Dining alone in pubs on the rise due to wifi availability
The social stigma attached to dining solo is fading due to the availability of free wifi in pubs and restaurants.
Archives for April 25, 2013
Four in 10 customers spending less on drinking in pubs, says Mintel
Just over four in 10 (43%) consumers spent less on drinking in pubs and bars in January 2013 compared with the same period in 2012.
WKD unveils traffic cone cocktail pitchers
Traffic-cone shaped cocktail pitchers have been unveiled as part of a summer bank holiday campaign for WKD.
Hall & Woodhouse to splash the cash on pub refurbs
Hall & Woodhouse, the Dorset brewer and pub operator, is to spend £3m refurbishing 20 pubs this calendar year.
The path to triumph in the BII’s top award
Stepping into the Bloomsbury Hotel in central London as one of the judges for this year’s BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) Licensee of the Year award brought back fond and frightening memories of last year when I was on the other side of the table.
Dave Mountford steps down from GMB and statutory code consultation
Outspoken licensee Dave Mountford is to stand down from the consultation process on the statutory code and the union GMB for “personal reasons”.