Second Punch boss steps down just weeks after Garrood
Giles Kendall, Punch operations director, is to leave the business after 16 years' service.
Archives for September 28, 2017
How publicans really feel about customers abusing Wi-Fi
As publicans continue to adapt to consumer demand, should pubs allow customers to stay for hours using the free Wi-Fi despite only buying one drink? Or, would they be right to ask them to leave?
Fuller's opens new craft beer pub
Fuller's has opened a new London pub after a four-week refurbishment, offering a wide range of craft beer, including some "exclusive, and often hard to find, brews".
Drunken sexual harassment 'is expected on a night out'
Charity Drinkaware has launched a new campaign called ‘It's OK to Ask' to address the problem of sexual harassment in the night-time economy.
Pubs are top for fashion theft
Pubs are a breeding ground for designer clothing to be stolen, with almost a third (31%) of people claiming they have had items stolen while in the boozer.
Tom Kerridge to open third Greene King pub
Celebrity Michelin-starred pub chef Tom Kerridge is set to open his third gastropub, Greene King Marlow pub the Butcher’s Tap, in a bid to “bring the high street alive again”.
Brakspear managed estate hits 10 sites
Brakspear, the pub operator and brewer, is expanding its managed division with two pubs to transfer from its tenanted and leased business.
Millennials: 'getting drunk is pathetic and for older people'
'Festival mad' Millennials have called last orders on the 'boozy pub culture', with 'wellness in and alcohol out' as they look for a wider range of experiences other than getting drunk, according to a new survey.
The Cask Report 2018
Cask Marque: decline in cask sales is 'concerning'
Cask Marque’s Paul Nunny has admitted that the 5% drop in sales of cask beer reported in this year’s Cask Report is “concerning”.
The Cask Report 2018
Cask must “stop being distracted” by craft beer says Innis & Gunn
The cask-beer industry should “stop being distracted” by arguments over the definition of craft beer, according to Scottish brewery Innis & Gunn.
The Cask Report 2018
Cask Marque reveals plans for 'Beautiful Beer' scheme
Cask Marque has announced details of a new scheme aimed at recognising pubs that provide “the whole beer experience”.
JDW and Loungers winners at Vegan Food Awards
Loungers and JD Wetherspoon (JDW) were among the sector winners at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Vegan Food Awards 2017.
Why buy wine direct from the vineyard?
Château Carbonneau stands elegantly at the centre of its 57-hectare estate in Pessac-sur-Dordogne, south-western France, where it has been under the control of the same family for more than half of its 150 year history.
Residents create petition to stop pub serving food
Local residents in a Staffordshire village have started a petition to prevent a pub from serving food, citing keeping the trade of regular drinkers and visitors as their reason.
Pubs in Manchester fail to apply for £1,000 rate relief
Fewer than 50 pubs out of 223 in Manchester have applied for business rates relief of up to £1,000.