All news articles for January 2018

Winning team: (l-r) Crown Cellars director of customer service & third party brands Paul Waller, Unruly Pig owner Brendan Padfield, Waitrose Food magazine editor William Sitwell and Unruly Pig restaurant manager Amy Challis

Top service award for gastropub the Unruly Pig

By Nikkie Sutton

Suffolk gastropub the Unruly Pig struck gold this week after winning the Front of House Team of the Year Award sponsored by Crown Cellars at the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs.

Knowledge gap: Make sure you hop on the right line when it comes to improving cellar skills

Cellar skills: banish common mistakes many staff still make

By Georgina Townshend

For some staff, the pub cellar is ‘out of sight out of mind’. But unless you want off ale and ice cream beers, it’s a space that should be treated with respect. The Morning Advertiser (MA) joins a cellar management training course

Growth strategy: Revere announces two new Lost and Found sites

Marston's announces two new Lost & Found sites

By Georgina Townshend

Premium arm of Marston’s estate, Revere, has announced that two new Lost & Found sites and a refurbishment of its original Birmingham site is on the cards for 2018.

Just pawfect: The Fox and Hounds has received multiple awards for being dog friendly

My Pub: the UK's most dog-friendly pub, the Fox and Hounds, Reading

By Georgina Townshend

Managers Jayne Tilsley and Miles Teece know a thing or two about keeping families and their four-legged friends happy. After winning multiple awards for keeping our canine companions content, Tilsley talks about what makes the UK’s most dog-friendly pub...

Classic ingredient: mushrooms are just one trend that are predicted to pop up in hot drinks

10 food trends you need to serve in your pub

By Nikkie Sutton

Consumers are ultimately led by trends when it comes to their eating and drinking habits, and a report has explored dishes to put on the menu this year.

Action: Russell Hume originally recalled its products (image credit Wikipedia) (Russell Hume products not pictured)

JDW meat supplier has stopped all production

By Nikkie Sutton

The supplier of JD Wetherspoon’s meat, which was pulled from the pub chain’s menu, has had to stop all production and detain all of its products, as instructed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Food at your fingertips: research shows ordering food on phones rather than relying on table service is popular

What will be hot in 2018?

By Nikkie Sutton

Tapping into technology in all areas and value for money are what is set to be hot this year according to a new report.

Permitted: BrewDog is now allowed to use Elvis Juice in its branding

BrewDog wins Elvis Juice appeal

By Nikkie Sutton

Scottish brewer and operator BrewDog has won the right to register ‘BrewDog Elvis Juice’ following a ruling by the Board of Appeal at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO).

Fundraising help: Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson helped create the ale

Robinsons teams up with Iron Maiden frontman

By Nikkie Sutton

Rock legends Iron Maiden and family brewer Robinsons have joined forces to announce a new ale that has been developed in support of the Help for Heroes charity.

Unnecessary stress: Robin Wheeler speaks out over his experience with Marston's

Publican condemns Marston's over 'stress' of missing deposit

By Georgina Townshend

A publican has spoken out over the strain Marston's has caused him over his missing £5,000 deposit, and said that, based on his experience, it is "no wonder good operators are deserting the pub industry in droves”.

Exciting plans: BKJ Leisure hopes to transform the Hurt Arms into a top wedding venue

Derbyshire multiple operator takes on first leased pub

By Stuart Stone

BKJ Leisure will conduct a £1m revamp of its first leased pub, the Hurt Arms, Ambergate, Derbyshire, in partnership with Star Pubs & Bars with a view to creating a top-quality country inn and wedding venue.

Charity demands: the RSPH wants more warnings on labels despite research suggesting the opposite

Booze should be 'labelled like cigarettes'

By Nikkie Sutton

Alcoholic drinks should be labelled in the same way that cigarettes are, according to health charity the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).

Off the table: JD Wetherspoon removed three types of steak from its menus after issues with its supplier Russell Hume

Steak back on the menu for JDW

By Nikkie Sutton

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is putting steak back on its menus across its 900-strong estate after it was removed following "issues" at a suppliers.

Not unwell: the Food Standards Agency said there is no indication that people have become ill from eating meat supplied by Russell Hume (steak not pictured)

Why JDW had no steak on Steak Night

By Nikkie Sutton

The supplier of JD Wetherspoon’s meat, which was pulled from the pub chain’s menu, is being investigated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for “serious non-compliance with food-hygiene regulations”.

Challenging high rents: what options are available to licensees who find their rent unsustainable?

How can licensees tackle high rent?

By Stuart Stone

The Morning Advertiser sought advice from Slater and Gordon lawyers on where licensees stood when it came to challenging high rent.

New role: MP Richard Harrington has confirmed he is the new minister for pubs policy

Do pubs have a new pubs code minister?

By Georgina Townshend

MP Richard Harrington has confirmed he is the new minister overlooking the pubs code, and said he is "listening very eagerly" to concerns.

Huge concerns: MP Adrian Bailey slams Paul Newby and pubcos

Pubs code adjudicator and pubcos slammed by MP

By Georgina Townshend

An MP has blasted the behaviour of pubcos and the work of the pubs code adjudicator in a Westminster Hall debate, calling for adjudicator Paul Newby to be replaced and for a tougher approach to legislation.