Consumer confidence and health can be seriously hit if a pub is the victim of food and drink fraud, according to an audit, tax and advisory firm which has published a report outlining the seven steps to avoid the issue.
Pubs are in the best position to cater for younger consumers who do not want to eat in “stuffy” restaurants, according to Bidfood’s group sales and marketing director Andy Kemp.
A pub under threat has been bought by a seller that plans to "run it as a pub". That plus more in our monthly roundup of the biggest and best pub deals of February.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has confirmed that stocking rights can be imposed on tenants by pubcos, even if the tenant has taken on the market-rent-only (MRO) option.
A rise in the number of ‘craft’ soft drinks products on the market – an already roaring trend in beer, cider and spirits – won’t pose an immediate threat to Coca-Cola and is likely to lead to more innovation in the sector.
Did you know the Licensed Trade Charity provides educational sponsorship opportunities to families of people who work in the drinks trade? One of the objectives of the charity is to support families from the trade who are facing difficult circumstances.
There may be a break from the RBS 6 Nations rugby this weekend, but there is still football, boxing and Premiership rugby union to show in the pub over the coming days.
Pubco Punch has hosted a free carvery for residents and carers at its pub the Blacksmiths Arms, in Burton-upon-Trent, as part of an ongoing initiative to give something back to the local community.
There are five key trends pubs should consider to boost their soft drinks sales and take advantage of the rising number of teetotal consumers in the UK, according to a leading expert.
Quiz evenings are cost-effective, relatively simple to organise and can encourage a healthy number of customers to come in on quiet nights, but some preparation is essential to make it a success.
Three pub industry bodies and a group of MPs plan to write an open letter to government communities secretary Sajid Javid urging the minister to take "immediate action” to stop the “extraordinary rises in business rates for pubs”.
Liberation Group, the Caledonia Investments-backed company, has acquired two freehold pubs from British Country Inns 2 PLC - the Lime Kiln Inn, Knole, Somerset and Beambridge, Samford Arundell for an undisclosed sum.
MPs and pub industry leaders have signed a "pint of pledges" calling for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to support the brewing and pub trade by cutting beer duty.
Jägerbomb this and you’ll be in serious trouble because the launch of Jägermeister’s first super-premium herbal liqueur Manifest has been developed for the discerning drinker.
A protest calling for the resignation of pubs code adjudicator (PCA) Paul Newby later this month has been planned by tied tenants and the Pubs Advisory Service (PAS).
A head chef who was dismissed for blowing the whistle on his workplace’s use of dangerous and faulty kitchen equipment has been awarded a payout of more than £36,000.
Hawkshead Brewery will go through a period of significant expansion after agreeing an investment deal with independent drinks company Halewood Wines & Spirits.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) have weighed in over potential changes to permitted development rights for pubs.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and the Association for Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) have intensified calls for business rate relief for pubs.
