, has bought three pubs it leased from Punch Taverns for an undisclosed sum. Christie + Co's Winchester...