Long promised reform to business rates cannot come soon enough for one licensee, who warned the double whammy of higher rates bills and the national living wage is pushing many pubs to the brink.
A new report from the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) has claimed alcohol taxes are too low – despite UK drinkers paying 52p per pint in duty, one of the highest rates in Europe.
Calorie labelling on pub food menus could be irrelevant, as new research from Mintel shows the information far from tops consumers' priorities when looking for nutritional guidance.
Frozen fish and vegetarian foodservice supplier Paramount 21 is preparing to boost its veggie and gluten-free offering following rising demand, the firm's chairman and director Ali Hannaford has said.
Little Valley brewery has revealed its Ginger Pale Ale is officially the UK’s only Fairtrade certified beer and the first Fairtrade beer of its kind in the world.
Grade II-listed pubs offer some of the most scenic destinations to enjoy a pint in the UK but are notoriously difficult to make alterations to when it’s time for an upgrade. Ben Winstanley speaks to conservation specialist Stephen Griffiths to find out...
Brewdog co-founder James Watt has come under fire after appearing on BBC TV programme Who’s the Boss, which sees bosses give existing staff the power to employee a new manager.
The directors of a pubco which racked up debts of £213,081 have been banned from the trade for eight years for failing to keep adequate books in the build-up to the company's liquidation.
