Cask Marque hires female trade quality expert as beer assessor
Cask Marque has hired its second female assessor in the UK as it continues to promote beer quality in the on-trade.
Archives for February 10, 2016
National living wage
Younger staff or fewer opening days: Licensees mull national living wage options
National living wage requirements are fast approaching, and for many pubs “something’s got to give” as licensees weigh up their options to compensate for extra costs. Oli Gross spoke to pubs up and down the country to discover the industry’s plans and...
‘Authentic Cuban’ menu overhaul for Revolution Bars Group
Revolution Bars Group has overhauled the food offer across its eight Revolución de Cuba sites with a new 'cantina' menu focused on 'authentic' Cuban cuisine.
Careers
Hot Shots: Are you a pub trade rising star?
One of the biggest challenges the pub trade faces is attracting new talent and convincing people that the sector offers exciting and viable careers. The Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) wants to meet that challenge head-on and showcase the diversity...
Greene King de-list best-selling beers
Former Spirit pub operators have blasted Greene King after being ordered to de-list Sharp’s Doom Bar, Fuller’s London Pride and other leading brewery beers.
Whitbread to launch new Beefeater concept in Birmingham
Whitbread is set to launch a new all-day dining concept for its Beefeater pub restaurant brand in Birmingham next month.
City news
Heineken reports strong growth; Carlsberg sees 7% decline
Results from Heineken and Carlsberg reveal different stories of the brewing giants in the last year.
city news
Asahi delivers £1.98bn bid for Grolsch, Peroni & Meantime
Global brewer AB InBev has confirmed that a deal worth £1.98bn has been placed by Japanese firm Asahi.
Beer duty campaign
A fifth of pubs lost in a decade of closures
Pressure on Government to cut beer duty has intensified after revelations that a fifth of pubs have been lost in the past decade and beer sales continued to fall last year.
Beer price
Enterprise licensee claims pubco is selling beer to rival for £1 cheaper
A licensee has claimed his pubco is offering its beer to a nearby pub at a discounted price, giving him no chance to match his rival’s offer.
City news
Greene King reports positive results across estate
Greene King has reported like-for-like sales up 2.2% in its retail estate with the Spirit managed pubs seeing like-for-like growth of 1.1%, for the 40 weeks to 7 February.
'I can't be seen to be weak': facing mental health issues in professional kitchens
Tom Kneale found himself in a drunken haze, considering throwing himself off a bridge onto the M4, shortly after returning home from a trip abroad.