Future Trends: Spirits
'Proper' training could lift spirits sales by more than £7,300
Giving staff diverse training to sell spirits could increase bar profits by £7,346, reveals research by a major international training organisation.
Archives for October 11, 2016
Publican Awards
Publican Awards winner's story - Cheshire Cat - Best Drinks Offer
"Winning is a bug," according to Tim Bird. And he should know. Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars, the seven-strong operation he runs with his wife and business partner, Mary McLaughlin, triumphed in the Best Drinks Offer in the 2016 Publican Awards sponsored by...
Brand
New branding for London operators
Kornicis-owned WE ARE BAR has revealed its new look, created by integrated branding agency Ragged Edge, which was revealed last weekend.
Publican Awards
Publican Awards winner's story - Admiral Taverns - Best Large Tenanted
Since Admiral Taverns won Large Tenanted Pub Company of the Year category at the Publican Awards back in March for the second time in three years, it has seen a surge in the number of potential licensees looking to join the business.
Waste disposal
Restaurant fined £5,500 for blocking sewers with fat
A Staffordshire restaurant has been fined almost £5,500 after fat, oil and grease blocked sewers, meaning local businesses could not flush their own toilets.
Competition
Pubs receive free beer garden equipment from Sharp's Brewery
Sharp’s Brewery has given free beer garden equipment to 10 winning pubs as part of an exclusive competition for permanent free-trade stockists of Doom Bar.
MA Sport
MatchPint and Carlsberg to offer free pints to customers at 100 freehouses
Pub-finder app MatchPint is reinvigorating its previously successful partnership with Carlsberg by launching a collaborative promotion with 100 freetrade pubs in Liverpool and Manchester.
Awards
ALMR Late Night Awards winners announced
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has announced the winners of its Late Night Awards at a gala ceremony in London’s West End.
Training
Yummy Pub Co launches Chef Academy
Multiple operator Yummy Pub Co has launched a mentoring scheme for seven chefs.
Beer
Asahi completes acquisition of Miller Brands UK
Asahi has completed the deal to acquire Miller Brands UK - creating Asahi UK.
The Dyke closure
Licensee has 'never ever seen' ACV campaigners at his pub
The licensee of a pub that ‘closed overnight’ and was turned into a furniture shop has defended his decision to shut the site, after campaigners submitted an ACV application.
Future Trends: Spirits
Customers spend 24% more on properly-served cocktails
Consumers will spend up to 24% more on a cocktail that has been served properly and to a high-standard, according to exclusive research by CGA Strategy.
Property
JW Lees purchases one of Wales' oldest pubs
Regional brewer and operator JW Lees has purchased one of the oldest pubs in Wales, the Groes Inn.
Star Pubs & Bars
Star licensees optimistic about 2017 trade
Pub operator Star Pubs & Bars received 100% positive feedback from its licensees about their prospects for the year ahead despite staffing concerns.