All news articles for November 2017

Top to stock: The Drinks List goes live

The Drinks List: Top Brands To Stock webinar launches

By Nicholas Robinson

Be the first to discover which drinks and trends are driving sales in the on-trade by tuning into The Morning Advertiser’s (MA) Drinks List: Top Brands To Stock free webinar this Thursday (16 November).

Griffin Trophy: Fuller's chairman Michael Turner (left) presents Marc Duvauchelle of the Old Customs House with the 2017 Pub of the Year prize

Fuller’s names its 2017 Pub of the Year

By Stuart Stone

The Old Customs House, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, has been awarded the Griffin Trophy by Fuller’s after being announced as it’s Pub of the Year.

Yoti launch: the digital ID app aims to help both sides of the bar

What is digital ID app Yoti and what could it mean for pubs?

By Stuart Stone

New app Yoti - Your Own Trusted Identity - which hosted a launch party at London’s Victoria House on Thursday (9 November), allows customers to leave their passports and driving licenses at home by uploading ID documents to a secure app on their phone....

Tis' the season: How pubs should make sure they are safe at Christmas time

Advice on keeping pubs safe during the festive period

By Emma Eversham

Christmas may traditionally be the time for goodwill, but combine a busy time of year with a rising number of threats to public safety and opportunist crime and you have the potential for problems.

Chipgate: what is the perfect portion?

How many chips make the perfect portion?

By Michelle Perrett

The issue of chip portion sizes made the headlines this week when Greene King was forced to apologise to a customer who received only six chips with her fish and chip meal.

Epicentre: the capital boasts a fifth of the total number of distilleries in the whole of England

London re-established as gin capital of the UK

By James Beeson

London is now home to 24 gin distilleries - more than existed in the whole of the England in 2010 – according to new statistics revealed by the Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA).

Enhanced package: Guinness will build upon its existing relationship with English rugby union

Guinness strengthens ties with English rugby union

By Stuart Stone

The Diageo-owned beer brand has signed a new four-year deal with the Rugby Football Union (RFU), which builds upon its existing partnership with England’s rugby union body.

All age groups want contactless payment

By Stuart Stone

People of all age groups are increasingly tapping into contactless payment according to research from Vianet, the vending and hospitality industries’ leading SMART machine provider.

Sweet on sweet potato: consumers want more choices of the root vegetable on menus

Consumers demand sweet potato options

By Michelle Perrett

Demand for sweet potato is at an all-time high among UK consumers, latest research from potato supplier Aviko has revealed.

Improvement: pubs should seek to offer better quality brews to combat any slump in sales

Beer sales decline: Should the industry be worried?

By James Beeson

Freehouses, craft breweries and distributors have moved to allay fears the beer market is in terminal decline following news that sales have suffered one of the worst falls in five years.

Diners: have strong preferences when it comes to their dining experience

Diners prefer a window seat

By Michelle Perrett

Two-thirds (61%) of diners prefer to sit near a window when eating out, new research from OpenTable has revealed.

Inside the Botanist, Newcastle

My Pub: The Botanist, Newcastle

By Georgina Townshend

New World Trading Company’s Newcastle Botanist site is a prime example of a bar that encourages innovation, creativity and well-trained staff. General manager Andrew Shiel-Redfern explains what it takes to run a site that ticks all the boxes.

The front of 185 Watling Steet, Towcester

My Pub: 185 Watling Street, Northamptonshire

By Georgina Townshend

Originally a coaching inn at the beginning of the 19th century, 185 Watling Street has also been put to a host of different uses. Epic Pubs operations director Jonathan Taylor explains how a major refurbishment by the company two years ago not only restored...

Clean eating: more consumers want to eat healthier when dining out

Consumers would eat out more for healthy options

By Michelle Perrett

One-third (31%) of consumers would eat out more often if healthier options were more easily available, research by education and training charity IGD has revealed.

Sky Sports video competition - fifth and final clue

In association with Sky Sports

Sky Sports video competition: clue number five

By MA editorial

Sky Sports rugby union expert Will Greenwood will give you the fifth and final clue in the broadcaster's Winning Weekends Video Competition for the chance to win brilliant prizes.

Pick and mix: the Government has been choosy in its response to the House of Lords proposals for an overhaul of the Licensing Act

Government responds to Lords' Licensing Act Review

By Georgina Townshend

The Government has rejected proposals to scrap late-night levies (LNL), along with some other recommendations, as part of its official response to the House of Lords Select Committee’s proposals for a “major overhaul” of the Licensing Act 2003.