Staff motivation
16-Mar-2001
Recruiting the right people is just the start of it. Once on board it pays to get the best out of them. It pays in terms of customer service and it...
Judgement day for 16 suppliers
15-Mar-2001
Pub Food never realised how difficult it was for food suppliers to the pub trade to get a national listing with a major wholesaler - until now.As an invited guest of Fairway Foodservice plc, Pub Food dropped in to a hotel suite in Bradford to
The Engineer, Primrose Hill, London
15-Mar-2001
One of London's top food pubs, the Engineer in Primrose Hill, takes the meaning of the term 'gastro pub' one step beyond.The term 'gastro' pub will...
Keeping it Cornish
15-Mar-2001
"How do you get your children to eat vegetables?" asked Bob Lamberton, St Austell Brewery's company trainer.A bemused audience of 13 Cornish...
Off the rails, on the right track
15-Mar-2001
Pubs can be like buses. You wait ages for one to come along and then half a dozen arrive unexpectantly and all of a sudden you are spoilt for...
So long and thanks for all the fish
15-Mar-2001
The Snake Road, which winds it way from the A896 outside Lochcarron in Wester Ross, Scotland, begins with a warning: 'road impassable in snowy...
You're so vein
15-Mar-2001
Cheese was high on Pub Food's agenda this month as the award-winning Blisworth Hotel - Florence and Larry won Ethnic Pub of the Year 2001 - hosted...
Sunday roast in a bap?
15-Mar-2001
Half an hour or so to spare before catching a train from Nottingham to London. Not enough time for a full-blown pub meal in the Galley restaurant of...
Call in the Professionals
15-Mar-2001
There are plenty of sound reasons why pub caterers should dispense with their domestic catering equipment and purchase more robust and hard-working...
Bank on it
15-Mar-2001
Dealing with the bank is an essential part of running a pub business. We offer some advice.No one can say that banks don't have a grasp of the...
Hot Stuff
15-Mar-2001
Well I admit it…my secret is out. I am an addict. But fortunately I don't have to share my addiction with a roomful of crimson-faced people,...
Putting the humble sandwich back on the pub menu
15-Mar-2001
We look at profitable sandwich making, taking into account quality, diversity, and the use of interesting fillings, while Bestfoods offer four fresh...
Fresh food, fresher profits
15-Mar-2001
The winner of the Glanbia Food Service/Pub Food Mystery Diner Challenge is none other than John Gayden, head chef and co-proprietor of the Halfway...
Britain's off-trade winelist habits revealed
15-Mar-2001
Until now, nobody has had a clear idea on what wines are offered by Britain's off-trade. Our past decade's revolution in eating-out habits has been...
Food is key at Spring Pub Show
15-Mar-2001
Pub food will play an important part at the Spring Pub Show when it opens at London Olympia on 9-11 April 2001.These days it is very rare to find a...
Reefer madness!
15-Mar-2001
It is funny, slightly ironic and a little sad, that my most memorable culinary experience connected with a railway station is powdered vegetable...
Dishwashers and glasswashers
15-Mar-2001
The strength of the pound has forced the prices of imported dishwasher down and there has never been a better time for publicans to make a clean...
Venue Review: Litten Tree, Obelisk Way, Camberley, Surrey
15-Mar-2001
Time of visit12.45pm, Sunday.StatusSurrey Free Inns.InteriorBetting shop meets bingo hall foyer.MenuLight bites and appetisers included loaded potato...
Venue Review: Fellows, Morton & Clayton, Canal Street, Nottingham
15-Mar-2001
Time of visit12 noon, WednesdayStatusWhitbread tenancy.InteriorWoody traditionalism.MenuTraditional bar snacks in the main pub but full-blown meals...
fresh faced
15-Mar-2001
The dream of running your own pub almost certainly focuses heavily on a traditional country local with wooden beams, stone floors and a garden...
keep it under control
15-Mar-2001
EPoS, or electronic point of sale, has been a reality in fast food outlets and hotel chains for many years. However, despite the best efforts of the...
going live
15-Mar-2001
Music and drinking often go hand in hand, and music promotions can be a useful way of bringing in extra custom. For anyone thinking about running...
a pain in the back
15-Mar-2001
Most adults get low back pain at some time. It's one of the most common reasons for a visit to the doctor, and one of the main causes for people...
pass notes
15-Mar-2001
The licensed trade has always been one of the UK's biggest employers, and today more than 900,000 people are estimated to work in the sector. Coming...
the rights stuff
15-Mar-2001
While the government has pledged in principle to loosen the grip of bureaucracy on small businesses, the fact is that the number of regulations...
