Mini zoo launched in pub garden
Talking parrots, a South American racoon and meerkats are among the unusual new additions at the Fenn Bell Inn on the Hoo Peninsula, Kent.
Archives for February 13, 2015
SIBA calls for third cut in beer duty
A third cut in beer duty would provide a further boost to growth, employment and investment in British brewing, while increasing tax revenue to the Treasury, the Society of Independent Brewers Association (SIBA) has claimed in its Budget submission.
Havana Club Añejo Especial gets upgrade
Pernod Ricard UK is launching a new look and new recipe for its Havana Club Añejo Especial rum.
Menu ideas
Power to the pie
With British Pie Week coming up on the 2-9 March Sheila McWattie looks at seven ideas for pies
MA300: Brasserie Bar Co expansion fuelled by pubs code
Brasserie Bar Co chief executive Mark Derry said he thinks the pubs code will lead to greater transparency, longer leases and higher rents.
British Larder owners sell acclaimed Suffolk gastropub
Ross Pike and Madalene Bonvini-Hamel have sold their award-winning Suffolk gastropub the British Larder.
Business Booster
Money makers: movie and martini nights, breakfast club
Aimed at achieving a regular following at otherwise quiet time, the Saturday morning Breakfast Club is seen by tenants Emma & Wesley Chamberlain and some locals as a “perfect hangover cure”.
Expert insight
Marking those Hallmark days
When planning my marketing calendar for most clients, non religious festivals and events seem to be the starting point.
MA300: EPoS systems biggest technology driver of profit
EPoS systems are the biggest driver of profit out of all the technology used in the pub industry, according to exclusive research from Zonal Retail Data Systems.
Lib Dems to pledge pub planning policy in election manifesto
The Liberal Democrats will pledge to force developers to submit planning permission before a pub can be converted to another use or demolished in its General Election manifesto, according to MP Greg Mulholland.
Robinsons launches new subsidised training courses
North-west brewer and pub operator Robinsons is launching a series of low-cost training courses for local licensees and people interested in working in the hospitality industry.
Cumulative impact: The impact on licensing
There is little doubt that cumulative impact or saturation policies are having an increasingly significant “impact” on the licensing process.