All news articles for January 2018

Trusted identification: police and trade bodies urge licensees to accept redesigned ID cards

Proof-of-age card could stop passport losses

By Stuart Stone

Following a campaign by the Home Office urging young people not to use their passports as proof of age, the Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) launched a new age card design on 17 January to reflect endorsement from the National Police Chiefs’ Council...

US dish: jambalaya is from the south of America

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How to make: jambalaya

By MA editorial

A staple dish from the Deep South of the US, jambalaya is a great meal using a tasty mix of meat, seafood, vegetables and rice that can be used on any menu. It has a touch of spicy heat and is filling, and it could give you an offer no rival can match.

European move: the beer was previously brewed under licence by a third party, but will now be made ‘in house’

Asahi Super Dry relaunched in the UK

By James Beeson

Asahi Super Dry, the premium Japanese lager, is to be brewed ‘in house’ in Europe for the first time, Asahi UK has announced.

Insightful contribution: City Pub Co co-founder and chairman Clive Watson is just one of the speakers at the next MA500 meeting in Cambridge

MA500 Cambridge agenda unveiled

By Nikkie Sutton

The first MA500 business club meeting of the year is set to take place in Cambridge on 8 February and The Morning Advertiser can now reveal the exciting line-up.

On target: specialist drinks agency Sweet&Chilli has taken over the 19th century Gunmakers pub

From promotion to operation - drinks agency takes on pub

By Stuart Stone

Victorian pub the Gunmakers - located on the site of an former gunmaker’s shop on Eyre Street Hill in Clerkenwell, central London - which features a hair studio in its attic has been taken over by specialist drinks agency Sweet&Chili.

Centralised source: Ei Group will work with Yext in order to provide accurate, up-to-date public information about pubs in its portfolio

Ei Group partners with Yext to manage online portfolio information

By Stuart Stone

Ei Group has collaborated with digital knowledge management provider Yext in order to maximise the visibility of its portfolio of pubs, improve customer experience and drive footfall through a centralised, online, bank of information on its estate.

The last straw: the ALMR has encouraged pubs and bars to give up single-use plastic

Pub sector 'ready to lead the way' on reducing plastic waste

By Georgina Townshend

The pub sector is focused on reducing harmful plastic waste, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) said, as it encouraged businesses in the trade that have not yet phased out and single-use banned plastic straws to do so.

Planning ahead: operators need to differentiate their offer

Drinks planning: flavours of the months

By Michelle Perrett

January is traditionally not the easiest month in which to attract punters to the pub, but licensees should view it as an opportunity by finding the right drinks to sell – and the same goes for many other events throughout the upcoming 12 months.

Standing out: creating your own events is a great way to show customers that a pub is different (image credit: Photography Firm/iStock/thinkstock.co.uk)

Menu planning: made to measure

By Andrew Don

There is an abundance of opportunity throughout the year to create special dishes tailored to key calendar dates – but there is more to it than the obvious major occasions.

Fresh calls: a letter has been sent to Rachel Reeves MP over the CIArbs ruling on Paul Newby

Arbitrator's ruling prompts renewed calls to 'sack' Newby

By Georgina Townshend

The British Pub Confederation has written to Rachel Reeves MP, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee, asking her to "intervene and write to the Secretary of State", after the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators...

Poor image: firing someone via text or social media could lead to a damaged reputation and/or an employment tribunal

How NOT to fire your pub staff

By Georgina Townshend

After a pub landlord has been blasted this week for firing five staff members via text and Facebook, The Morning Advertiser finds out the best way of letting your staff go - and avoiding a potentially costly employment tribunal and a damaged reputation.

Coming together: the merger of Tesco and Booker was first announced in January 2017

Booker reports sales rise

By Nikkie Sutton

Food wholesaler Booker has announced that its total sales rose by 3.4% in the last quarter of 2017, with like-for-like sales up by 3.8%.

Equal pay: pub companies with more than 250 employers have until April to publish their figures

Gender pay gap: everything pub companies need to know

By Georgina Townshend

As more than 500 companies have now published their gender pay gap figures, The Morning Advertiser looks at what pub companies with more than 250 employers need to publish before the April deadline.

Cambridge Circus site: The BrewDog Seven Dials will overlook London's Palace Theatre

Brewdog to open Shaftesbury Avenue site

By Stuart Stone

Multinational brewery and pub chain BrewDog will be taking over the former Ape & Bird pub at 142 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, after Venetian-inspired restaurant group Polpo closed its doors following four-years in operation.