Backlash builds against sale of one of 20 JDW pubs up for sale
Watford locals have mounted a campaign to save one of the 20 pubs put up for sale by JD Wetherspoon.
Archives for August 13, 2015
Business Booster
How one pub went fishing for profits with a coastal seafood festival...
British Coastal Seafood Festival 2015
Amber Taverns to grow 'gin palace' sites to seven
Amber Taverns is set to grow its Hogarths ‘gin palace’ brand to seven sites by the end of the year.
From coast to capital: the Cornwall Project at the Newman Arms, Fitzrovia
The Newman Arms, on Fitzrovia’s Rathbone Street, doesn't exactly look like a critic-wowing food pub. The inconspicuous free house is steeped in the history of the city, reportedly serving as the inspiration for the “Proles’ Pub” in George Orwell’s 1984...
News of the brews
News of the brews is your definitive guide to the week in beer, bringing you the latest in all things hoppy.
Technology
Pub phone charging solution launched
A mobile and tablet charging solution for hospitality operators has been launched by Call Systems Technology (CST).
SMALL TALK
Daniel Clifford on new pub The Flitch of Bacon and Great British Menu
Daniel Clifford, chef-patron of the two Michelin-starred Midsummer House, speaks exclusively to Big Hospitality about returning to Great British Menu and opening his own pub, the Flitch of Bacon, in Essex.
Charity
Charity pub wheelie bin race proves a hit
The annual Wheelie Bin Race at the Three Horseshoes pub in Hernhill, near Faversham, has this year raised £3,128 for charity.
Diageo
Diageo outlines future strategy
Drinks giant Diageo has promised investment and innovation in its premium core and reserve brands in the next year as part of the strategy set out in the company's 2015 Annual Report.
Charity
Transforming my pub into the Men United Arms
One pub manager recalls the experience of transforming his pub as part of the Men United campaign from Prostate Cancer UK.
Smoking ban
Government rules out smoking ban extension
There is “no plan” to extend the public smoking ban to pub gardens, the Department of Health has told the PMA.