Archives for June 3, 2015

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A shining light of the future?

By Emily Sutherland

Will Marcus Jones be the minister the industry needs? Speaking exclusively to PMA in his first interview as pubs minister, he outlined his plans.

Masterclass

Gin...no longer mother's ruin

By Nigel Huddleston

No longer associated with the London of Hogarth's era and ruining your mother, gin now has a reputation as a top-tier money-maker. 

Fuller's chef wins group awards

By Daniel Woolfson

Jade Clark, who cooks at the Fisherman’s Haunt, Dorset, has been named Fuller’s Chef’s Guild Scholarship Chef of the Year 2015.

Orangina re-launched into pubs

By Laurie Macdonald

Lucozade Ribena Suntory is re-launching Orangina into pubs and bars with an on-trade exclusive bottle.

Heineken launches new Foster's glass

By Laurie Macdonald

Heineken has launched a new Foster’s pint glass. It stands taller, and is designed to lock in a foamy head on each pint.

Legal

Advice: Keep control of social media

By Poppleston Allen

We are all no doubt aware of last year’s ‘Neknomination’ craze whereby social media users posted videos of themselves consuming potentially dangerous mixtures of alcohol while challenging friends to either repeat the stunt or try something more extreme.

Pubs minister claims he will be 'proactive'

By Emily Sutherland

New community pubs minister Marcus Jones has assured the industry he will be a proactive supporter of pubs and that he is ready to take on the challenges ahead.

Technology now a necessity in pubs, report claims

By MC Allegra FS

Technology in pubs, bars and clubs is perceived as improving the customer experience by 52% of people and as many as 67% of people in the 24-35 age group, as consumers’ expectations have shifted to view technology as a necessity not a novelty.