Vodka
Absolut Vodka launches LGBT on-trade exclusive bottle design
Absolut Vodka is pumping up its support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transexual people, by mixing up the rainbow flag for a new bottle design.
Archives for May 19, 2016
World Whisky Day
Get ready for World Whisky Day with these cocktails
Pubs can get punters more involved in the World Whisky Day fun this 21 May by creating whisky cocktails, which can also boost margins.
BII and Pub is The Hub join forces for community membership schemes
The partnership has been designed to offer bespoke membership packages to community groups in order to operate or to buy their local pub.
Recruitment
Chestnut Group hires Dan Grigg as executive chef
Pub, inn and restaurant operator the Chestnut Group has hired acclaimed chef Dan Grigg as its new executive chef to bolster the company’s food offer by working with head chefs across the group.
Gin
Edinburgh Gin launches 2.5m G&T distillery
Edinburgh Gin’s new Port of Leith-based distillery, which has been built on the site of a former biscuit factory, will be able to produce enough gin for 2.5 million G&Ts a year.
Beer
Brewers’ approach to women ‘improved’ says poll
Women believe brewers’ approach to their gender has improved over the past 10 years, but say there is still more work to be done, according to new research.
Great British Pub Award winners reap rewards
The Great British Pub Awards brings together some of the best in the sector and rewards those representing the highest possible standards. Nikkie Sutton talks to some of last year’s winners
World Beer
How to curate the best world beer offer
The growing UK appetite for new beer experiences shows no sign of abating any time soon, and in an effort to keep customers beating a path to your door, Jane Peyton suggests a few brews from around the globe that you might consider for your must-stock list
Pub food and drink sales fell in April, while restaurants’ rose
Food and drink sales in pub groups declined by 2.7% in April when compared with the same period last year, which is in contrast with an increase in sales of 2.5% in restaurants.
Paul Newby
Is Newby conflicted? Key points about the new pubs code adjudicator
Paul Newby’s appointment as pubs code adjudicator has come under intense scrutiny amid claims of conflict of interest, culminating in a grilling at a Business Innovation and Skills select committee last week. The Publican’s Morning Advertiser looks at...
Advice
Legal Q&A: Don't lose out to fake cash and ID
It is more than likely that, at some time or another, you or your staff will have been handed a bank note or piece of ID that doesn’t seem quite right.
Beer
BrewDog launches Kingpin lager with parody video of famous adverts
Scottish brewery and operator BrewDog has launched its new lager in typically unusual style.
Food and drink sales up in first quarter
Food and drink sales in the UK’s foodservice sector hit £10.8m for the first quarter of this year, up 2.3% year-on-year, according to Horizons.
Illegal football
Licensee hit with £85k fine for showing Sky Sports with residential viewing card
A licensee has been slapped with a record £85,307.17 fine after being caught airing Sky Sports illegally at her pub.
Legal advice
Beware of the appeals 'lottery'
We are now into the 11th year since ‘licensing reform’ and the old system is becoming a dot on the horizon; anyone involved in the industry for fewer than 10 years is likely to think a ‘transfer session’ means a football transfer window-inspired drinking...
Europe: the debate so far
Operators will have the chance to make known their views on Britain’s potential exit from the European Union at next week’s PMA500 event, where Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers chief executive Kate Nicholls will chair a debate on Brexit. In the...
Ready-to-serve
Red Square launches new pre-mix flavours into on-trade
Red Square Vodka pre-mix cans have been launched into the on-trade by owner Halewood Wines and Spirits for the first time.
Food
300-year-old Shepherd Neame pub serves food for first time
Shepherd Neame pub the Royal Standard in Hastings is serving food for the first time in its 300 year history, after £75,000 was pumped into the refurbishment of its kitchen and décor.