Award-winning licensees buy Admiral pub
Award-winning licensees Lucy and Mark Barron-Reid, who run the Bull at Benenden, Kent, opened their second pub at the weekend. The newly re-named...
Archives for February 28, 2011
Karen Black: Is it paranoia when they really are out to get me?
Painful as it is to share these defects with you, share I must: • I am blonde - and as we all know blondes are stupid. We are now the acceptable...
Martin Rawlings: the dogged campaigner
Martin Rawlings has fought the pub trade's corner with steely determination. He talks to Phil Mellows about what makes a campaign succeed.
The Fourth Option
The days of filling in order forms for a pub's supplies and things like staff rotas and holidays could soon be a thing of the past for an increasing...
Pub manager sacked for 'no travelers' sign
The manager of a tenanted pub in Cambridge has been sacked for displaying a 'no travelers' sign.
BII veteran Alec Roud dies
Tributes have been paid to Alec Roud, BII founding member and chairman of the BII Wessex region, who died on Thursday (24 February).
More women needed on company boards, says peer
UK boardrooms are over-populated by men and companies must do more to recognise the part women play in business, Lord Davies, the former minister of...
BII course should 'reduce churn'
A course designed to improve the standards of Business Development Managers (BDMs) should result in a drastic drop in churn, according to a trade...
Thinking culture: the best pub business ideas
AB InBev boss Stuart MacFarlane says pubs should embrace new concepts. Phil Mellows asked six operators how they get their business ideas.
Talent, not quotas, is the way forward
Lord Davies' argument that there should be more women in the boardroom of UK plc will strike a chord with many, and will irritate others to high...
Booker launches Fully Booked to drive trade
Booker has launched a campaign to help licensees drive extra trade around events. The "Fully Booked" initiative aims to help pubs capitalise on the...
'Mr Average spends 10585 hours of his life in the pub'
If your fella is either in the boozer, watching the box or shopping online, don't panic… it's normal behaviour.The typical bloke spends 10,585...
Robert Sayles: Is the price of beer being 'manipulated'?
In 1890, English economist Alfred Marshall published his work, 'Principles of Economics' which outlined how the principles of supply and demand...
New alcoholic ginger beer from Constellation
Ginger wine brand Stone's has launched a new alcoholic ginger beer - Ginger Joe. Clive Patten, marketing manager at brand owner Constellation Europe...
Hamish Champ: Smoking ban, schmoking ban...
In a blatant attempt to increase my hit rate on thepublican.com and win the coveted 'Hits of the Month' award, I thought I'd return to that most...
Everards gives customers say on pub revamp
Everards is giving customers the chance to have their say on the planned revamp of Nottinghamshire pub via an on-line blog. The Newcastle Arms,...
New Scottish alcohol crackdown to hit in October
A major clampdown on alcohol sales in Scotland - including a ban on "irresponsible" off-trade promotions and pubs being forced to operate a Challenge...