The Inspiration for Pub Success Since 1794
Cards on the table; I’m a JD Wetherspoon fan. I like their pubs generally and admire them as a company, they have very much bucked the downward trend of the licensed trade. Every now and again though, Tim Martin pens an article or appears on the radio...
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Wine and Spirit group, explains why he is calling for an end to the Alcohol Duty Escalator.
More than two thirds (69%) of UK hospitality leisure businesses plan to increase wages in the coming year, according to a survey of 684 firms by Barclays.
Tom Kerridge’s two-Michelin-starred the Hand and Flowers has been crowned top gastropub in the UK for the third year running at the Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropubs Awards.
A group representing Punch Taverns noteholders has said it’s unable to support the pub company’s plans for its debt restructure.
Pubs could save thousands of pounds on their energy bills by taking part in a new energy audit programme from NatWest and RBS.
Pies are consistently top sellers in pubs, with many venues have their own signature take on one. Lesley Foottit shares some top tips for tasty pies from pub chefs in the lead-up to British Pie Week, which runs from 3 to 9 March.
Wychwood Brewery is urging publicans to get involved in its “Taste to the Nation” tour for Hobgoblin ale.
The Prime Minister’s pledge to cut red tape to help small businesses is welcome news but more needs to be done by the Government, leading trade associations have said.