On the road for the Licensed Trade Charity
How hard can it be, spending a day riding a motorbike around the countryside learning about what the Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) does and how it...
Archives for August 15, 2010
Castle Rock — a solid success story
With demand high, Great British Beer Festival winner Castle Rock needs the capacity its new brewery will provide, says Roger Protz.
Brasserie Blanc adapts offer for pubs
A restaurant chain founded by French chef Raymond Blanc is adapting its offer for the pub sector under the tagline White Brasserie Company.
Mulholland: PM must appoint pubs minister
Pro-pub MP Greg Mulholland has written to David Cameron asking him to appoint a pubs minister and implement policies to help community pubs. In his...
YouTube video for charity pub single
A video for the charity single to help save pubs can now be seen on YouTube — "What can we do now (save the pub)" was released in June.
'A pint of bare and a bag of nuts'
A pub has increased its pulling power with punters by hosting art classes - with naked models. The Flying Duck in Glasgow has seen takings soar after...
Marston's training course gets thumbs up
A pubco training scheme which has been re-designed to better suit licensees' needs has been given the industry seal of approval. Marston's licensee...
Urban unveils boutique hotel plan
Urban & Country Leisure has unveiled plans to expand into the small hotel market with the launch of its first boutique style hotel.
Marston's training scheme recognised by BIIAB
Marston's Pub Company's licensee training scheme has won recognition from the BIIAB Good Practice Recognition Scheme. The five-module scheme, called...
Punch pays £3,000 compensation after pub injury
Punch Taverns has paid out £3,000 in compensation to a girl who fractured her finger at one of it's Staffordshire pubs. Seven-year-old Caitlyn...
Beer: romancing the grain for women
Women & beer have a love-hate relationship, but is a real romance in the air? Fiona McLelland highlights the work brewers have undertaken to try...
Brasserie Bar Co plans new pub-based concept
Brasserie Bar Company, an outfit run by the former management team behind Loch Fyne Restaurant Group, is planning to roll out a new pub-based...
Orchid invests in late-night sector
Managed operator Orchid is mid-way through a £1.5m investment programme at some of the late-night venues it runs within the Premium Bars and...
When is the right time to roll out your brand and try new locations?
Does the old adage 'build it and they will come', ever prove right? We're currently working with a number of customers who believe that now is the...
Leading pub operators see summer boom
Leading pub and restaurant chains appear to be benefitting from UK consumers holidaying at home rather than abroad, new figures suggest. According to...
Pub chains enjoying good summer trade
The UK's large managed pubs and restaurants are enjoying a good summer's trade with sales up in July. The Coffer Peach Business Tracker, which...
Hamish Champ: To eat or to drink? Who cares so long as it's in a decent pub
I was on holiday with my 10 year-old son last week, blissfully ignorant as to the goings on in the pub trade. OK, some readers might observe this is...