General election 2015
Pub champion MPs celebrate election victory
The 2015 general election has proved successful for pub loving MPs, with Andrew Griffiths, Greg Mulholland, Kris Hopkins and Toby Perkins all keeping their seats.
Archives for May 7, 2015
Chef who cooked for David Cameron and Jeremy Clarkson takes the helm of Gloucestershire pub's kitchen
Toby Refoy, who cooked for the PM when he was a private chef in Oxfordshire, has been appointed head chef at the Bear Inn, in Bisley.
New Product
New products: Nordic delicacies and whipping cream
Ocean Crown has introduced a premium marinated and flavoured herring range.
Budget doubled for Malibu National Piña Colada Day
For the second year running, Pernod Ricard is launching a push for National Piña Colada Day (on 10 July) with its Malibu rum brand.
My Pub
My Pub: Kentish Hare, Bidborough
Celebrity chef brothers Chris and James Tanner opened their first gastropub, the Kentish Hare last year. Chris Tanner tells Daniel Woolfson about the business
London operators making the most of hop shoots
London had hop shoots delivered to their doors free of charge on Friday 8 May, as part of a new initiative spearheaded by the London Brewers’ Alliance.
Trend watch
Trend watch: spice up your life?
Jerk chicken may be the public face of Caribbean food, but dig past it and you’ll find a diverse cooking style steeped in tradition… and smothered in spice.
Menu focus
Focus on hot beverages: boiling point?
Despite strong competition from a seemingly relentless horde of newly opened coffee outlets, licensees are in the ideal position to take advantage of growth in the category. Daniel Woolfson looks at ways licensees can capitalise over the coming summer.
Brand news
Bulmers gives pub gardens colourful makeover
Bulmers is brightening up 50 pub gardens across the UK as part of its ‘Live Colourful’ campaign.
Campaigners celebrate as Chesham Arms set to reopen
Hackney residents are celebrating the news that the Chesham Arms will reopen this summer as an ‘old fashioned East End boozer.’
Coca-Cola & CPL Online launch soft drinks training
Coca-Cola Enterprises [CCE] has partnered with e-learning specialists CPL Online to introduce a new animated online training programme to help licensees deliver the perfect soft drinks serve and boost sales.
Diageo backs Pride Festival with Smirnoff campaign
Diageo has launched a new £4.5m brand campaign for its Smirnoff vodka brand focusing on celebrating ‘inclusive communities’.
Awards
Hook Norton crowns pub winners
A Warwickshire pub has triumphed in an annual awards ceremony run by Hook Norton Brewery.