Thirst among equals: students in pubs
Students can be a lucrative bunch, but do they have to come at the cost of the rest of your customers? Noli Dinkovski thinks not.
Archives for September 1, 2010
Scots want minimum price of 45p/unit
The Scottish Government has proposed setting a minimum price of 45p per unit, claiming it will mean 50 fewer deaths in the first year.
Premium Beers Focus: What 'premium' means to you
Various brewers like to plug their products as being the second best standard premium lager or best-selling premium lager with the letter E in its...
Licensing overhaul slammed as 'anti-business'
Government plans to overhaul the licensing regime are "anti-business" and "illiberal" a pub training company chief has argued. The window for...
Julian Grocock: Microbrewers are not parasites
At least in this country such sentiments tend to get no further than ill-considered calls for the forced repatriation of those who are "over here,...
Pub Food Trends: Back to the future
It's the end of a gruelling working week. The sky is grey. The recession is still making an impression on the overdraft. And the British public are...
Bogus charity collectors target pubs
A wave of bogus charity collectors are targeting pubs in the South of England - and licensees are being warned to be on their guard. The scammers,...
SNP opts for 45p minimum price
The Scottish government has today proposed that the minimum price of a unit of alcohol should be 45p. Scotland's Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon...
Craft Beers: The American way
Specialist beer importer Nigel Stevenson turns down his Jarvis Cocker album and says: "The people who make American craft beers are quite engaging...
Paint and a Pint winners unveiled
Two pubs have each won a £2,000 makeover courtesy of Glidden Trade's Paint and a Pint competition, run in association with the Morning Advertiser....
Marston's recruits Pizza Hut executive
Marston's, the brewer and pub operator, has poached a senior operator from Pizza Hut UK to join its 500-strong managed pub arm as operations...
'Alcohol ID checks 'infantilising' young adults, says survey'
Over-zealous checking of younger shoppers' ages penalises the innocent, civil liberties group claims. Constant ID checks in supermarkets and...
X marks the hotspots among great pubs
Licensee Steve Haslam talks about how attention to service, quality, cleanliness, great food and well-served drinks can give a pub the X Factor.
Mediatheme in jukebox launch
Mediatheme has launched a new digital jukebox addition to its Entertainer gaming system range.
Drinkaware: Why let good times go bad?
Alcohol safety charity Drinkaware has unveiled plans for the second year of its "Why let good times go bad?" campaign.
Matt Eley: Spirits leveller is not as fair as it first appears
Both Diageo and the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) have put forward a compelling, if superficial, case to the Treasury calling for a radical reform...
Chris Maclean: A 36 hour opportunity to sell over 10,000 pints
In my cellar there are over 100 tubs of beer at the moment. The plan is that, by Monday, they should all be empty. I've a 36 hour opportunity to sell...
Spirit producer tax plans would 'devastate' pubs
Calls by spirits companies to overhaul the alcohol duty system would "devastate" beer production and lead to more pub closures, according to trade...
Trade steps up bid to beat the bingers
Stage two of a multi-million pound marketing campaign aimed at encouraging responsible drinking is being launched with major industry backing next...
Carve out more profit for your pub
PubChef has teamed up with Bernard Matthews to offer one lucky licensee the chance to win everything they need to set up a carvery.
New powers for councils could curb cheap booze sales
Councils could introduce a bylaw stopping cheap alcohol being sold in their area - possibly through minimum pricing - under new government plans....
Restaurant Group hails 'excellent' trading
The 375-strong Restaurant Group has reported record interim results despite a "very challenging" half year with sales up 9% to £229m and adjusted...
Glasgow faces freeze on new pub openings
Glasgow is facing a ban on the opening of new pubs, clubs and off-licences - and other Scottish councils are being urged to follow suit. The city's...
Could you host a console gaming league in your pub?
Play the Gamer is the UK's first national console gaming league which seeks to encourage people who have an interest in console gaming along to their...
Video: British Pub Week can unite the trade
British Pub Week can act as a healing force to unite the trade as well as promote the virtues of the pub to consumers, says Inez Ward.