All news articles for July 2018

'Coming home' or going home: England face Sweden in their first World Cup quarter final since playing Portugal in 2006

England seek World Cup semi-final

By Stuart Stone

Gareth Southgate's young lions take on Sweden in a World Cup quarter final as they look to equal their best World Cup performance since 1966.

Unpopular dish: the survey found that just 4% of people have eaten tripe in the past five years

British foods that are dying out

By Nikkie Sutton

Tripe, giblets and eel are the three foods that becoming less popular as fewer Brits are eating these foods and two thirds are unwilling to try them, according to a Government survey.

Herbaceous accompaniments: keep your gin garnishes fresh

In association with Fever-Tree

How to grow a gin garnish garden

By Nicholas Robinson

Whether you’re growing them on the bar for staff to garnish drinks with or in your pub garden for consumers to pick and choose for themselves, a G&T garnish garden is a quirky way to create a bit of atmosphere and theatre.

Pubco confidentiality: Brigid Simmonds of the BBPA has written to BEIS minister Richard Harrington MP.

BBPA outlines pubco confidentiality waiver conditions

By Stuart Stone

British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chief executive Brigid Simmonds has written to Richard Harrington MP outlining a framework under which pubcos would agree to waive confidentiality on the publication of arbitration decisions.

Worth a gander: Crossing the (goose) pond to the Polgooth Inn

My Pub: The Polgooth Inn, Cornwall

By Stuart Stone

Winners of the British Institute of Innkeeping Licensee of the Year award 2018, husband and wife team Alex and Tanya Williams reveal how they have developed their prize-winning pub formula

Code of practice: the PIRRS is for pub companies with less than 500 pubs

First PIRRS decision for Fuller's

By Claire Churchard

A soon-to-be former Fuller's tenant is the first person to take the family brewer to the Pubs Independent Rent Review Scheme (PIRRS) after she felt the rent they offered her was “far too high”.

Tasty tipple: rum is predicted to be the next big trend in spirits, according to experts

Top drinks trends from Imbibe 2018

By Nikkie Sutton

A continuing demand for gin, dark and fruity beers, and sparkling wines are three trends that operators need to look out for, according to four drinks producers at this year’s Imbibe Live show.

On the up: Peter Borg-Neal-led Oakman Inns has enjoyed good first quarter sales

Sales growth of 5.1% for Oakman Inns

By Claire Churchard

Oakman Inns & Restaurants has seen a 5.1% rise in like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to 1 July, according to a trading update from the pubco.

Dismissive: González called the mocktail menu the equivalent of “the kids menu in a restaurant”.

How to cater for people who aren’t drinking

By James Beeson

The on-trade needs to do more to “disentangle the notion that there needs to be a not-sober experience in every bar”, according to renowned bartender and self-care advocate Giuseppe González.

Whisky is on the up

In association with Diageo

Unravel the complexities of whisky

By Nicholas Robinson

The complexity of whisky as a category means there is a product or style for every customer, a situation made clear in new sales data that shows pockets of significant growth, as well as areas of real sales potential.

Industry threat: any plans to raise duty could impact alcohol sales

Booze sales could be damaged with duty freeze cut

By Nicholas Robinson

Scrapping the alcohol duty freeze put in place last year by Government is “counter-productive”, and will increase pressure on cash-strapped consumers, the Wine & Spirit Trade Association has warned (WSTA).

Expert opinion: Lisa Sharkey doesn't see much early impact for licensing from Brexit negotiations

Licensing Hub – Legal with Poppleston Allen

How could Brexit affect licensing laws for pubs?

By Poppleston Allen

With less than nine months to go until the UK leaves the European Union (EU), Lisa Sharkey, managing partner at law firm Poppleston Allen, outlines the impact Brexit could have on the country’s licensing laws.

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