Stonegate pub to reopen after £500k investment
Stonegate Group pub the Oak Tree in Norwich has opened its doors after a short period of closure following an investment of half a million pounds.
Archives for December 3, 2021
Review of the week
‘There isn’t security in what’s being said by the Government’
The Morning Advertiser editor Ed Bedington spoke with New World Trading Company's Natasha Waterfield about this week's headlines including the impact of the Omicron variant on trade and how this has affected Christmas bookings for the business.
Two pubs crowned Britain’s best roast dinners
The Eight Bells in Hawkhurst, Kent and the Perch on Lancing Beach near Brighton beat tough competition to win the ‘Best Meat Roast Dinner’ and ‘Best Vegetarian Roast Dinner’ in Knorr Professional’s Great British Roast Dinner Competition.
Pete Brown scores Guild of Beer Writers’ top award for fourth time
Author Pete Brown was crowned Beer Writer of the Year 2021 for the fourth time at the British Guild of Beer Writers’ annual awards ceremony yesterday (2 December).
BrewDog opens new site in one of the UK's biggest towns
BrewDog opened its latest site in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, on 3 December and the first 100 customers through door were offered the chance to win several prizes.
Greene King renames Black Bitch pub due to ‘offensive and racist connotations’
Pubco and brewer Greene King has announced plans to change the name of one of its pubs in Linlithgow, West Lothian as the name now carries offensive and racist connotations, the company said.
Licensing hub - legal with Poppleston Allen
Top tips: how landlords and tenants can protect their premises licence
In this article, I am looking at premises licences, their status and protection and steps that should be taken by both landlord and tenant.
The Drinks List
UK’s most sold wine is Jack Rabbit Pinot Grigio
Pubgoers favourite wine over the past 12 months has been Jack Rabbit Pinot Grigio, the latest data has found.
The Drinks List
Jagermeister tops table for liqueurs & specialities
While there was no corresponding category in last year’s Drink List, liqueurs & specialities is certainly a division licensees cannot ignore.
The Drinks List
Crabbies tops RTD division, draught cocktails make big moves
The ready-to-drink (RTD) category has seen some big losses as the restrictions on hospitality hit hard during the past year but, with CGA re-categorising draught cocktails as RTD, there are three new entrants to the top 10 that have been going great guns.
The Drinks List
Jose Cuervo leads up-and-coming Tequila category
A new category to the drinks list this year, Tequila sales to the on-trade have been extremely positive in general, and as such should certainly be viewed by operators as something very useful to have stocked on their back bar.
New products round-up
Hofmeister crowdfunding, Bone Daddies and Deya collab beer
Among the new products on offer this week are a collaboration brew from Bone Daddies and Deya, Beavertown's new hard seltzer range and a liqueur range from Witch Kings Rum. There is also news on a crowdfunding campaign from Hofmeister.