Older customers are good for pubs with higher food spend and more frequent visits
Pubs can benefit from the UK’s ageing population as younger consumers turn to quick-service options.
Archives for June 5, 2012
Employers urged to bring employees to Hospitality Summit for free
Pub operators are being urged to bring their best new employees to the 2012 National Licensed Hospitality Apprenticeships Summit for free.
Simple precautions to take when using social media
Many operators now use Facebook, Twitter, You Tube and other social media sites with great success to promote their businesses. Parties, sporting events and menu offers can instantly be communicated to a potentially large audience.
Freehold pub company and private sites up for auction
Twenty-one freehold pubco and private sites are set to go under the hammer at a Sidney Phillips auction next month, with sale guide prices ranging from £80,000 to £295,000.
Pubs report mixed trading over Jubilee weekend
Pubs experienced mixed trading throughout the Jubilee weekend as a result of the wet weather, although pubs in central London appeared to fare best as people poured into the capital to catch a glimpse of the Queen.
Complaints stream in over pub business rates calculations
Complaints over the way the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) calculates business rates have been streaming in, with licensees quoting rates bills increasing nearly three-fold.
Elgood's Brewery: Sisters with a survival instinct
It’s always good to find a family brewery where the family is still firmly in charge and not just a name on the letterhead. At Elgood’s in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, you can’t move for family members.
The Big Interview: Karen Murphy
"I don’t like football. It bores me to tears, sorry.” Coming from a landlady who successfully fought a six-year legal battle against the Premier League for the right to show cheap televised football in her pub, these words were somewhat unexpected.