Free thinking for pubs
Tony Halstead reports on the MA's latest Freehouse 500 meeting that featured insights on getting customer feedback and digital marketing ideas.
Archives for November 3, 2010
Distressed pub sales fuelled by economic downturn
The downturn in the economy has prompted a sharp rise in the number of forced pub sales, according to a leading property agent. Christie + Co said it...
Diageo consults with pubcos to boost sales
Diageo has been consulting with major pubcos on strategies to boost sales at its new "customer immersion centre". Representatives of Mitchells &...
Greene King tells MPs new code 'exceeds' industry requirements
Greene King has told MPs investigating pubcos its new licensee code of practice "exceeds the requirements" set out in the framework template for the...
Westons signs three-year deal with Hall and Woodhouse
Cider maker Westons has signed a three-year deal to be sole draught cider supplier to Dorset brewer and pub company Hall and Woodhouse. Westons will...
Pub licensing: why increase TEN notice periods?
Of all the 'assumptions' in the coalition document on re-balancing the Licensing Act, the abuse of TENs is the least explicable, says Peter Coulson.
Sheffield pub fights for place in final on Ramsay show
Gastropub the Milestone in Sheffield will appear in the semi-final of Channel 4 show Ramsay's Best Restaurant on Tuesday (9 November).
Attract pub tourist trade with a full English
If licensees want to attract overseas tourist trade they should offer a full English breakfast, according to VisitBritain.
London pub wins with Heinz
A London pub has won a year's supply of Heinz sachets after submitting the most entries in the Heinz Big Draw competition. To enter, children needed...
Licensing Law: TENs to transform
Now is the time of year when many operators start to turn their minds to whether they need to use temporary event notices (TENs) to secure extended...
Pub Food Families: The kids are all right
Ok, let's get one thing straight, the last thing anyone wants is a screaming child incessantly banging their fork on the next table when you just...
Pie Champions Wanted
The search for British Pie Week's Pub Pie Champion 2011 in association with Jus-Rol and in partnership with the Morning Advertiser is now on.
Distressed pub sales up at Christie + Co
Christie + Co has reported that the number of distressed pub sales is up by 189% on the middle two quarters of 2009.
Greene King: our code exceeds standards
Greene King says its updated code of practice with tenants exceeds the industry standard. That came in evidence to the Business, Innovation and...