All news articles for September 2017

Misunderstood: Protz insisted good work done by CAMRA's volunteers ought to be recognised

Roger Protz: CAMRA must embrace craft keg beer

By James Beeson

CAMRA Good Beer Guide editor Roger Protz has urged CAMRA to accept and support modern ‘craft keg’ beer, but insists the organisation remains “as relevant as it has ever been”.

Pubs code adjudicator Paul Newby 'pubs code is not failing'

Pubs code adjudicator Paul Newby 'pubs code is not failing'

By Claire Churchard

With just a year under its belt, the pubs code still has a lot to prove. The Morning Advertiser talks to pubs code adjudicator (PCA) Paul Newby to find out why the legislation is making so many people frustrated and what he can do, and is doing, about...

Boom: The biggest independent craft breweries have increased their turnover almost five-fold since 2011-12

UK top craft brewers turnover grows by 44%

By James Beeson

The turnover of the UK’s Top 30 independent craft brewers has risen 44% in just one year, reaching £125m, according to an online business finance supermarket.

JDW pubs to cut prices for Tax Equality Day

JDW to slash prices for Tax Equality Day

By Nikkie Sutton

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is cutting the prices of food and drink at its 900 sites by 7.5% on Wednesday 20 September to highlight the benefit that a VAT reduction would bring to the trade.

Calorie intake: the report revealed the average customer consumed an additional 330 calories a week due to upselling

Upselling in pubs is fuelling obesity crisis

By Nikkie Sutton

Upselling techniques used in pubs are helping to fuel the obesity epidemic by leading customers to consume thousands of additional and unnecessary calories, a new report is claiming.

Chef rules: Jesse Dunford Wood has run Parlour since 2013

Top 50 Gastropubs chef launches cook book

By Nikkie Sutton

Jesse Dunford Wood – chef-patron of Top 50 Gastropubs stalwart the Parlour in Kensal Green, north-west London – has released his debut cook book, showcasing the best the pub has to offer.

Marston's: Ralph Findlay says changes make a

Peter Dalzell to leave Marston's

By Michelle Perrett

Peter Dalzell is to step down from his role as managing director of Marston’s Inns and Taverns, and from the board, on 29 September.

Remarkable Punch publicans: pubs have a 'rosy future'

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Outgoing Punch chief executive on the future for Punch pubs

By Claire Churchard

Following the news that Punch chief executive Duncan Garrood has decided to leave the business, after Patron completed its deal to buy the group's pubs, The Morning Advertiser gets the inside track on why he isn’t staying for the transition period...

Selective approach: leaked Government document suggests cut in EU low-skilled workers

Leaked document proposes curb on low-skilled EU migrants

By Georgina Townshend

New restrictions could be introduced by the Government to cut the number of low-skilled EU migrants working in the UK immediately after Brexit, according to a leaked Home Office paper obtained by The Guardian.

Train to gain: sales increased with WSET spirits training

Training significantly grows spirits sales in pubs

By Nicholas Robinson

Premium spirits sales could be given a 16.9% boost if operators invest in the right training for staff, the results of a new Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) study have shown.