Archives for June 4, 2018

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Pub is the Hub showcases Cornish community pubs to MPs

By Claire Churchard

Pub is the Hub showcased the work of pubs that are diversifying their offer in Cornwall by inviting MPs Mike Wood and Steve Double to see how it supports pubs in providing community services in rural and remote parts of the country.

In Association with Westons

Why cider is getting fruity

By Nicholas Robinson

Many marked fruit cider as a passing trend, an alternative to RTDs that would last just a summer. How wrong they were. Draught fruit ciders have become an increasingly important part of a pub’s offer and now they’re going premium.

Pubs remove Saudi flag from World Cup bunting after complaint

By Stuart Stone

Hundreds of pubs in Greene King’s managed estate have been asked to remove the flag of Saudi Arabia from World Cup bunting supplied by the pubco after a complaint was made about the presence of Islamic text in pubs.

James Clay snaps up Beer Direct distributor

By James Beeson

Craft and specialist beer distributor James Clay is set to expand its reach in the Midlands following the acquisition of regional distributor Beer Direct.

Private conveniences: Open-door policy?

By Stuart Stone

Need to spend a penny? You don’t even have to spend that much to use the toilets at US branches of Starbucks now, but what does it means for UK pubs?