Based in the north Essex countryside, the Compasses has undergone a significant transformation in its business since winning at the Great British Pub Awards (GBPA).
British consumers spend just shy of £18 getting ready for a night out according to figures from the latest Deltic Night Index, as overall spend rises 6.9% year-on-year.
Stonegate has invested £350,000 in a revamped north-east London suburban Slug & Lettuce pub that well and truly puts the focus on style, not to mention cocktails.
With the Championship Playoff semi-final, the last day of the Premier League and the Rugby Union Champions Cup Final, football and rugby offer some excellent opportunities for sports fans to head down to the pub this weekend.
The mindful drinking organisation issued its challenge to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care, Steve Brine, after submitting its response to the Government's consultation on no and low-alcohol description
Biodegradable straws were a hot topic at the Unpack the Future of Hospitality conference yesterday, hosted by UKHospitality, the British Institute of Innkeeping, partnering with The Morning Advertiser.
With sales of pizza showing the biggest increase in leading out-of-home lunch and dinner dishes, savvy operators would be wise to take a slice of the action.
Britain’s equality watchdog has warned that pub businesses employing more than 250 staff not to have disclosed relevant data could face court orders and fines.
It has to be said: Some customers are clearly barking! This is the tail about one that walked into the Grafton Arms in west London, had a nose around then calmly lifted one of several of the pub’s dog pictures off the wall.
That's the advice of Jim Beam’s straight-talking head distiller Fred Noe, speaking on a visit to the UK from JB's homeland of Kentucky where the spirit has been distilled since 1795.
Battlesteads in Wark-on-Tyne was the brightest shining star among a host of others when it won the 2010 Great British Pub Awards, and literally the most knowledgeable about star quality.
A range of innovative features taking the stress out of setting up a tab, calculating the tip and splitting the bill is being introduced by payments processor Worldpay.
With almost one third (30%) of food eaten in the UK currently coming from the EU, post-Brexit trade barriers are threatening to disrupt supply and as a result, push prices up, meaning pubs might have to charge more for their food, a new report has found.
A range of initiatives that the industry and Government can undertake to secure jobs and careers in the hospitality sector has been suggested by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
The picture-postcard 17th-century Shibden Mill Inn may nestle somewhat out of the way within a deep fold of Shibden Valley near Halifax, but winning the Great British Pub Award put it in a welcome spotlight.
With consumers increasingly searching out eating out options on their mobile devices, the importance of having a web-friendly and mobile-optimised menu has never been greater.
Pubs have been warned about high penalties for screening Sky Sports without the correct commercial licence after the broadcaster won £30,000 in damages against Scottish offenders.
Despite declining sales, it’s not all doom and gloom for the lager category, with customers increasingly turning to higher value craft and premium options
Winners of the Great British Pub Awards (GBPAs) have gone on to create some unique and unusual businesses, and the Pen-y-cae Inn some 20 miles north-east of Swansea is up there with the best.
AB InBev’s support during C&C Group’s recent acquisition of Matthew Clark Bibendum has 'helped stabilise and assure the drinks industry', one of the beer goliath’s bosses has said.
A proliferation of beer brands on the market can be a bit of a headache when it comes to choosing what to stock on the bar. But that need not be the case, since the facts about what consumers want speak for themselves.
Key drink trends for 2018 that operators need to take note of include New England IPA, craft cider, lower alcohol drinks, hybrid drinks and ‘adult’ soft drinks, according to a new report.
Male orientated advertising is one of the major barriers for women drinking beer, according to the first piece of research about female attitudes towards the drink in almost a decade.
Completing the biggest pub acquisition deal in recent years is no mean feat, especially when it almost triples the size of your estate. Lawson Mountstevens, managing director of Star Pubs & Bars, explains what went on behind the scenes of this major...
Scottish brewer and operator BrewDog has claimed it was turned down by Dragon’s Den after successfully getting through the initial application process.
The Crown Inn at Dial Post, near Horsham, has won the Best Rural Pub in the South East gong in the Countryside Alliance Awards, nicknamed the ‘Rural Oscars’.
A year of tasting by Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) cider and perry experts has revealed the winners of the organisation’s National Cider and Perry Championships.
