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Marketing
Many licensees face a dilemma when considering banning children: Some customers want an exclusively grown-up environment, away from pushchairs and babies, whereas others embrace a family-friendly atmosphere.
Business boosters
If you think you take advantage of drinks trends but you’re still not selling bubbly by the glass, it’s a bit like saying you’re really interested in music but you don’t see the point in going to a gig.
Anton Piotrowski, chef patron of the Treby Arms in Sparkwell, Devon has taken on a new role as executive chef for boutique hotel Glazebrook House.
Pub openings
Shepherds Bush site reopens as neighbourhood local.
The licensee of a London bar has been fined £19,000 for playing music illegally, and warned he faces prison with further offences.
Occasions
Christmas, New Year and the run-up to the holiday break is the busiest time of year for most UK pubs. But it is no good just waiting for the punters to pour through the doors. Now’s the time to plan ahead and make sure your drinks offer is what customers...
Copyright theft
Twelve pubs have been ordered to pay more than £90,000 in costs for unauthorised broadcasts of Premier League football using foreign satellite systems.
Property
Fleurets’ Simon Hall taps into his experience and know-how to reveal his top tips for buying a licensed retail outlet.
Funding
Funding for diversifying pub businesses can help turn local village life around.
Entertainment
With a bounty of other leisure activities available to everyone, Nigel Huddleston finds out how in-pub entertainment systems can help keep customers in your domain.
Enterprise has announced a new partnership with Booker and its cash-and-carry subsidiary Makro.