Building a quality wine list
15-Mar-2001
Branded wines have a lot of advantages to offer the pub trade.The days when "house red" and "house white" could be considered enough of a choice to...
Soft sell - the role of soft drinks in pubs
15-Mar-2001
The role of soft drinks in pubs has changed dramatically in recent yearsCustomers spend £1.8billion a year on soft drinks in pubs. That makes it the...
Perfect Partners
15-Mar-2001
Nowadays, every serious licensed trade outlet has a fridge behind the bar stocked with high visibility products, including flavoured alcoholic...
Safety in the kitchen
15-Mar-2001
The dramatic increase in the number of pubs offering food over the past decade has given local authority Environmental Health Officers - EHOs -...
Licensee discovers full-pint argument is 150 years old
15-Mar-2001
The debate over plans to force licensees to serve a 100 per cent liquid pint seems to have been going on for a very long time - but a discovery by...
Regent Inns' Andy Walder looks to the future
14-Mar-2001
As part of Regent Inns new management team, Andy Walder is looking to the future.Andy Walder was born in a pub, earned his first wages behind a bar...
Unique, the UK's largest landlord, and its 'retailers'
14-Mar-2001
It's Saturday night, and a fashionable, affluent crowd is crammed into one of London's hippest bars, 25 Canonbury Lane in Islington, sipping...
Q&A: What is the legal position regarding measuring spirits?
14-Mar-2001
Please could you clarify the position regarding measuring spirits? As far as gin, rum, vodka and whisky are concerned legal measures apply. They can...
Occasional Licence
14-Mar-2001
I recently applied for an Occasional Licence for a garden fete for the hours of 2pm until 10pm. I sent the application to court six weeks before the...
Antisocial behaviour
14-Mar-2001
If one of our customers demonstrates anti-social behaviour such as abuse of people or property is there anything we can do to send out a signal to...
Hypnotist regulations
14-Mar-2001
I have a Public Entertainment Licence and would like to book a hypnotist to perform on a regular basis during the summer. Are there any special...
Revocation proceedings
14-Mar-2001
I was interested to read the question last week about a justices' licence being revoked. I was recently served with an application to revoke my...
Interest in premises
14-Mar-2001
I am going to apply for a new liquor licence for a building which doesn't currently hold a licence. I have been told that I need to have an "interest...
Occasional penalties
14-Mar-2001
I am a licence holder and I would like to run a bar at a function, but the licensing justices have refused my application for an occasional licence....
Q&A: Can I serve pub food from a domestic kitchen?
14-Mar-2001
I am considering buying a pub which is currently wet sales only, but which has a very good domestic kitchen. Can I serve food from this kitchen or...
Have a happy New Year
14-Mar-2001
I am the owner of a small country inn. I do not and have never provided entertainment at the premises due to the costs, the size of the drinking area...
Increasing size
14-Mar-2001
I would like to increase the number of people allowed in my premises. How do I do this?It depends where the limitation lies in respect of your...
Extending Hours
14-Mar-2001
I have a liquor licence for premises which are run as a function room. The premises are only used for private functions, for example wedding...
The night watch: Morrells of Oxford
14-Mar-2001
Paul Beadle sounds almost poetic when he talks about his job. He is chief executive of Morrells of Oxford, leading it through a transition from a...
Guinness has St Patrick's Day firmlytin the bag.
14-Mar-2001
Ben McFarland looks at the brand's strategy for the big dayThe other patron saints must look down from upon their clouds and wonder where it all went...
Disability laws may hit prices
14-Mar-2001
Legislation aimed at giving disabled people better access to pubs could hit prices paid for traditional country inns, a licensed trade solicitor has...
Interpub resumes its ambitious plan
14-Mar-2001
Interpub has returned to the expansion trail to open new sites of its St Christopher's Inns chain and Belushi's bars across the UK and the...
Soft drinks war intesifies as Coca-Cola also signs up with Harry Potter
14-Mar-2001
The soft drink war is set to intensify after Coca-Cola signed an exclusive deal to become the sole global marketing partner of the upcoming Harry...
Coventry licensees warned of raids
14-Mar-2001
Coventry licensees are being warned to double check security following a series of raids by men armed with iron bars. In the latest incident three...
Butcombe Man named as 60 millionth pint of Butcombe is sold Butcombe's best
14-Mar-2001
Pub goer Barrie Wilton was officially named Butcombe Man after he ordered the 60 millionth pint of Butcombe Bitter.Wilton was surprised in his local...
