Great Sausage Roll Off returns for 2020
The iconic Great Sausage Roll Off competition is back for the eighth year in a row, held by licensees Claire Morgan and Angus McKean, at Fuller’s pub the Red Lion in Barnes, Greater London.
Archives for January 24, 2020
Long shifts are hospitality workers’ biggest bugbear
More than half (59%) of pub and bar staff dislike the long shifts and a similar number (54%) said they don’t like unreliable work shift patterns, new research has revealed.
JDW pub limits parents to two drinks
A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub is restricting parents to just two alcoholic drinks to prevent “unruly” behaviour by their children if left unsupervised.
Sector bodies outline immigration priorities in letter to Home Secretary
Pub trade bodies have signed a letter to the Home Secretary Priti Patel outlining businesses’ priorities for a new immigration system.
Pubs preparing for 'another a bumper year of sport'
Ahead of a huge year of sport in 2020, The Morning Advertiser spoke to pub operators and industry experts about the events they hope will boost their bottom line in the next 12 months.
Marston’s sees small rise in sales
Pubco and brewer Marston’s has reported a 1% increase in managed and franchise like-for-like sales growth for the 16 weeks to 18 January 2020.
How can pubs compete with high street coffee shops?
From seasonal lattes to ethical coffee beans, this year it’s all about maximising your hot drinks and tapping into a growing market
Ex-BrewDog and Chapel Down boss joins Distill
Ex-BrewDog and Chapel Down managing director Gareth Bath has been appointed as the boss of Distill Ventures – a business that gives entrepreneurial companies a foot up in the hospitality world.
‘Food was playing a bigger part in pubs - I don’t think the large companies got it’
The Black Dog Pub Company’s owner and founder Paul Graham sees good-quality food not only as the future of his business, but the industry as a whole.
Customers demand sustainability at pubs and restaurants
Operators need to show genuine commitment to sustainability because more than four in five people expect hospitality businesses to have some eco-friendly qualities, new research reveals.
Big interview
'Some celebrities may just put their names to a product, but Guy takes a real interest in the beer'
Away from the set, film director Guy Ritchie has been quietly nurturing another interest – beer. A whistle-stop trip to the Wiltshire countryside beckoned to find out how the Gritchie brewery is aiming to take a starring role on the pumps.