Healthy options
Pubs urged to ‘save lives’ by tackling salt levels in food
Pubs and similar food businesses must take action on salt to potentially save thousands of lives, the Local Government Association (LGA) has urged.
Archives for February 29, 2016
#DigiPubs
How your business can make the most of technology
Whether you consider technology an advancement or a hindrance in the pub, Michelle Perrett discovers why it is here to stay and how your business can get real benefits from it.
Menus
JD Wetherspoon scraps Sunday roasts leaving customers devastated
JD Wetherspoon has scrapped traditional Sunday roasts to focus on its core menu in a move which has left its customers devastated.
Recruitment
Pubs warned over sexist recruitment advertising
Licensees who advertise for a barman or waitress could fall foul of equality law and face prosecution, according to new guidance.
CAMRA SPAT
Licensees reject "ludicrous" half pint pricing campaign
Licensees have defended their right to charge extra for half pints in response to a ‘ludicrous’ campaign urging them not to.
Analysis
What do regional trends tell us about the current pub landscape?
AlixPartners and CGA Peach have released the third edition of the trade’s Market Growth Monitor, a survey of Britain’s restaurant, pub and bar supply. Ben Winstanley takes a closer look at the monitor’s data and discovers several regional trends...
LNL
Tower Hamlets argues late-night levy is necessary to pay £330,000 police bill
Tower Hamlets has become the latest London borough to consult on introducing a late-night levy.
NEW OPENING
Ex-Gordon Ramsay and Star Inn chef to open new gastropub
A chef who worked at Gordon Ramsay's three Michelin-starred London restaurant – and Andrew Pern's acclaimed Yorkshire pub the Star Inn – is set to open a new food-led pub in Berkshire.
Mother’s Day is ‘bigger than Christmas’ for pubs
More than half of UK families (64%) head to the pub for food on Mother's Day, according to the most recent figures from Carlsberg UK's Consumer Insight Report.
Fowl Mouths’ Japanese comfort food stay at Clapham pub King & Co extended
Japanese comfort food pop-up Fowl Mouths has extended its residency at Clapham pub the King & Co to the end of March, following demand from the sell-out concept's growing fan base.
Could community-owned pubs be the saviour of the sector?
As locals fight to preserve their cherished boozer, community-owned pubs are becoming a small but quietly growing fixture of the UK pub landscape. Ben Winstanley asks whether this model could be the saviour of the sector and how they can work with...
Twisted Burger boosts the Yard’s food sales by 50%, but could rise to 300%
Food sales at Yorkshire pub the Yard, Ilkley, have rocketed by more than 50% since the franchise Twisted Burger launched there in early February, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) has learnt.
London
Campaigners and pub operator battle over plans to reopen iconic Camden pub
Campaigners and pub company Ruth and Robinson are locking horns over plans to redevelop Camden’s the Black Cap pub, which was closed amid heated protests last April.
Hogs Back Brewery launch Hogstar lager in cans
Hogs Back Brewery will put its Hogstar lager into 330ml cans from March as it looks to capitalise on the growing demand for the bottle alternative.
Michelin-starred Somerset pub to celebrate 10th anniversary with tasting menu
The owners of an acclaimed Somerset pub are set to mark its 10th anniversary by putting on a celebratory tasting menu.
Legislation
CAMRA members barred from pub they listed as an ACV
A licensee has barred local Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) members after the group successfully applied for his pub to be listed as an asset of community value (ACV).
Legal Advice
Expect a flurry of law changes to impact pubs
It looks as though the licensing world is about to see some important legal changes - many of which it could be argued are overdue.
Crime
Scam: Beware of the bogus surveyor
Licensees have been warned to be on their guard against a convincing phone scam by a man claiming to be a business rates surveyor.
The Guv'nor
Pub closures: Avoid the 'inn reaper' by attracting Millennials
We live on a planet where the thrifty, mega-multitasking Millennial is constantly sprinting, wolfing down a grab-and-go meal as they frantically finger the latest smartphone for their fix of infomania.
Advice
Legal Q&A on issues around a personal licence
This week's legal Q&A looks at the issues around producing personal licences to the authorities and expiry dates on current licences.
Business support
Making the most of horse racing in your pub
Nigel Huddleston looks at the opportunities that showing racing in your pub could present in driving footfall.