Lighting and music can have a "profound" effect on the taste of wine, says study
Some 3,000 people took part in a recent experiment to find out how colour and sound affect the flavours in drinks.
Archives for July 6, 2014
Food businesses sign-up to 2017 salt reduction pledges
J D Wetherspoon and Nestle Professional are among businesses that have already signed up to the Government’s latest salt reduction targets.
Old Dairy raises £600k to expand
Old Dairy Brewery, the Kent brewer founded in 2010, has raised £600,000 for expansion and announced the appointment of former Fuller’s Beer Company managing director John Roberts to lead a strengthened board as it enters a new phase.
McMullen pub forced to remove 'unneighbourly' outdoor lighting
McMullen’s managing director has spoken out about being penalised by the “long arm of bureaucracy”, after a local council ordered one of his pubs to remove its outdoor lighting.
Licensee plans to roll out pizza concept across Chester
Ian Wade, host of Trust Inns site the Ring O Bells in Christleton, Chester, is opening a pizza restaurant in the city.
London pub opens with seafood restaurant
The City Barge in Chiswick, west London, has opened with a seafood restaurant.
'Oldest hostelry in Wales' to be transformed into gastropub
A pub believed to be the oldest in Wales has been taken on by a former restaurant manager.
Pubs failing more underage test purchase checks
Pubs have fallen well behind the off-trade when it comes to staff carrying out age verification checks.
National Pubwatch and BII launch new online toolkit
National Pubwatch and the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) have teamed up to develop a new online toolkit, to provide Pubwatch members with advice and guidance on issues which affect the trade.
Licensees reach final of British Street Food Awards 2014
Martyn and Caroline Cotton from Shepherd Neame pub the Blue Anchor in Crowborough have made the final with their street food concept the Little Blue Smokehouse.