City centres are embracing resurgence in sales
Despite the belief surburban towns are outgunning their big brothers, cities are embracing a positive change in property use, says Paul Davey, managing director at Davey Co
Archives for February 19, 2015
Eating out spend rises as fuel costs drop
Spending on eating out has increased as the fall in petrol prices drove consumers to pump an additional £12.81 each into the UK economy last month, as they benefited from an extra £19.81 in their pockets.
Legal Q&A: Do 'inflatable pubs' require licensing?
This week's legal Q&A focuses on powers against intoxicated customers and inflatable structures
Business Booster
Business boosters: ice-cream for breakfast day and flirting workshops
Money making ideas for your pub or bar
Money Makers
The hip in hops: Choosing the right cask ale
Cask ale has transcended barriers by becoming popular with people of all ages and of both genders in recent times. Adrian Tierney Jones finds out which types you should sell.
BRAND NEWS
J2O goes posh with a new sparkling variant
Britvic is launching a lightly sparkling brand extension for its J₂O brand, named J₂O Spritz, in a bid to answer the demand for more excitement and choice in adult soft drinks.
Chinese is Britain's favourite foreign food, says study
Chinese is the UK’s foreign cuisine of choice, new research reports.
Punch introduces licensee darts challenge for first time
Punch Taverns has launched its annual pub quiz and darts competitions for 2015 – which will for the first time see a head-to-head challenge for licensees.
Inception Group announces ‘spin-off’ of Mr Fogg's
Inception Group, the London-based restaurant and bar operator, has secured a site for its second Mr Fogg’s – the first time it has replicated a concept, M&C Report can reveal.
ACPO licensing lead demands compulsory 'alcohol flag' system
The UK’s top policeman on alcohol and licensing has called for the introduction of a mandatory ‘alcohol flag’ system across all police forces, meaning officers would be required to highlight all crimes that are alcohol-related.
Willock: Teetotal wipe-out
Anyone who has completed day one, module one of business school, will know that a SWOT analysis identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats your business faces, while a PEST study explores the potential impact of political, economic,...
Trend watch
Trend watch: cruising for a fusing?
Say “fusion” and people usually cringe. Briefly popular in the nineties, combining seemingly mismatched concepts and cuisines was written off as unnecessary and extravagant by many.
Q&A
The Sportsman: Stephen Harris talks shop
Daniel Woolfson talks to the Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropubs winner
New product
New products: Polo goes solo, Uncle John's Hot Dogs
Nestlé has announced it will be releasing its well-known Polo mints in branded individual wrappers.
Expert insight
Dragon's Den investor Deborah Meaden shares food and drink fundamentals
Dragon’s Den’s Deborah Meaden has shared her tips and tricks for making it big in foodservice.
Video: Top 50 Gastropubs 2015
The Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropubs 2015 awards, hosted by Tom Kerridge, took place on Monday 26 January at Anglian Country Inns' site, Hermitage Road Bar & Kitchen in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.