Legislation
Demand for fairer deal on rates
Industry bodies have joined forces to demand a fairer deal for pubs on business rates in next week’s Autumn Statement.
Archives for November 19, 2015
Chef recruitment crisis
'Work together to banish pub chef stigma', say industry leaders
The negative stigma associated with being a pub chef must be tackled by the industry, which it could achieve by working together to highlight the benefits to youngsters of a career in pub kitchens.
Editorial
Pubs code: "We need to set emotion aside and work together"
In my experience, the art of negotiation and debate is a fine one — being able to manage the situation in a professional and calm manner is crucial in getting your point across.
Advice
Profit by putting food on board
You might now be thinking about your business plans for the new year, and what you could do to differentiate your offering from that of your competitors.
Property
Pub auctions: the pros and cons of going under the hammer
Auctions are possibly the greatest litmus test of market conditions: when it's bad, you get poor results and undersell at auction, when the market is brilliant, it can be fabulous. Robin Mence, managing director of Sidney Phillips, gives Ben Winstanley...