Greene King vegan sales up 265%
Greene King has said it will be expanding its plant-based food offer after its total sales of vegan dishes saw a year-on-year increase of 265% in the past financial year.
Archives for January 17, 2020
Private equity investors will continue to seek pub portfolios in 2020
Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has predicted private investors will continue to seek tenanted, managed and franchised pub portfolios alongside consolidation opportunities in the next 12 months.
A-Z of on-trade marketing
From the rise of TikTok and the resurgence of Facebook to bar-top point of sale, experts explain what to factor in to your on-trade marketing in 2020.
Exit interview
St Austell to pass 200-pub mark in 'next few years'
Having joined the company as an apprentice, St Austell Brewery’s CEO James Staughton officially bows out on 31 January after an impressive four decades at its helm. Here he shares a slice of his Cornish past.
Licensing Hub – Legal with Poppleston Allen
Legal Q&A: wine measures and responding to council licensing policy
The latest legal Q&A from specialist licensing solicitors Poppleston Allen covers wine measures and responding to council licensing policies.
One-in-four pub visits now alcohol-free
Booze-free occasions are booming as new research shows a quarter of all pub visits now don’t include alcohol.
Top tips: Quieter period may be ideal for training
The chaos of the festive season has passed and you are probably looking forward to some time to relax and unwind throughout the quieter period of the start of the year.
Licensing Hub – Legal with Poppleston Allen
How can pubs look out for society’s most vulnerable?
Nelson Mandela once said: “A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones,” and this principle could be applied to the late-night economy as well.
Guv'nor
Teaching a pig some new tricks
After spending 33 years as a solicitor, Brendan Padfield – now owner of the Unruly Pig in Woodbridge, Suffolk - had a dramatic career change and became a publican.
Opinion
‘My 2020 wish list for pubs’
Sophie Atherton considers the situations pubs are facing at the start of a new decade.
Punch protest pub saved from closure
A pub that inspired a protest outside pub group Punch’s head offices has been saved from closure and will reopen soon.